A practical guide to cataloguing and processing the unique special collections formats in the Browne Popular Culture Library (BPCL) and the Music Library and Sound Recordings Archives (MLSRA) at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) (e.g. fanzines, popular sound recordings, comic books, motion picture scripts and press kits, popular fiction). Cataloguing Outside the Box provides guidance to professionals in library and information science facing the same cataloguing challenges. Additionally, name authority work for these collections is addressed.

About the Author
Patricia K. Falk is the Special Collections Cataloguer at Bowling Green State University and works both in the MLSRA and the BPCL. She catalogues print and non-print materials and is an independent contributor to the NACO Music Project Funnel. Stefanie Hunker is the Digital Resources Librarian in the BPCL at BGSU. She is responsible for the development and maintenance of the BPCL web site and blog and also catalogues print and non-print materials with AACR2 cataloguing and modified Dublin Core metadata.

Reviews
"The authors have produced a practical guide to the variables and complexities of cataloguing materials held in unique special collections formats and supply a useful tool to aid current practice and inform future training." --Library Review



Book Information
ISBN 9781843345534
Author Patricia Falk
Format Paperback
Page Count 260
Imprint Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Publisher Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 470g