| ANS Newsletter (Fall 1999): Library News
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We are happy to report that the library’s dictionary card catalogue is now completely converted to machine-readable records. All of the cards sent to Gaylord Information Systems of Syracuse, NY have been safely returned and library staff is presently able to search and edit the entire database using keyword terms. Some 120,000 records, representing the entire catalogued library collection of books and periodicals, have been converted to MARC tagged records. Upon completion of an additional 20 trays of auction catalogue records, half of which have already been sent to Gaylord, the entire conversion project will be successfully completed.
During early August, Wayne L. Hill of Dallas, Texas, who developed the library’s order/accession software, visited the Society in order to conduct a preliminary study of cataloguing software needs. Mr. Hill spent several days discussing requirements with both the Librarian and Assistant Librarian. Based on our conversations, he will develop a library cataloguing module that will dovetail with the existing order/accession modules. Records created with this cataloguing software will ultimately appear on the Society’s website, where they can be accessed via keyword searching.
We are very grateful for the following publications which were generously donated by authors and publishers:
U.S. Numismatics
John W. Adams, The Indian Peace Medals of George III or His Majesty's Sometime Allies (Crestline, CA, 1999)
Brian Allen and John A. Wexler, The Complete Price Guide and Cross Rreference to Lincoln Cent Mint Mark Varieties (Savannah, 1999)
Hal V. Dunn, Catalog of Western 'Good for Trade' Mirrors (Granada Hills, Ca, 1995)
Mike Ellis, ed., Lincoln Cent RPM Price Guide (Savannah, 1999)
Russell J. Logan and John W. McCloskey, Federal Half Dimes, 1792-1837 (Manchester, MI, 1998)
Ronald P. Manley, The Half Cent Die State Book, 1793-1857, J. R. "Bob" Grellman, Jr., ed. (1998)
Anthony J. Taraszka, United States Ten Dollar Gold Eagles, 1795-1804 (Portage, MI, 1999)
John A. Wexler, and Kevin Flynn, The Best of the Washington Quarter Doubled Die Varieties (Savannah, 1999)
John A. Wexler, Ron Pope, and Kevin Flynn, Treasure Hunting Buffalo Nickels (Savannah, 1999)
Richard S. Yeoman, 2000 Handbook of United States Coins with Premium List, 57th ed. (New York 1999).
Ancient Numismatics
Soheir Bakhoum, Dieux égyptiens à Alexandrie sous les Antonins: Recherches numismatiques et historiques (Paris, 1999)
Novella Vismara, Ripostigli d'epoca pre-ellenistica (VI-IV sec. a. C.) con monete della Lycia arcaica: aspetti e problemi di distribuzione e di circolazione. Catalogo dei ritrovamenti di Lycia(?) 1972(?) e di Lycia(?) 1973(?) (Milan, 1999)
Michael R. Molnar, The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi, (New Brunswick, NJ London, 1999)
Yaakov Meshorer, Shraga Qedas, Samarian Coinage, Publications of the Israel Numismatic Society, Numismatic Studies and Researches, vol. IX, (Jerusalem, 1999)
Modern and Foreign Numismatics
Lorenzo Bellesia, Le monete dei Gonzaga di Novellara (Campagnola, Italy, 1999)
Maurice Cammarano, Corpus luiginorum: Recueil général des pièces de cinq sols ou douzièmes d'écu dits "Luigini," 1642-1723, suivi de douzièmes d'écu, pièces de cinq sols et luigini conservés au Cabinet de Médailles de la Bibliothèque Nationale de France, par Michel Dhénin et de Note sur un trésor de pièces de cinq sols provenant de Grèce conservè au Cabinet de Médailles de la Bibliothèque Nationale de France, par Michel Dhénin et Jean Duplessy (Paris/Monaco, 1998)
Adolfo Clemente and Juan Cayon, Las monedas espanolas del tremis al euro del 411 a nuestros dias (Madrid, 1998)
John Cunnally, Images of the illustrious: The Numismatic Presence in the Renaissance (Princeton, 1999)
Claudio Franzoni, ed., Il "Portico dei Marmi": Le 1999 prime collezioni a Reggio Emilia e la nascita del Museo Civico (Reggio Emilia, Italy)
Carlos Lazo Garcia, Economia colonial y regimen monetario: Peru: siglos XVI-XIX (Lima, 1992)
Guan Han Heng, Illustrated Catalog of the Ban Liang Currency (Shanghai, 1995)
Cem Mahruki, Cumhuriyet donemi hatira para'lari (Istanbul,1998)
Arnold Nieuwendam, Carla Klein beeldhouwster medailleur (Amsterdam, 1993)
Emilio Paoletti, Monedas macuquinas de 8 reales de Potosi (Buenos Aires, 1999)
Luis Penaloza Cordero, Nueva historia economica de Bolivia: Comercio, moneda y bancos, 3rd ed. (La Paz/Cochabamba, 1984)
Pere Pau Ripolles and Maria del Mar Llorens, Els diners van i vénen (Valencia, 1999)
J. Taelman, Gedenk- en Historiepenningen van de Kastelenij en Magistraat Kortrijk (Bruges, 1994)
Malcolm E. Williams, Peter T. Sousa, and Edward C. Harris, eds., Coins of Bermuda, 1616-1996, 1st ed. (Hamilton, Bermuda, 1997)
Chen Ye and Wang Yi-ming, Comments on currency (Beijing, 1997)
From Joseph R. Lasser, New York City, the library has received the second issue of Charles Patin's Imperatorum Romanorum Numismata ex aere mediae et minimae formae: descripta & enarrata (Argentinae/ Strasbourg, 1671). A fine selection of historical and archaeological texts have been donated by Pierre Bastien of West Windsor, New Jersey.
Richard Verdery of New York City has given a number of works on Islamic numismatics and several translations of works by classical authors were received from Mrs. Thomas Troxell, Jr., Caldwell, NJ. Various auction catalogues were donated by Catherine E. Bullowa, Philadelphia, Adam Philippidis, New York, and Dr. Ralph R. Sonnenschein, Malibu. Readers wishing further information concerning the above publications should address inquiries to the Librarian or email at campbell@amnumsoc.org.