Collaborating Over the Centuries: Creating the What Middletown Read Database |
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| Authors: | Katharine Leigh |
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| Institution: | University Libraries, Ball State University , Muncie , Indiana , USA |
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| Abstract: | In 2003, library records from over a century ago were discovered in the attic of the Muncie Public Library. This finding led to a multi-year collaboration between the Muncie Public Library, the Center for Middletown Studies, and the University Libraries at Ball State University to create the What Middletown Read database, http://bsu.edu/libraries/wmr/index.php. This article describes the collaboration between various groups, focusing especially on the role of the Cataloging and Metadata Services unit at University Libraries in the project, and ends with lessons learned and recommendations for cataloging units. |
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