Dear ARLIS Members,

I should appreciate your help with a research paper I am

writing for a cataloging class at library school, so I can

present accurate information to my classmates. The question

proposed by the instructor is whether MARC coding will

survive over the coming 15 years; my subject of concern is

art and photographic images.

 

These are my questions to you:

  1. Are AACR2 or MARC major impediments to cataloging of art and photographic images (i.e., do not convey many intrinsic/extrinsic qualities of the image)?

 

  1. If an image is not digital, would you prefer to catalog it using MARC or another system? Why?

 

    3. Which thesaurus of art terms do you hope might supplant

LC subject headings in a switch to Dublin Core (or another system)?

 

  1. Do you think MARC will continue to be used for art and photographic collection access? Under what conditions?

 

I promise not to use your name in the paper. I am not a member of this list. Please reply via the list or to [log in to unmask], where the number 1 follows the n.

 

I sincerely hope for your guidance with any or all of these questions.

 

Carolyn Light Cameron

Las Vegas, Nevada

 


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