![]() “X” is one of those letters not currently used for Library of Congress call numbers. However, 5 of the 26 English language letters are not currently used for call number categories, being kept in “reserve” for future use. Note: The Library of Congress classification system generally follows the alphabet for the first part of its call number combinations, as you can see here, meaning there are potentially 26 major categories of call numbers. Of course the reel librarian/archivist would figure out straight away that it’s a call number! Stands for special collections, which means very special books. Reel archivist in charge and coming through!Ĭhase: XY is the book classification code. Doesn’t she look totally bad-ass in her black leather jacket? #ArchivistRoleModel Library of Congress archivist leading the way:Īt 1 hour and 11 mins into the film, Chase leads the way to the Library of Congress. And here’s where that plot point pays off… ![]() Abigail Chase had to switch jobs from the National Archives to the Library of Congress. (Dewey Decimal call numbers start with numbers, 000s through 900s.)Īnd now we know why Dr. I immediately shouted out at the screen, “It’s a call number!!!!” And of course, it had to be a Library of Congress call number, which start with a combination of letters, followed by numbers. POTUS then gives Gates a code: XY 234786. President: Where else do you keep a book? In the Library of Congress. This leads them to the Library of Congress. So all of this secret book nonsense leads Gates to, naturally, have to kidnap POTUS in order to confront him about the book and how to find it. It was definitely a moment for “suspension of disbelief” and massive eye-rolling, because the “President’s Secret Book” and secret seal feels like something both Chase and Gates would already know about, right? But at least Riley gets his moment in the spotlight. The chapter on the secret book in Riley’s book (The trio had discovered this seal on an adventure in London, for reasons of PLOT.) Remember Riley’s treasure-hunting book that nobody wanted to read? Turns out, he wrote a chapter about “The President’s Secret Book” and a secret seal. ![]() The “book of secrets” is solved midway through the film. This humorous image aside, we learn that she is now working for the Library of Congress and is Director of Document Conservation.” (p. “In the sequel National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007), we once again encounter Abigail Chase she performs one “archival” function: she uses a computer to manipulate a digital image of a page torn from John Wilkes Booth’s diary, all the while either wearing or holding a white glove. Here’s how this scene and its importance to Chase’s identity as a reel archivist is described in the “ Crossing a Librarian with a Historian: The Image of Reel Archivists” article by Aldred, Burr, and Park: The iconic white gloves, an essential tool in the archivist’s toolbox, do make an appearance, but it’s interesting to note that Chase only has a white glove on her left hand, and not her right hand while she’s using the computer.Ī reel archivist’s tools: white gloves, tape, and infrared scanners The next scene takes place in what I assume is a lab in the Library of Congress, where Chase is using a computer and infrared scan. I do enjoy this bit of conversation, even if only to get a clue about her new job and title! Gates: That department reports to your department. You know all this.Ĭhase: It’s not up to me. You’re the director of document conservation. Gates: It could have been erased or faded. The ink writing on the page is clearly visible. Anyone spectral-image the page?Ĭhase: No need to. Gates: No, it’s a cipher leading to a map. Gates: I need to see the Booth diary page.Ĭhase: You saw the page yourself. The resulting conversation echoes their first conversation together from the first film. You work in a museum, and you live in one.Ĭaught red-handed breaking into her house, Gates tries to smooth-talk his way out of the situation, but Chase sees right through him. She’s been on a date with the “White House curator” (another reel archivist?), and here’s his reaction to her home:Ĭonnor: Wow. □Īnd OF COURSE Chase comes home early - she’s been on a date! - and we get to see her all gussied up in a fancy dress and heels. My thoughts for the reason why? Because of PLOT. There’s no explanation given, but it’s clear that Chase has moved from the National Archives to the Library of Congress within the previous three years.
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