Moira, et al. --
As at Stanford per Kay Teel's full response, the NYU cataloging
operation treats most artist books as it does other materials, with
more notes about the special characteristics.
Treatment varies depending on the collection. For the main library
stacks, a book might get normal treatment including labeling, marking,
binding, etc. Most artist books however are done either for special
collections in the main library or for one of our consortial partners
(most of whom request light or no physical processing for artist books).
For those of you who will be in Saint Louis, Kay is going to be talking
about those artist books that push the boundaries of book and visual
material. The session is "Stretching the mold" (session 10, Monday
afternoon from 3-5).
Sherman Clarke
NYU Libraries
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