Rare Books Workshop in Bloomington — Latin for Title Pages

Posted in conferences (to attend), resources by Editor on September 24, 2010

RBMS Regional Workshop: Latin for Rare Materials Catalogers
Indiana University Bloomington, 22 October 2010, 9:00-4:30

Registration deadline: 1 October 2010

This Rare Books and Manuscripts Sections regional workshop is intended for rare materials catalogers with little or no familiarity with Latin. The workshop will provide tools for navigating the title page, including identifying the key verbs and inflected forms of nouns for persons, places, and things in order to accurately record title and remainder of title information, author(s) and other names, editions, and publication information (i.e. DCRM(B)/AACR2 descriptive areas 1, 2, and 4), and any related notes. Among the issues addressed will be identifying and expanding contracted forms, Latin terminology used for publishing, and other issues unique to Latin materials.

Presenters: Jennifer MacDonald (University of Delaware) and Jennifer Nelson (The Robbins Collection, University of California Berkeley School of Law). Registration materials are available online. Registration is limited to 30 participants. Fees: ACRL member – $189; Nonmember – $239. Join ACRL today to take advantage of valuable members-only discounts, professional connections, and community. Questions: Contact Tory Ondrla at tondrla@ala.org, or call 312-280-2515.