Joan and
All,
Larry Heiman (larry.heiman@xxxxxxxx) is currently our liaison to CC:DA
and we absolutely do have a cataloging related group, the Intellectual
Access Interest Group with members that have included Tyra Grant, Carol
Unger, and Atalanta Grant-Suttie. I believe that it is critical that
Preservation stay involved with cataloging. I keep hearing that "brief
records" are the coming solution for backlogs, just when materials are
being sent to off site storage and the catalog with be the ONLY access
to items. Furthermore, if the trend is to weed down to last copies in
shared off-site storage, then having preservation information in the
records (deacidified or early publishers binding, for example) perhaps
there is more chance of the best last copy surviving.
So I believe that PARS needs that liaison to the new cataloging group
and has a perfect right to it, considering the renewed and enthusiastic
activity of the Intellectual Access Interest Group as well as Larry's
conscientious participation. If Larry wants help or to rotate off, it
might be coordinated with the Intellectual Access Interest Group.
Best,
Yvonne
Joan Gatewood wrote:
Folks: I just received
the attached letter and
qualifications for Liaison to the above committee. I have two
questions. The
first is who is our Liaison now? And two is this something we should
be
concerned about. If yes, why? Joan
Joan Gatewood, PARS Chair
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Yvonne Carignan
Head of Preservation
McKeldin Library
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-9343
Fax: 301-314-9971
email: carignan@xxxxxxx
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