Finding the Marginal in Marginalia: The Importance of Including Marginalia Descriptions in Catalog Entries
Zoe Screti
Abstract:Marginalia have been created by many varied readers across the centuries, transforming texts into personal artifacts and offering valuable insights into many varied socio-cultural contexts and communities. However, the tendency to record marginalia only where it pertains to bibliographical data has often privileged some voices over others, skewing the historical narrative available to researchers using archive and special collections catalogs. This article explores the importance of recording marginalia (both … Show more
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