resources resources | 4S 2023
Description is advocacy for resources.
In cultural heritage institutions, resources are materials for the community’s use. In libraries we usually think of books and other documents as resources, while museums 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 not always explicit, catalog records 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 invited participants to describe a variety of items with attention to their needs as well as their affordances.
Want to advocate for a resource?
To participate in resources resources, catalog an item by filling out the form below. This page will be a gallery of the resulting catalog descriptions.
Resources Resources at 4S Making & Doing | Honolulu | November 8, 2023
Resources Resources participant cataloger with item and original record (client copy)
Resources Resources record number: 4S001 for Item number: E-01
Item number: E-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S002 for Item number: FK-01
Item number: FK-01
Item number: BK-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S003 for Item number: BK-01
Item number: BK-02
Resources Resources record number: 4S004 for Item number: BK-02
Item number: AF-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S005 for Item number: AF-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S018 for Item number: AF-01
Item number: MF-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S006 for Item number: MF-01
Item number: BK-03
Resources Resources record number: 4S007 for Item number: BK-03
Item number: PP-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S008 for Item number: PP-01
Item number: SS-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S009 for Item number: SS-01
Item number: BK-04 (exterior)
Item number: BK-04 (interior)
Resources Resources record number: 4S010 for Item number: BK-04
Resources Resources record number: 4S017 for Item number: BK-04
Item number: BK-05
Resources Resources record number: 4S011 for Item number: BK-05
Item number: BK-06
Resources Resources record number: 4S012 for Item number: BK-06
Item number: P-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S013 for Item number: P-01
Item number: BK-07
Resources Resources record number: 4S014 for Item number: BK-07
Resources Resources record number: 4S016 for Item number: BK-07
Resources Resources record number: 4S019 for Item number: BK-07
Item number: WB-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S015 for Item number: WB-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S020 for Item number: LS-01
Resources Resources record number: 4S021 for Item number: BK-02
Participant cataloger copy of Resources Resources record (client copy)