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	Cotton library - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cotton or Cottonian library was the library compiled by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (1571 - 1631), antiquarian and bibliophile.
		Cotton's library was just that: the books, manuscripts, coins and medalions he had collected in his personal estate.
		Cotton amassed his collection by gathering up the books and artifacts freed up by the dispersal of the monasteries by Henry VIII.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cotton_library (454 words)

	Robert Cotton, 1571-1631
		Essentially, Cotton was framed on charges of `treason', and the library seized by Charles I (on the instigation of Buckingham).
		Cotton viewed his library as a working collection and adopted an arrangement that was utilitarian rather than bibliographically correct by modern standards...
		It is evident of Cotton's standing in the House of Commons that though he did not sit in the Parliament of 1614, he was consulted on the most important issue.
	www.montaguemillennium.com /familyresearch/h_1631_cotton.htm (2492 words)

	cremation
		The first was 'A Narrative of the Fire...and of the Methods used for preserving and recovering the Manuscripts of the Royal and Cottonian libraries',(5) compiled by the Reverend William Whiston the younger, the clerk in charge of the records kept in the Chapter House at Westminster, another notorious firetrap.
		Whiston stated that the Cotton library contained before the fire 958 manuscript volumes, of which 114 were 'lost, burnt or intirely spoiled' and another 98 so damaged as to be defective.
		(14) Cotton's pride and joy, the fifth-century Greek Genesis (Otho B. VI), one of the earliest illustrated Christian manuscripts in existence, was reduced to a pile of cinder-like fragments.
	www.uky.edu /~kiernan/eBeowulf/ajp-pms.htm (19623 words)

	San José State News
		Library is one of seven libraries across the country to win the prestigious American Library Association's 2004 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award, announced San Jose State University and the City of San Jose today.
		The King Library was recognized for its publicity campaign, which highlighted the groundbreaking partnership between the university and city and led up to the library's grand opening in August 2003.
		The King Library is the first library in the nation to be funded, co-managed and co-operated by a major city and university.
	www.sjsu.edu /news/news_detail.jsp?id=451 (322 words)

	Bacon
		Cotton was himself released the next month; but the proceedings in the star chamber continued, and, to his intense vexation, his library was sealed up by the king.
		Elizabeth Cotton, t o be sure, could not herself lay claim to those illustrious descents, as the royal blood of the Shirleys came through the marriage of her eldest nephew to Francis Berkeley, who was half a Howard; and through the marriage of this couples eldest son to a Devereux.
		The Leicestershire branch of the family to which Cotton's mother belonged (she was a daughte r of the head of the family, Shirley of Staunton Harold), though perhaps equally romantic was less flamboyant, for it produced antiquaries instead of prates, and its poets were Methodists.
	www.southern-style.com /Cotton.htm (13977 words)

	Library - Cotton Textile Industry Glossary
		A group of devices that are synchronized to proportion definite amounts of various grades of cotton which are to be blended together.
		The purpose of this operation is to increase the uniformity of the cotton strand and, ultimately of the YARN made from it.
		A small metal rod, around which the wide sheet of cotton LAP is wound as it emerges from a textile machine.
	www.bitwisegifts.com /glencoenc/library/doc4.htm (4454 words)

	Robert Bruce Cotton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite his early period of goodwill with James I, during which he was made a baronet, Cotton's politics became anti-royalist in nature and the authorities began to fear the uses of his library, which was confiscated in 1630 and returned only after his death to his heirs.
		The Cottonian Library, the richest private collection of manuscripts ever amassed, was eventually donated to the nation by Cotton's grandson and now resides at the British Library.
		His library was housed in a 26 foot by 6 foot room filled with bookpresses, each with the bust of a figure from classical antiquity on top.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Bruce_Cotton (370 words)

	What is 100% Cotton Paper? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Cotton papers are superior in both strength and durability to wood pulp-based papers, which often contain high concentrations of destructive acids.
		Since cotton fiber papers are known to last several hundred years without fading, discoloring, or deteriorating; they are desirable for use as the archival copies of your dissertation or thesis.
		Cotton bond paper can be found at most stores that sell stationery and other office products.
	www.gmu.edu /library/specialcollections/dtcottonpaper.html (234 words)

	ALA \| ALA Library
		The primary mission of the ALA Library is to help the staff of the American Library Association serve ALA members, and thereafter, the needs of the members of ALA, other libraries, and members of the public seeking information on librarianship.
		The ALA Library is a small special library with a collection that focuses exclusively on the history of and issues within libraries and librarianship.
		Contact the ALA Library Reference Desk by telephone: 800-545-2433, extension 2153; fax: 312-280-3255; e-mail: library@ala.org; or regular mail: ALA Library, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2795.
	www.ala.org /library (554 words)

	Cotton Library
		COTTON LIBRARY: One of the most important collections of medieval manuscripts, the Cotton Library was severely damaged by fire in 1731.
		Sir Robert Cotton (1571-1631) was a Renaissance collector of medieval books, which he assembled in the infamous Cotton Library.
		He arranged them on a set of shelves; at the top of each section of shelves was the stone bust or carving of figures from classical antiquity, including twelve Roman Emperors, Faustina, and Cleopatra.
	web.cn.edu /kwheeler/cotton_library.html (268 words)

