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Re: [Photograph Cataloging?]



Thank you!

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>The Cataloging Distribution Service of the Library of Congress has available
>online LC's cataloging resources, such as Subject and Name Headings, MARC
>formats, and specialized cataloging manuals. The latter group includes the
>Thesaurus for Graphic Materials, which encompasses control of photographs.
>
>To access, go to http://lcweb.loc.gov/cds and choose the appropriate manual,
>classification scheme or format information desired.
>
>In addition to subject access, institutions may adopt their own means of
>physical arrangement. Our photograph collection, for example, parallels our
>record group structure and is arranged by source of material.
>
>David McCartney
>Montgomery County Archives
>Rockville, MD
>
>
>
>schaal <schaal@ALEXIA.LIS.UIUC.EDU> wrote:
>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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