Hidden in Plain Sight
Item
Title
Hidden in Plain Sight
Description
Our project will create metadata to record significant unique characteristics of titles in the circulating collections of the U.Va. Library, focusing on 19th century titles. Many titles in our 19th century circulating collections have evidentiary or artifactual value due to characteristics such as marginalia, inserts, unique bindings, etc. Although these books are in the catalog, the unique, distinguishing features of the books are undocumented and therefore undiscoverable, hidden in plain sight in our stacks. We will provide enhanced metadata for these titles, and create a protocol for the discovery and sorting process which we will share so that institutions can cooperate on preservation, retention and weeding projects.
Program
Date
Temporal Coverage
1800 - 1800
Spatial Coverage
Material published in the U.S. and Europe
Extent
12000 Book (Including Serials), Ephemera
Applicant Unit
Identifier
PI2 Institution
University of Virginia
PI2 Name
Dr. Andrew Stauffer
Primary Contact
Ms. Kara McClurken
Request
$221,379