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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ------------------ Hello again, Our College is undergoing an accreditation process, and one of the main = needs we have is to identify our 'Core' library collection (in the next couple of months). Our college has formally separated from a local museum and museum library with some of our 4,500 bibliographic items (that we own) still on = the museum's library shelves, and interspersed with their collection. We will be removing these books over the course of the year. The only record I have of = our 'owned' materials is a shelf list card collection. The Problem: How does one= go about determining for true the valuable 'core' books used by one's faculty = body, and separating these from the junk without any statistical data? The Second Problem: I have asked our busy faculty for bibliographies they felt = essential for their students so that I could add these to our future 'core' stock, but have received very few back. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how = faculty could be encouraged to assist in identifying a 'core collection? Does anyone know of large lists of current bibliographies for undergraduate studio art disciplines that might have 500 listings by various art disciplines? Sincerely, Robert Robert Ray Craddick Head Librarian Pacific Northwest College of Art 1241 NW Johnson ST Portland, OR 97209 U.S.A. email: robert=40pnca.edu phone: 503.821.8970 fax: 503.226.3587