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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I'm forwarding the following message from Elizabeth O'Keefe. Thanks to Liz and the Morgan staff for hosting the next meeting. Danny Fermon Assistant Librarian Museum of Modern Art Library 11 W. 53rd Street New York, N.Y. 10019 (212) 708-9434 > The Cataloging Discussion Group of ARLIS/NY will meet at the Pierpont > Morgan Library (29 E. 36th Street) on Monday, Nov. 29th from 3:00-4:30 > p.m. Please use the 36th Street entrance, where one of our courteous, > non-uniformed catalogers will be waiting to conduct you to the meeting; > and please RSVP by email to: > > [log in to unmask] > > The main topic (feel free to suggest others) of the meeting will be > "Documentation." > > Some possible issues to pursue: > > > Standard documentation: > > Best way (paper/CD ROM/online) to access documentation on: > > USMARC > AACR2 > LCSH > Specialized thesauri (AAT, Rare Book thesauri, etc.) > LCNAF > Classification Schemes > Your bib utility > > > Documentation of cataloging procedures/work flow: > > Do you use the documentation provided by your vendor as is, or have you > adapted the vendor's documentation to your own institution? Have you > used documentation developed by other institutions using the same > library system? How do you store and maintain documentation? How do you > keep everybody in synch? Is the documentation mainly in the form of > paper files, text files, screeen shots? > > Cataloger involvement in documentation for OPAC users: > > Are you involved in developing documentation for OPAC users? Was this a > one-off effort or do you update the documentation regularly? Do you > develop or help the reference librarians develop specialized guides for > those pursuing specific lines of research? Do you have a way of getting > feedback from users on documentation? > > Do you have any favorite Internet sites that include good documentation > (apart from Sherman Clarke's webpage)? > > > > > > -- > Ms. Elizabeth O'Keefe > Director of Information Services > The Pierpont Morgan Library > 29 East 36th Street > New York, NY 10016-3403 > > TEL: 212 685-0008 x366 > FAX: 212 481-3484 > NET: [log in to unmask]