Good day, list,
Having just come back from the OLAC conference in St. Paul, and attending
the realia workshops, it has caused me to think and rethink some of the
things I do. One of these is artists books.
The general question, and what I would like the collected wisdom of ARLIS-L
members to consider, is ... should I continue to catalog artists books the
way I always have been (and in the manner that seems to be the standard),
which is as a book, or, ... should I catalog them as objects, with a $h [art
original]. In both scenarios, there would be subject access via "Artists
books", but by cataloging it as an object it could be clearer as to what is
being cataloged.
Additionally, if I catalog this as an object, would I append the subject
heading with $v Specimens.
Thank you for your thoughts.
Kent C. Boese
Arts Cataloger
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
P.O. Box 37012
NHB 30 - MRC 154
Washington, DC 20013-7012
tel. (202) 357-3161
fax. (202) 357-4532
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