LIFO: Retrospective Conversion, Books, and a Group of Rocks
Top Row : Crinoids Fossil Sphere, Brown Labradorite Sphere, Lapis Lazuli Elephant Carving. Row 2 : Three Maligano Jasper Cabochons (Two Oblong, One Teardrop). Row 3 : Green Fluorite, Light Blue Sapphire Rough, Bi-Colored Beryl Specimen. Row 4 : Unakite Specimen. Row 5 : Gray Leaverite, Unakite Pendant, White Leaverite. ____________________________ Hang with me here. There is a connection between books and rocks. Back in the 1980’s, when I worked as a Library Tech at a college, we embarked on a project called “Retrospective Conversion” – basically getting the card catalog online. It was a slow grueling process that never seemed to end. Even our small college library had a rather extensive card catalog that needed to be converted electronically – you’d be amazed at the intricacy of a card catalog and the specificity of each card. It turned out that I was very bad at keypunching OCLC data for the old books, easily bored and distracted beyond belief. The new acquisitions came with...
