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Re: Photograph Cataloging?



Funny, baby.  She poses a good question but seems to not much trust her
prof., I wonder how folks will respond.  I mean, lots of archivists DO
"shove em in a box" but not all, dumb response.  No wonder Ill. wants me.

I have a headache and I want to go for a walk in the woods and I want to do
somethin gfun tonight - bookstore, a movie, something different!!

whaddaya think?

restlessly yours

p.


----- Original Message -----
From: schaal <schaal@ALEXIA.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
To: <ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 11:37 AM
Subject: Photograph Cataloging?


> I'm a graduate student at the University of Illinois in Library and
> Information Sciences concentrating on archives and I'm doing a
> research
> project on whether or not archives, museums, historical societies,
> etc. are
> actually "cataloging" their original photographs.  My cataloging
> professor is
> convinced that archivists just shove their photographs in a
> box.....????????
>
> Considering how inadequate MARK and the AACR2 rules are for
> photographs, I was
> wondering what, if anything, is being used to catalog those
> photographs, and
> what types of fields/subfields are being used?  What information is
> absolutely
> essential to creating a usable catalog record?  Do you research the
> photograph
> so that more information can be provided like names of people, places,
> events,
> etc.?
>
> If anyone can provide me with alternative cataloging system such as
> software
> packages, etc. or websites (like the Library of Congress' American
> Memories),
> I would be eternally grateful.
>
> Thank you.
> Donna Schaal
>
> You can contact me off list at schaal@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
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