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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Howdy! If you are involved in the management/access of architectural records, please take a moment out to answer a few short questions. I am currently revamping the cataloging of our DRAWINGS collections. The following are my "Top 10" questions. Any additional advice is welcome (as a former cataloger of drawings at the Avery, I am already familiar with the ARLIS publication on Cataloging Architectural Drawings). Also, I would like to have the responses of people who do not have email access- please feel free to note the names of those that you know might be interested. I plan on submitting a report of the responses to the list. Thank you kindly. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Beth J. Dodd Architecture and Planning Library Curator The General Libraries Architectural Drawings Collection The University of Texas at Austin [log in to unmask] P.O. Box P 512.495.4621 Austin, TX 78713-8916 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Your name: Position title: Phone number: Email Address: Institution name: Address: 1.) Do you collect material other than drawings? (specifications, job files, correspondence, models, etc.) 2.) At what level do you catalogue your DRAWINGS collections? (Examples of levels: Collection level = ex. The Frank Lloyd Wright Collection Project level = ex. Fallingwater Set level = ex. Fallingwater, Structural Set Individual drawings = Fallingwater, Design Drawings, East Exterior Elevation) 3.) Does your cataloging of DRAWINGS include references or links to other Project related material, such as specifications, job files, etc.? 4.) Does your cataloging of DRAWINGS include cross references for Architect's names, authority for building names, etc.? 5.) Does your cataloging of DRAWINGS include access by subject or genre? 6.) Is your catalogue in paper or electronic format? 7.) If electronic, do you catalogue using a finding aid? your own inhouse database? the World Wide Web? a vendor utility such as OCLC or RLIN? Other? 8.) I understand that staff, time and money may restrict your current cataloging situation. In an ideal situation, how would you change the answers to the above questions? 1* 2* 3* 4* 5* 6* 7* 9.) Have you ever received grant funding for the processing/cataloging of your architectural records? 10.) If you were researching architectural records, name the first 3 places/sources you would look for drawings (in other than your own collection): 1.) 2.) 3.) Okay, I lied- I'm throwing in an extra question to test the COPAR waters! 11.) Are you currently involved in the Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Records, Inc. (COPAR)? If so, in what capacity?