resources resources | 4S 2023

Description is advocacy for resources.

In cultural heritage institutions, resources are materials for the community to make use of. In libraries we usually think of books and other documents as resources, while in museums we have a wider range of objects.

Describing these resources allows us to make use of them. Yet description also allows us to advocate for the allocation of resources to these resources. While seldom explicit, catalog records can guide the distribution of space, labor, budget, attention, privacy, companionship, preservation and many other resources within a collection.

In resources resources, a project for the 2023 4S conference, I have invited participants to describe a variety of items with attention to their needs as well as their affordances.

At 4S?

To participate in resources resources, come visit at the Making and Doing session. This page will be a gallery of the resulting catalog descriptions.

To participate in this project, catalog an item by filling out the form below.

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