Hi everyone!
I'd love to invite you to a free webinar we're hosting next week that may be of interest to anyone who works with books in museums, archives, or special collections. Whether you're responsible for cataloging artist books, rare books, archival materials, or reference collections, we hope you'll join us!
CatalogIt Presents: Cataloging Books: Art or Archive?
Date and time: August 13th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Books play many roles in museum collections: as reference materials, archival records, historical objects, and works of art. Depending on the role they play in your collection, your focus when cataloging them will shift to collect the information most relevant to that role. Different roles also call for different standards of care-how do you care for and handle artist books versus manuscripts or antique books versus a reference text?
In this webinar, bookbinder and CatalogIt Museum & Collections Specialist Nicoline Meyer will discuss what to look for when cataloging books and what information to prioritize as books play different roles in your collection. She'll be joined by Museum & Collections Specialist Brittany Williams to discuss how to properly handle books throughout the cataloging process. Attendees will gain insight into the multifaceted positions books can hold in institutional collections, learn how to identify the cataloging information most relevant to each type, and build confidence in handling books with care.
Key Takeaways
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Identify when books function as works of art, historical objects, archival materials, or reference materials.
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Understand how cataloging priorities differ for books-as-art versus books-as-object.
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Learn the basics of handling, storage, and exhibition preparation for books.
Join us to learn how to catalog and care for books with confidence, no matter what role they play in your collection. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qXYJASv7RKCO1nz08HuBQQ#/registration
Unable to Attend? If you can't make it to the webinar, don't worry-we'll have a recording available to watch at your convenience after the event.
We hope to see you there!
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Dan Rael
Co-Founder, Business Development
CatalogIt
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