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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- At 04:55 PM 7/3/96 EDT, you wrote: >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > I have been encouraged take the traditional cataloging class (AACR2, LC subject headings, etc.) Good! by all means take it. Hopefully, it will include some theory along with the "how to use these manuals" approach. You should know that many, if not most, art libraries catalog traditionally. Use of these standard resources is one of the basics of cataloging in a shared environment. An understanding of the basic theories will help you to decide how departing from the "traditional" rules will effect your library's database (its relations with vendors etc.), and facilitate (or not) use of your library's materials. The "Art and Architecture Thesaurus" is becoming more "traditional" but is a specialized tool for the subject of art. Art is not unique in this, other subjects have these special thesauri. > Best of luck, Marianne Cavanaugh Saint Louis Art Museum