----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > I'm forwarding the following message on behalf of Ilene Magaras: > > Danny Fermon > Assistant Librarian > Museum of Modern Art Library > [log in to unmask] > (212) 708-9434 > > > > Cataloging Discussion Group Meeting > > Guggenheim Museum SoHo > 575 Broadway, 3rd floor conference room (corner of Prince St.) > Monday, Nov. 2nd, 3:00-6:00 > > Part I: > Outsourcing and Contract Cataloging (Cataloging by any Means Necessary) > headed by Ilene Magaras, Associate Librarian/Archivist > > Topics include: The decision to outsource, selecting a vendor, managing > the implementation, pros and cons, and planning for the future. > > Part II: > Issues Surrounding the Documentation of Ephemeral Installation and > Fabrication Artworks. > headed by Lynn Underwood, Documentation Coordinator, Registrar's > Department. > > Methods for documenting time-based or fabrication artworks, new media, > installations, and other ephemeral arts will be discussed. Included will > be a discussion of a spring 1999 Guggenheim symposium "Preserving the > Immaterial" which will bring together artists, scholars, museum and > information professionals to discuss the documentation of variable media. > > After the meeting, the group is welcome to visit the museum's library. > > Please RSVP by Wednesday October 28th, 1998 > to Lynn Underwood > 212-423-3871 > [log in to unmask]