Archive for February 17th, 2004

ALA Grants Sandy Berman Honorary Membership

Tuesday, February 17th, 2004

The American Library Association gave Sandy Berman an honorary lifetime membership, the association’s highest honor.
“Sanford Berman was nominated ‘for his accomplishments as a cataloging theorist and practitioner and for his commitment to making catalog records accessible to library users. Using subject headings as a tool for social awareness, Berman has had a profound influence [...]

Own Your Very Own Card Catalog!

Tuesday, February 17th, 2004

The University of Washington is selling some card catalogs in a surplus sale.
Even a wooden one with brass pulls is cheaper than all of the books on someone’s wishlist. Anyone want to support a librarian’s dream? I already know what I would do with it. Besides, this would give me an excuse to do [...]


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