Crow Tribe of Indians

On behalf of the Crow Tribe of Montana, the Little Big Horn College Library will implement a project designed to reveal the wealth of information on the Crow people currently “hidden” in the college’s Crow Collection. Because general subject headings do not adequately describe the full content of the materials, the goal of this project is to make the entire Crow Collection accessible to patrons through in-depth cataloging that adds extensive content notes. A professional cataloger will spearhead the effort and train college library staff in original cataloging, allowing them to carry on the work independently in the future. Patrons will receive training in using the enhanced catalog to more effectively locate Crow materials on their own. The cataloger will develop a manual for the original cataloging of special materials and work with other libraries to test its usefulness as a model for other special collections in tribal libraries and libraries in general.