MO5036 Cataloguing Project

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

To be scheduled in co-ordination with tutor

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr A T der Weduwen

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr A der Weduwen; Prof A Pettegree; Dr E Watson; Mr J Baxter

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module offers an independent book cataloguing project designed to encourage the development of skills of bibliographical data gathering and analysis. The project will consist of concentrated work with a library/collection catalogue chosen by the student, in liaison with their tutor, which should generally be a catalogue containing references to early modern printed books. The project will see the student extract brief catalogue descriptions of each early modern book into a spreadsheet, followed by extensive bibliographical analysis, including the identification of the items using other bibliographical resources. The student will also write an extensive analytical report and a blog post on their collection. As such, it will serve as a useful exercise in descriptive and analytical bibliography, and would serve as an ideal training module for those interested in postgraduate research in book history or a career in the library world or the antiquarian trade.

Assessment pattern

100% Coursework

Re-assessment

100% Coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Fortnightly scheduled supervision meetings of 1 hour, plus additional meetings as required (by appointment or at office hours)

Scheduled learning hours

6

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

286

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • have developed advanced skills in bibliographical data-gathering and analysis
  • have investigated a collection of early modern printed books in detail
  • have gained experience of writing a blog post and sharing their findings with a broad online public
  • have gained advanced skills in using Microsoft Access and/or Microsoft Excel as data processing tools

MO5036 Cataloguing Project

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

To be scheduled in co-ordination with tutor

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr A T der Weduwen

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr A der Weduwen; Prof A Pettegree; Dr E Watson; Mr J Baxter

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module offers an independent book cataloguing project designed to encourage the development of skills of bibliographical data gathering and analysis. The project will consist of concentrated work with a library/collection catalogue chosen by the student, in liaison with their tutor, which should generally be a catalogue containing references to early modern printed books. The project will see the student extract brief catalogue descriptions of each early modern book into a spreadsheet, followed by extensive bibliographical analysis, including the identification of the items using other bibliographical resources. The student will also write an extensive analytical report and a blog post on their collection. As such, it will serve as a useful exercise in descriptive and analytical bibliography, and would serve as an ideal training module for those interested in postgraduate research in book history or a career in the library world or the antiquarian trade.

Assessment pattern

100% Coursework

Re-assessment

100% Coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Fortnightly scheduled supervision meetings of 1 hour, plus additional meetings as required (by appointment or at office hours)

Scheduled learning hours

6

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

286

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • have developed advanced skills in bibliographical data-gathering and analysis
  • have investigated a collection of early modern printed books in detail
  • have gained experience of writing a blog post and sharing their findings with a broad online public
  • have gained advanced skills in using Microsoft Access and/or Microsoft Excel as data processing tools