by Laurie Austin, Reference Archivist Boston treasures its history as a seaport. Its deep water port was a primary source of its wealth from before the country’s founding through the years of the early Republic. It continues to be an active port today. From our vantage point at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library,…
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Authority Catalogers-in-Training at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
by Nicola Mantzaris, White House Photographs Metadata Cataloger In May of this year, several colleagues began specialized training in name authority cataloging under the tutelage of Jerry Simmons from the National Archives and Records Administration’s Office of Innovation. Early instruction covered the basics of personal name cataloging in NARA’s Description and Authority Service (DAS),…