Bookplates Preserving History
No longer is fashion, a bookplate, or Ex Libris, used to function as proof of ownership, whether private or institutional. The phrase “Ex Libris” comes from Latin, meaning “from the … Read More
Blog: Secrets from the Past
Mark Keller, the first Information Specialist in Alcohol Studies
If E. M. Jellinek was the most influential scholar to define the science of addiction studies, Mark Keller was probably the most influential defining its language. Additionally, he can be … Read More
Mark Keller’s Book Reviews
An incredibly productive writer, Mark Keller read and reviewed an enormous amount of books, from short summaries for the Classified Abstracts of Alcohol Literature (CAAAL) to book reviews published in … Read More
Keller genealogy: Information on your long lost love revisited
It all started with Playing Detective in the Library: How to Find Information on Your Long Lost Love, presented at the annual NJLA Conference in Atlantic City, NJ in June 2012. … Read More
Status Report: Mark Keller Papers
An extraordinary collection documenting the many facets of alcohol studies since around 1940, the Mark Keller Papers have been hiding their secrets, first in the metal file cabinets in the … Read More
Alcohol . . . Because: Mark Keller’s Unpublished Conference Presentations
The Mark Keller Collection in the Annex never fails to amaze us! After organizing the content of the seven boxes into series, we found a huge surprise in the last … Read More
The Mark Keller Papers Revisited
This summer brought new challenges: I have the chance to revisit the seven Paige-boxes containing Mark Keller’s papers donated to CAS by his daughter after Keller passed away in 1995. … Read More
Alcoholism Treatment Digest
Published from 1950 to 1973, the Alcoholism Treatment Digest (ISSN: 0002-5046) was a trailblazing periodical publication that shared short review articles on emerging topics in the alcohol literature. Think of … Read More
Poster at the State of the Libraries
The State of the Librariesis an annual event at Rutgers University Libraries, which also provides the opportunity to showcase our work. Representing the team behind the Digital Alcohol Studies Archives, … Read More
In the works soon: Processing the Mark Keller Papers
Mark Keller (1907-1995) was the legendary editor of the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol (QJSA), renamed Journal of Studies on Alcohol, currently called the Journal of Studies on Alcohol … Read More