----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:51:27 -0400 >To: [log in to unmask] >From: Eileen Markson <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Dyabola Questions >Cc: >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >Dear J. Brandon Pope: > > I am sending this to the list instead of directly to you, so our >fellow ARLIS/NA members can learn more about DYABOLA. > > The CD-ROM version is, for now, the only version of this database, >which is exactly as you describe it. It does cover material not covered >anywhere else, and it does have "a rather inferior interface" in the sense >that it is not particularly user-friendly. It has a codified (some might >say rigid) hierarchical subject-heading tree, so that users must try to >imagine where in the tree one would be likely to find the particular >subject of one's search. For instance, material on individual >archaeological sites is under "Topography," which is not where I would >think to look for it. There is no possibility of putting in one's own >search term and asking for a likely match, because even in the keyword >search, one can put in the term wanted, but is then thrown into an index >of keyword terms available. > > However, despite its drawbacks, DYABOLA is an absolutely crucial >database to have for anyone doing research in Classical art and >archaeology. It also includes some material on the Ancient Near East. It >is in essence a continuation of the annual bibliography published the Rome >branch of the German Archaeological Institute, which ceased appearing in >printed form in 1993 (it used to be published as part of the German >Archaeological Institute's "Jahrbuch." It is the primary source for >consistent bibliographical coverage of this field. > > Biering und Brinckmann, the publisher of DYABOLA, has promised a >Web version of DYABOLA. We had hoped for it to appear this fall, but it >seems that publication of this version will be delayed (we recently >received the latest update on CD-ROM). > > At the ARLIS/NA conference in Pittsburgh there will be a workshop >on sources in ancient art during which DYABOLA will be demonstrated by >Jean Susorney Wellington of the University of Cincinnati, who knows how to >get around the quirks of this database better than anyone I know. She >will help clarify some of DYABOLA'S mysteries. > > Cordially, > > > Eileen Markson > > > > > > >>----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >> >>Does anyone on the list library subscribe to 'Dyabola: Sachkataloge des >>Deutschen Archaologischen Instituts'? >> >>The reason I am asking is that I've had an inquiry about the CD-ROM version >>from two of my professors and a TA. From what I've read on the matter, its >>supposed to have a rather inferior interface but to also cover some >>information that is not covered anywhere else. >> >>Does anyone have an opinion on the product? I'd appreciate hearing >>anything, even just rumors at this point . . . . >> >>Thanks, >> >>J. Brandon Pope >>Fine Arts Librarian >>Hamon Arts Library >>Southern Methodist University >>Dallas, TX 75275-0356 >> >>Tel.: (214) 768-2796 >>Email: [log in to unmask] > > > Eileen Markson Head, Rhys Carpenter Library for Art, Archaeology, and Cities Bryn Mawr College 101 N. Merion Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899 Phone: (610) 526-7910 FAX: (610) 526-7911 [log in to unmask]