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END (Early Novels Database) helps researchers write new histories of the novel and novelists imagine how the history and future of fiction might be different.
This is the informal, internally-oriented project site of the Early Novels Database; you will find project updates, relevant and irrelevant links, reports on workshops, library visits, and wild speculation on the history and future of the novel.
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3 August 2018
Cataloging is like my stress reliever. When I am stressed, I usually start rearranging the furnitures or cleaning up the basement or organizing the files on my laptop to give me some...
3 August 2018
Over the past couple of weeks, my cataloging experience with END has taught me about the many aspects of library science. Finding a book that is rich in metadata (such as having a lot...
Reflections on Cataloguing, Summer 2018
3 August 2018
I think the red rot permanently stuck between my keyboard keys will not let me forget this summer of cataloguing. Physically handling the books we catalogued, with the care it was ensured...
2 August 2018
My time cataloging made me think a lot about the books I've collected. The most interesting part of rare books is the physical evidence of previous owners: marginalia, inscriptions,...