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Beth,

Try sending also to aasl?

Janine

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>Howdy!
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>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.
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>Beth J. Dodd                                 Architecture and Planning Library
>Curator                                      The General Libraries
>Architectural Drawings Collection            The University of Texas at Austin
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>512.495.4621                                 Austin, TX  78713-8916
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>Your name:
>Position title:
>Phone number:
>Email Address:
>Institution name:
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>1.)  Do you collect material other than drawings? (specifications, job
>files, correspondence, models, etc.)
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>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)
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>3.)  Does your cataloging of DRAWINGS include references or links to other
>Project related material, such as specifications, job files, etc.?
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>4.)  Does your cataloging of DRAWINGS include cross references for
>Architect's names, authority for building names, etc.?
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>5.)  Does your cataloging of DRAWINGS include access by subject or genre?
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>6.)  Is your catalogue in paper or electronic format?
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>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?
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>8.)  I understand that staff, time and money may restrict your current
>cataloging situation.  In an ideal situation, how would you change the
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>9.)  Have you ever received grant funding for the processing/cataloging of
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>10.)  If you were researching architectural records, name the first 3
>places/sources you would look for drawings (in other than your own
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>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?