Dear Dr. Attar,
One project in the RSLP strand, you may already be aware of this, was the
'Wales 1801-1919' cataloguing project of Welsh related monographs.
Basically, this plugged the gap left by the NSTC of Welsh related materials,
where the NSTC was quite weak.
The project produced about 40,000 records, and these are avaibale via the
National Library of Wales catalogue. All University of Wales libraries
contributed to the project, as did the NLW.
For further information, the Librarian at the NLW, Mr Andrew Green, could give
background details.
http://www.llgc.org.uk/
With regards,
Peter Keelan.
Pennaeth Casgliadau.................Head of Special
Arbennig & Archifau...................Collections & Archives,
Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth.......Information Services,
Blwch S.P. 430..........................P.O. Box 430,
Llyfrgell Prifysgol Caerdydd.........Cardiff University Library,
Caerdydd CF10 3XT..................Cardiff CF10 3XT.
(029 - 20875678).
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I am writing an overview of rare books and historical bibliography in
the British Isles 2001-2005, which includes references to collections
made available by cataloguing within that time.
Please could you let me know ([log in to unmask]) if you have
undertaken retrospective cataloguing projects (either retrocat from
cards, etc., or cataloguing from the book in hand) in your library
between January 2001 and December 2005 (including ongoing projects),
with an idea of the quantity of books involved and the name / nature of
the collections? I am interested ONLY in projects involving early
printed books, i.e. until 1850, and only in projects in Britain.
I already know about the CURL projects RSLP, Revelation and Britain in
Print.
Many thanks,
Karen Attar
Dr Karen Attar
Rare Books Librarian
Senate House Library
University of London
Senate House
Malet Street
London
WC1E 7HU
Tel. 020 7862 8472
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