	1998 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award Winners Announced - 01/13/98
		A well-planned multimedia campaign extended the library's mission of providing free and open access to information to more citizens and empowered the public with the know-how to use new electronic resources as easily and as conveniently as traditional library materials.
		Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) Public Library for a successful telethon that raised the profile of the library and involved the enthusiastic participation of many previously uninvolved segments of the community.
		San Antonio Public Library for an all-out library effort to target teenage mothers with the message that babies are "Born to Read." The project included an original video, a bilingual manual, educational and community outreach programs.
	www.ssdesign.com /librarypr/content/p011298a.shtml (680 words)

	The British Library Map Collections: Cotton Collection
		Cotton's collecting was driven by a blend of patriotism and a passion for antiquity.
		They include the earliest known plan of an English town drawn to a consistent scale (of Portsmouth in 1545) [Cotton MS Augustus I.i.81] and the earliest isometric view of a building (of the royal manor house in Hull in 1542) [Cotton MS Augustus I.i.84] as well as pictorial maps and bird's-eye views of towns.
		Other examples of Tudor mapping are to be found scattered among the charters and throughout the bound volumes of the Cotton collection, usually with their the letters and texts that originally accompanied them.
	www.bl.uk /collections/map_cotton.html (594 words)

	Cotton Vitellius A. xv and Ancillary Texts
		Cotton Vitellius A. xv British Library composite codex preserving the unique Beowulf manuscript.
		Electronic Texts - the new transcript and the new edition are meant to be used in tandem with the electronic facsimiles of the manuscript and the ancillary facsimiles.
		The Electronic Beowulf and all its resources, but especially the transcript and the edition, are expected to reopen a discussion of the text of Beowulf in an environment that encourages debate, revision, and continuing renewal.
	www.uky.edu /~kiernan/eBeowulf/descript.htm (291 words)

	ALA \| JOHN COTTON DANA INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROCEDURES
		One of the most prestigious awards given by the American Library Association (ALA) is the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award, honoring outstanding library public relations, which is co-sponsored by the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), a division of the American Library Association, and the H.W. Wilson Company.
		The winning entries are housed in the ALA Library for two years, available during that time to other libraries via interlibrary loan.
		All entries will be sent to the borrower library via UPS delivery and should be returned to the ALA Library by the same delivery method.
	www.ala.org /ala/alalibrary/johncottondanainterlibraryloanprocedures/jcdinterlibraryloan.htm (402 words)

	Library News 2/2004
		One of her early accomplishments was to establish the first UTHSCSA branch library in 1976 at what was then the Robert B. Green Hospital.
		Beginning in 1979 she participated actively in planning for the current library building and in 1983 she coordinated the move of the collection and equipment from the old building to the new Briscoe Library.
		Over the last 10 years she was responsible for several library design and facilities planning projects, including the impressive Regional Academic Health Center Medical Library that opened in 2002.
	www.library.uthscsa.edu /publications/libnews/2004/ln0204.cfm (2531 words)

	Florida Library Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Libraries of all types are invited to sponsor local contests and announce their winners during National Library Week, April 11-17, 1999.
		Libraries of all types are encouraged to sponsor local contests in early 1999 and to announce local winners during National Library Week.
		Michele was nominated for the award by fellow alumni and professional colleagues for her work in library automation and library consortia as well as her leadership in national, regional and state professional organizations and associations.
	www.flalib.org /library/fla/libnews/libnews98.htm (16332 words)

	GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS / John Cotton Dana Library
		John Cotton Dana Library has been a federal depository since 1966 and currently selects and acquires approximately 48.5% of the U.S. government publications issued by the Government Printing Office (GPO), covering a wide range of subjects in a variety of formats, including paper, microfiche, CD-ROM, diskette, and online.
		In the Dana Library, these documents are arranged by the SuDocs system, kept in the microfiche cabinets marked as U.S. DOCS Fiche and located near the Gov Doc stacks in the reference area.
		These cataloged periodicals are integrated with library's general periodical collection, arranged alphabetically by journal title, and located on the lower level of the library.
	www.andromeda.rutgers.edu /~whren (1622 words)

	John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award - 2005 Winners
		The Riverside County Library System (Riverside, CA), for its innovative project, "Leer Es Triunfar – Reading is Succeeding," designed to increase the awareness and use of library services among Latino residents in Riverside County through a series of public programs, community events, celebrity television spots and targeted Spanish-language publications.
		San Diego State University Library and Information Access, for "Spirit of the Land Environmental Symposium and Gala Dinner." This collaboration with the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians assembled nationally known authors, scientists and environmentalists to engage in two days of discussion open to the public and garnered support for the library’s environmental collections.
		The John Cotton Dana Award is sponsored by the H. Wilson Company and the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
	www.hwwilson.com /jcdawards/jcdwin2005.htm (458 words)

