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Uses for the NUC

Do you have a huge set of the National Union Catalogue sitting around gathering dust on shelves? And don't tell me it's not dusty - honestly does anyone use this much anymore? (Admit you'd feel guilty recycling it, right? It's an archaeological object! If you need to know why not read this.)

[Just in case they don't teach ths anymore or you've forgotten, The National Union Catalog (also known as "Mansell", after its publisher) is a 754 volume, 528,000 page, 13 million+ record set of green books that took 14 years and $34 million to come to fruition. And yes, it is copies of real catalogue cards from prestigious libraries. State of the art at the time. Really.]

Anyway, here's a creative way to use these green books in a seasonal way and get the dust off them at the same time!

Anyway, check out this library christmas tree on Flickr made from the Mansell greens

[Thanks Jessamym]

Stephen

Full post as published by Stephen's Lighthouse on December 16, 2009 (boomark / email).