Cataloguing book: rules and living practices. The first part explores the theory of cataloguing, the second document the life of a real library. From encyclopedia to zin. From the rules to practice.
The first part mimics the encyclopedic dictionary: dense text, a two-column set, academic stringency.
The green dot sends to the pin of the file on which the archival cards are placed. Passes through both parts of the book, visualally linking them to each other.
In the course of the study, an archive card with a lean text was found. The random «failure» was adopted: the titles of the chapters, examples and questions of the interview are set at an angle of 8 degrees.
Schmutztitules are on the typewriter, and the title of the next section appears on the last page of the previous section.
A library stamp is placed on some of the pages of the publication
Field study. The second part inherits the aesthetics of zina, documents the life of a modern library and the practical application of rules from the first part of the project.
Filming of archives and scans of files is a transition from the first to the second part of the book
The interview is followed by a photo section — pictures of Anastasia Gumarova, documenting the daily life of the library. There are feedbacks from visitors from Yandex Card on top of the photos.
On the fourth side of the cover, the output data, library contacts, her plan, and a great deal of thanks from me to the staff for helping with the project.