	The Milton S. Eisenhower Library Receives Prestigious Award
		The Libraries' Center for Educational Resources is now supporting faculty's use of plagiarism detection software on the Homewood campus.
		THE MILTON S. The American Library Association (ALA) has conferred its most prestigious award to the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, the 1999 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award which recognizes and honors outstanding achievement in library public relations.
		The Eisenhower Library was the only university library to win the award this year.
	www.library.jhu.edu /about/news/releases/pressrel99/apr6-99.html (261 words)

	Furman University Libraries - Library News
		The James B. Duke Library is a 2006 winner of the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award, which recognizes and honors outstanding achievement in library public relations.
		The Library won the award for ICU: Life in the Library and Year of the Library, a two-phase public relations program associated with the building renovation and expansion.
		She will serve a four year term steering this professional organization which is central to the work of college and university libraries throughout the country.
	library.furman.edu /new/xlibnewswinter06.htm (573 words)

	John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award - Rules
		The John Cotton Dana Award, sponsored by H. Wilson, honors outstanding library public relations, such as the promotion of a summer reading program, a year-long centennial celebration, fundraising for a new college library, an awareness campaign or an innovative partnership in the community.
		Exceptions are institutions represented by John Cotton Dana Award judges (Friends groups, foundations, staff associations and branch/member libraries) and organizational units of the American Library Association and H.W. Wilson.
		Neither the JCD Committee nor the American Library Association is responsible for materials lost or damaged in transit and/or during the judging process.
	www.hwwilson.com /jcdawards/jcdrules.htm (1099 words)

	Mary Cotton Public Library
		According to Library Director Kim Priest, this type of story-time for the younger children is going well and she wants to encourage all mothers with toddlers to stop in and check it out each month. There is no registration needed and no cost to the families that participate.
		The library will be continuing this activity on a monthly basis and all parents with children 0 to 3 years of age are encouraged to attend.
		Mary Cotton Public Library is currently taking names of people who would be interested in attending basic computer classes this summer. Conducted by the library staff, patrons will learn how to use a mouse, move around in Windows XP, set up an email account and do some basic internet searching.
	www.sabethalibrary.org (748 words)

	Cotton that Defends Itself (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A genetically altered form of the plant, known as Bt cotton, sports a toxin gene lifted from bacteria.
		Smallish farms in that country have reported an increase of eighty percent in their cotton yield since they switched to Bt cotton.
		This may be a significant finding for regions of the world where pesticides are too expensive or too difficult to procure for many farmers, and where insects routinely destroy crops.
	amos.indiana.edu /library/scripts/cotton.html (263 words)

	The Manuscripts
		The primary source for the Old English Consolation of Philosophy is the tenth-century British Library Cotton MS, Otho A. vi, the only surviving copy of Alfred the Great’s prose and verse translation of Boethius.
		Mistakenly considered lost in the same infamous Cotton Library fire in 1731 that burned away the edges of the Beowulf manuscript, the burnt remains of Otho A. vi were rediscovered by Frederic Madden in a garret at the British Museum in the middle of the nineteenth-century (see Andrew Prescott, “
		Most scholars believe that this all-prose version predates the prose and verse version in Cotton Otho A. vi, but there are some indications, including the 42-chapter rather than 5-book structure, that it was a later version.
	beowulf.engl.uky.edu /~kiernan/eBoethius/mss.htm (331 words)

	Resources for the Study of Beowulf
		It was once owned by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, an "antiquary" or collector of Anglo-Saxon Charters and manuscripts, whose library was among three foundation collections brought together by the creation of the British Museum in 1753.
		Sir Robert bound Beowulf with four other MSS in a combined codex known as Cotton MS.Vitellius A.xv, the 15th item on the first shelf of the "press" of manuscripts under the bust of Emperor Vitellius in his library.
		Other manuscripts in the Cotton Library were also cataloged by their proximity to busts of Roman Emperors, which stood atop a series of bookcases!
	www.library.unr.edu /subjects/guides/beowulf.html (2400 words)

	Citations (Library Newsletter) September 2001
		The New Mexico State University Library was the only academic library among nine winners of the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award, the most prestigious award of the American Library Association (ALA).
		The award, sponsored by the H.W. Wilson Company, a publisher of library resources, commemorates the public relations skills of John Cotton Dana, the eleventh president of the association.
		The Library’s award-winning campaign celebrated the $3 million naming gift for Zuhl Library, given by Mr.
	lib.nmsu.edu /aboutlib/grants/GrantsJohnCottonDana.htm (123 words)

	Linda Cantara, Case Western Reserve University
		I joined the professional staff of Kelvin Smith Library in January 2004 as Case's first Metadata Librarian and became Head of Digital Library Initiatives in February 2005.
		In collaboration with the Library's preservation, collection development, information technology, archives, and bibliographic services staff, I design, coordinate, and implement policies and procedures to prepare content for Digital Case, the institutional repository and digital archive of Case Western Reserve University.
		I came to Case from the University Libraries at Indiana University, Bloomington.
	library.case.edu /ksl/techserv/metadata (1259 words)

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