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The Human Genetics Historical Library: collecting for the future Dr Karen F. Pierce Cataloguing Librarian [email protected]

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The Human Genetics Historical Library: collecting for the future

Dr Karen F. Pierce

Cataloguing Librarian

[email protected]

http://www.genmedhist.org

Genetics & Medicine Historical Network

GenMedHist newsletter; editor Judith Friedman [email protected]

Donations and Bequests

Paul Polani 1914-2006

Malcolm Ferguson-Smith 1931-

Library

Priorities of Collecting

Date Range of Items in the Human Genetics Historical Library

2 3 6 13 26 3360 84

195

526

707

626

457

151

140

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Number of items

Duplicates

Variety of Material Included

Practicalities of Promotion

Peter KeelanHead of Special Collections & Archives

SCOLAR blog: http://scolarcardiff.wordpress.com/

Exhibition in SCOLAR

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/libraries/scolar/digital/insrv-scolar-genetics.html#top

Collaboration

Tim Powell

(Archives)

Peter Keelan

(SCOLAR)

Prof.Peter

Harper

Simon Coleman(Archives)

Karen Pierce

(Cataloguer)

Any Questions?