{"id":24143,"date":"2021-08-10T20:46:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/scarc\/?p=24143"},"modified":"2021-08-10T23:38:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T23:38:14","slug":"hints-of-gold-in-the-backlog-part-1-of-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/scarc\/2021\/08\/10\/hints-of-gold-in-the-backlog-part-1-of-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Hints of Gold in the Backlog: Part 1 of 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The title page of the pamphlet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the pandemic, catalogers at OSULP have been working hard to complete projects and make progress on others. One ongoing project for the Special Collections and Archives Research Center is the creation of new catalog records for our old books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most libraries have an imbalance between the materials needing to be cataloged and the professional resources devoted to that work. OSULP is no different, though we are proud in SCARC that our \u2018backlog\u2019 is fairly minimal after years of progress by dedicated catalogers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To prevent materials languishing between acquisition and cataloging, we proactively move acquisitions through descriptive processes at a steady rate. However, the backlog is still a place where mysteries can turn up, and one such mystery appeared there recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A short, six-page pamphlet in an unassuming binding immediately presented more questions than answers when Cataloger Vance Woods set out to create its record. Vance and History of Science Librarian Anne Bahde teamed up to find some answers about what this intriguing item was and just how it ended up in our backlog. We will explore our research over four parts presented weekly in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n