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Virtual bookplates
Posted: 28 Aug 2009 06:24 AM PDT
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Ive been pondering bookplates as a fundraiser for a long while now. The
administrative hurdles and my lack of time are enough to not do anything
much about it right now. But could virtual bookplates be the solution?
Found via the Libology Blog, a program at the University of Florida
Smathers Libraries are doing just that.
An item with a Virtual Bookplate from the University of Florida Smathers
Libraries, which utilizes an 856 MARC field link to the virtual bookplate.
A search box on their Donor web page gives donors (and others) an easy way
to locate the donated items.
The virtual bookplate for the item.
A presentation on Slideshare (14 slides) providing an overview of their
process.
Simple, elegant and more visible. Yes, some time is still needed to design
the bookplates and I would still have to work out the financial processes
with the administration AND the cataloging issues with the powers that be.
However, Ill keep this idea in mind.
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