Special Collections Publisher's Bindings Digitized

The Special Collections/Archives Cataloging team, the Digital Projects Advisory Group and Special Collections have been working together on a project to digitize the covers of books in the Publisher's Bindings collection. These cover images are available in Chinook and can be found by searching for the subject "Pictoral cloth bindings" (note: not every record has cover images) and looking for items with "Digital images".

American publishers from about 1815 to 1930 encased their hardback books in cloth covers called publisher's bindings. These covers ranged from the simple to the fantasic, and are a fascinating window into American history, society, and culture from that period. For more online information about Publisher's Bindings, visit Publisher's Bindings Online, 1815-1930: The Art of Books. To see any of these beautiful book covers in person (including many not yet available online), visit the Special Collections Department in Norlin Library.

Cataloging Backlog Eliminated!

Due to the efforts of the many members of the Monographic Cataloging team, as well as Acquisitions and Marking staff, our backlog of books waiting for copy cataloging has been reduced from nearly 6 months over a year ago to less than a few days. This means that books will be arriving on the shelf much more quickly than they used to and patrons will not be waiting long for books they have requested. Congratulations to everyone on great work!

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