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Reintroducing Northrop Frye . The Robert D. Denham Collection Mathieu Lanteigne, Smurfit-Stone Public Library Laura Mason, Moncton Public Library. A Brief History. Assembled by Dr. Robert D. Denham Donated to MPL in 2012 Cataloguing Available to the public since early 2014.
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Reintroducing Northrop Frye The Robert D. Denham Collection Mathieu Lanteigne, Smurfit-Stone Public Library Laura Mason, Moncton Public Library
A Brief History • Assembled by Dr. Robert D. Denham • Donated to MPL in 2012 • Cataloguing • Available to the public since early 2014
Northrop Frye in Moncton • Who is Frye? • Childhood ties • Library name debate • Frye Festival
Organization Issues taken into account during cataloguing • Variety of formats • Variety of languages • Published/unpublished materials • Materials about/by Frye
Cataloguing • Monographs and periodicals: catalogued individually (one record per item) • Pamphlets, miscellaneous loose leaf materials, etc. (catalogued by type or theme; one record for many items)
Access • Searchable in provincial catalogue • Room open to the public • Published works can be browsed • Loose-leaf materials must be requested
Getting The Word Out • Partnerships • Social media • Traditional media • Targeted invitations
The Frye Festival Frye Symposium
Social Media • Facebook • Twitter
Traditional Media • Newspaper • Radio coverage
What’s Next? Getting students and scholars through the door