@Sherifazuhur My friend is a universiy librarian in Australia. For a while she had a job in Special Collections where she was often cataloguing books from deceased local collectors on niche topics.
Definitely ask at your local university libraries. There will be librarians dedicated to this task. They can tell you what is useful to them and/or other local avenues for donation.
@Sherifazuhur@BlahBlah Out of curiosity, was that university unwilling to also take the books? Often the reference collection that accompanies objects is considered quite a valuable addition.
(This is more curiosity, as it seems like it was a difficult process to even get the textiles accessioned)
@aehdeschaine@BlahBlah the Haffenreffer at Brown is too small to hold books (same for Hearst at UCB), been messaging libraries. (No space is typical response - I also must move my own MENA books)
@Sherifazuhur
Shot in the dark ... There are apps to use book info to automatically fill out bibliography, using library of Congress number or taking photo of bar code.
@revdjenk
Not enough time & in both her and my collections - many have no bar codes; some (like museum exhibit publications) aren’t LOC registered for ex
@Sherifazuhur I just spent almost a month with an Andean textile expert in the Andes cataloging a collection of ancient textiles dating back up to 6000 years for a new museum initiated by indigenous people. In other words, it's possible I may be able to be of assistance with an appropriate disposition of this library.
@mrspie I 1 pile on Andean - (much more Guatemala/Mex) and of course woven purses, grave dolls from there - but if new museum has interest sherifazuhur@gmail.com
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