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This is something I'm sure many of us would be interested in hearing an answer to, I know I am interested in the answer. Please respond to the list on this one. Thanks, Kerri At 09:32 AM 4/30/2002 -0700, Kay Teel wrote: >For those of you using the N schedule, I have a question: > >What do you do when you need a number in the N510-3990 range for Art >museums, galleries, etc., by region or country? LC has established specific >numbers and/or Cutters for specific museums. Some museums may be >subarranged by a range of numbers or decimals, and some may be subarranged >by a table. When you need a number for a museum that is not listed, do you >write LC and ask them to establish a number or Cutter? If so, have you been >successful and how long does it take? > >I've always been conservative in situations like this, and if the book >could not be classed in another number, I've tended to class unlisted >museums with the general number for the country, region, state, etc., >instead of making up my own Cutter. I've assumed that you're not supposed >to make up a new Cutter because it doesn't say, "A-Z," and because of the >varying ways a number can be assigned or subarranged. > >I'd be interested to know what other libraries do, especially if you've had >a good experience dealing with LC in this matter. > >You may respond directly to me at: [log in to unmask] > >--Kay > >Kay Teel >Serials Catalog Librarian and Cataloger for the Arts >Stanford University Libraries >[log in to unmask] > >__________________________________________________________________ >Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] >For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: > http://www.arlisna.org//membership.html >Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) > to [log in to unmask] >ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html >Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------- Kerri A. Scannell Fine Arts Librarian, Technical Services Lucille C. Little Fine Arts Library University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506-0224 (859) 257-4630 [log in to unmask] "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." --Muriel Strode