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Ditto from Australia.  Not only is there extra material but it is often
quicker for a single item than going on-line.


J. Margaret Shaw
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>From:  Stephanie Sigala[SMTP:<a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9907%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7bit7BIT%26P%3D437068%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>]
>Sent:  Wednesday, 28 July 1999 5:13
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>Subject:       Re: union list
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>Dear ARLISians:
>
>I'd like to ditto BJ's comments about the big museum catalog sets.  These
>libraries indexed art journals and analyzed monographs contents before the
>days of Art Index or any other art source. These are indispensable sources
>for  late 19th century and early 20th century artists, in particular.
>
>Kudos, Stephanie
>******************
>Stephanie C. Sigala
>Head Librarian, Richardson Library
>The Saint Louis Art Museum
>1 Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park
>St. Louis, MO 63110-1380
>314-721-0072 x 252
>314-721-6172 (fax)
>co-Editor, Art Documentation
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>From: b.j. irvine <<a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9907%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7bit7BIT%26P%3D437068%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a>>
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>Subject: Re: union list
>Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 2:07 PM
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>I keep all the paper copies of these catalogs for public access.  My
>assumption is not all holdings have been retrospectively converted.  But
>even more imp. is the significant amt. of historically-based periodical
>indexing that is availabe in some catalogs, e.g., MMA, MoMA.
>  Bibliographically speaking, I also think it is easier & sometimes faster
>to scan these catalogs than to search through record after record online.
>   BJ Irvine, Indiana University
>
>On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Jolene deVerges wrote:
>
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>> Dear Colleagues,
>> Is anyone keeping the multi volume union catalogs from the Met, MOMA,
>> Harvard
>> University Fine Arts or Winterthur Museum?  Does anyone store them and,
>if
>> so, why?
>>
>> Please send advice to
>> Debby Aframe
>> Reference Librarian
>> Worcester Art Museum
>> <a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3Dind9907%26L%3DARLIS-L%26E%3D7bit7BIT%26P%3D437068%26B%3D--%26T%3Dtext%252FplainTEXT%252FPLAIN%3B%2520charset%3DUS-ASCII%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>
>
>B. J. Kish Irvine, Ph.D.
>Fine Arts Librarian
>Indiana University
>Bloomington, IN 47405
>(812) 855-5743 or fax (812) 855-3443
>