Check out this article by Anne E. Bromley from UVA Today about the University of Virginia’s campaign to save the library’s old card catalog. The article highlights how preserving the cards helps save historical facts about each book, sparks the discovery of other artifacts, and engenders collaboration among several university departments. Whatsmore, the article explains that the preservation drive recognizes the monumental efforts of past librarians: “the creation and maintenance of the card catalog represent tens of thousands of hours of work done by seldom-recognized librarians of the past, most of whom were women.” A must-read for library history enthusiasts!
Phenomenal Library History Project at University of Virginia!
How did libraries get their classification schemes? Enjoy Dr. Catherine J. Minter's "Competing Classifications at the Library of Indiana University, 1898-1918" in our Information Innovations section (Image by vonriesling from Pixabay)