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> I'm forwarding this message on behalf of Vicki Bohm. Thanks, Vicki. > > Danny Fermon > Assistant Librarian > Museum of Modern Art Library > [log in to unmask] > (212) 708-9434 > > > > Minutes--New York Catalogers--Meeting January 6, 1999--Bard Graduate > Center > Hostess = Greta Earnest, Chief Librarian > > Preliminaries > > 1. Tour of the current exhibition "India : a Jewelry Spectrum" by Nicole > Linderman > > A tour of the exhibition of jewelry, mainly silver and gold, from all > parts of India with excellent commentary by Nicole Linderman. > > 2. Quick history of BGC by Greta Earnest. Begun in 1993, one of 3 schools > to offer an MA in decorative arts, as of 1998 BGC offers a PhD in > decorative > arts. Now at 18 West 86th, BGC is acquiring space at 38 West 86th and > hopes to move > the library there by 2000 > > 3. The Library has three professionals: Greta Earnest-Chief Librarian, > Stephanie Sueppel-Serials and reference, Irina Kandarasheva-Tech services > and > reference. The library is 6 years old, employs work-study students and > hopes to > employ paraprofessionals. It has ca. 30,000 titles, 180 periodicals, 3600 > bound journals, and 60 videos. > > Meeting > > 1. SACO workshop at ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia--register by 1/8/99 > two workshops for co-op cat. = a.m. basic, p.m. advanced > check website lcweb.loc.gov/pcc/ > there was brief discussion of current SACO pro's and con's > > 2. Core records > > discussion about whether or not the minimal bib level with authority > control really allowed for more-better-faster cataloging--how much clean > up > and/or enhancement was done at a later time, was it even necessary--did > special > libraries and specific subject areas in any library, need and use too many > local headings > to make core records advantageous?--were librarians or paraprofessionals > doing > copy-cataloging and how much were they expected to check authorities, do > clean up, > or just accept what was there? > > PCC training sessions useful or not? Most present who had attended one > thought such sessions were useful. > > 3. Local standards > > discussion of 653 and 655 fields as well as the use of local headings, > 650 4 vs. 690 > > discussion about the use of 500 fields for notes, "extra information" > worth keeping but not really fitting into a regular subject or name field, > searchable by keyword if nothing else > > > 4. Off-site storage > > Who uses it? MOMA representatives offered views on their reasons, > management and problems > > Space/staffing/type of library and circulation needs and > statistics/aquisition policies budget = all factors > > 5. Meeting ended with tentative plans for the next meeting to be held > either on > Monday, February 22nd or on Wednesday, February 24, at either MOMA > or FIT---------- representatives from those two institutions > will e-mail decision > > Agreed upon initial topic = report from ALA midwinter > > Any other desired topics = e-mail Dan Fermon at [log in to unmask] > > 6. Final activity = tour of the BGC Library by Greta Earnest > > minutes by V.R. Bohm--Watson Library