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Further to Alexandra's message, in response to my query not long ago, Alison
Dickey indicated that retrospective coverage was being actively planned and
that further details would be forthcoming in San Antonio.  So -- we should
all stop in at the HW Wilson booth and let them know we'll subscribe to it,
whatever it's going to be!

At 03:59 PM 2/27/97 -0500, you wrote:
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>Dear Colleagues,
>
>There have been many interesting comments today about the retrospective
>indexing of Art Index.  As someone who was on the Art Index tour, I
>am quite sure I understood Alison Dickey to say that the retrospective
>indexing from the early years to 1984 was coming, and not just
>something they'd like to do someday.  I believe Liz O'Keefe's minutes of
>the mtg alludes to this.  In fact, at one point, Ms Dickey asked the group
>whether we would prefer that they retain the old subject headings or use
>more current ones.  This indicates, at least to me, that they've actually
>started looking at the work that will be involved.
>
>Can anyone on the tour confirm my recollection?
>
>Alexandra de Luise
>Queens College
>Flushing, NY
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