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In June we visited the Evanston Public Library and toured the library and its art collection. Thanks again to Evelyn Kaehler for hosting the meeting and leading the tour. Next we are scheduled to meet in the fall at the Cleveland Museum of Art. -Amy ----------------------------- Amy E. Trendler Catalog/Reference Librarian Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Art Institute of Chicago (312)443-3600 ext. 3-7343 [log in to unmask] ----------------------------- The minutes also appear on the web site: http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~trendler/macdg.html#Je2002 ------------------------------------------ Midwestern Art Cataloging Discussion Group Notes for the June Meeting Hosted by the Evanston Public Library June 21, 2002 The June meeting of the Midwestern Art Cataloging Discussion Group convened at 9:35am on Friday June 21, 2002 at the Evanston Public Library. 8 librarians were in attendance. 1. Topic: art books in the Evanston Public Library The Evanston Public Library houses the largest collection of art books in the area's public library system. The library is a potential resource for Chicago-area patrons looking to check out art books, particularly because of the reciprocal borrowing agreement between the Chicago and Evanston Public Libraries. The collection is fairly broad and includes books on local artists. 2. Topic: artists' name headings and subject headings Discussion on this topic revealed that while generally additional subject headings are not added to titles with an artists' name heading, catalogers will add them if the additional heading is very specific. Most everyone agreed that they would not add headings such as "Sculpture, American," but would consider adding headings such as "Glass sculpture, American." It was noted that the focus of the collection is important to consider: a library with few books on landscape painting, or painting in general, may be more likely to add headings such as "Landscape painting, American" to records. 3. Topic: photography books When is a book of photographs classed as a photography book and when does it go with the subject of the photographs (either in 779 or a different subject number 900s, etc)? This question is easier for art libraries to answer because a given title has undoubtedly been purchased for the photography and not the subject matter, but for public libraries and general collections the answer is not so clear. As several of those present reported, titles may be divided between subject and photography until it becomes apparent that the photographer is an "artistic" photographer. Titles would usually then be classified by photographer. The point was made that in terms of classification for browsing collections, sometimes it is best to leave titles in the "wrong" locations for better browsing, but that reclassifying is sometimes necessary and can increase circulation. The general consensus was that these questions must continue to be answered on a case-by-case basis. 4. Topic: big name headings The problem of name headings that become big lists and tend to offer little help to the patron looking for "a book on Picasso" was discussed. The idea of the classed catalog was raised, but here built numbers could prove to be a problem and some libraries have ongoing reclassification projects or simply classification problems that would interfere. Still, the classed catalog could be used to divide big headings into smaller groups based on medium, but this would require patrons to have a better understanding of call numbers. Placing limits on searches to find keywords in the title (i.e. prints, drawings, paintings) was also suggested. The next meeting of the MAC discussion group will be September 2002 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Notes by Amy Trendler. 7/1/02 __________________________________________________________________ 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]