Papers Panel 3. Bibliography

Abstract

“Alphabet soup no more! Revision of Standard Citation Forms”: Standard Citation Forms has always been and remains a valuable resource for the rare book community, even more so with the 2014 revision (the third edition). The new title, Standard Citation Forms for Rare Materials Cataloging, reflects the expanded scope to include all types of rare materials, not exclusively printed materials. Moreover, responding to the principles of the new cataloging standard Resource Description & Access (RDA), this revision of Standard Citation Forms, provides clearer, fuller forms of bibliographic citations that will enable all users, not just specialists, to identify and locate the cited resource without confusion and ambiguity. In this session, the editors will introduce users, both those who are familiar with the earlier editions and those who are unfamiliar with this important resource, to the new platform (WordPress) and will provide an overview of the new working principles that inform the way new citations are constructed and the set of rules that result in entries notable for intelligibility, consistency, and simplicity (if not brevity).; “Modified schedule of the Dewey Decimal Classification system for Native American”: This paper will discuss the modified schedule of the Dewey Decimal Classification system for Native American materials as used by the Braun Research Library, Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, California. The Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, California, is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of the material cultures of the prehistoric and historic Americas. It was founded in 1907 by the writer and ethnologist Charles F. Lummis. As the library of the Southwest Museum, the Braun Research Library is a major center of information concerning the Indians of the Western Hemisphere. In 1942, Julia M. Schmitz proposed a modified schedule for the classification of Native American materials. The schedule was based on the DDC number 970.1: “North American native races, Indians of North America” under the heading “General History of the United States.” This schedule has been revised in 1962, 1986, and 2006.; “Hidden Book History, Unknown and Untapped: Signed Bookbindings in Rare Book Collections”: Historically, some rare book libraries have noted gold-stamped and other highly decorated bookbindings in their collections as well as the work of famous binders. However, the vast majority of signed bindings—that is, bindings in which the binders have left a mark identifying themselves—remain hidden and unknown, an untapped resource with the potential to be discovered and to bring researchers of many stripes into the reading rooms of these libraries. This paper will review the range of signed bindings from the 11th century to the present, discuss how libraries may proactively discover and record these bindings in their rare book and other collections, and provide examples of how researchers can use signed bindings to uncover hidden book history.