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The following announcement has been sent to MAGERT. I'm sure you will
all find it of interest, as well. <br>
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<td>Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Cartographic)</td>
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<td>Thu, 29 May 2008 12:09:00 -0400</td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nkandoian@nypl.org">nkandoian@nypl.org</a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:magert@ala.org">magert@ala.org</a></td>
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<td>Randal Brandt <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rbrandt@library.berkeley.edu"><rbrandt@library.berkeley.edu></a>, "Fell,
Todd" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:todd.fell@yale.edu"><todd.fell@yale.edu></a></td>
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<pre>MAGERT members:
Via our executive board, you have supported a proposal to develop a manual
for the cataloging of early maps as part of a series of such manuals, the
creation and publication of which is being coordinated by the Bibliographic
Standards Committee (BSC) of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of ALA.
A status announcement and the proposal have recently been mounted on the
Web site of the BSC. To see them in context, please start by going to
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/index.shtml">http://www.rbms.info/committees/bibliographic_standards/index.shtml</a> and
then under Descriptive Cataloging Rules, click on Descriptive Cataloging of
Rare Materials (Cartographic). Action on the proposal depends on its
approval by the BSC at ALA; it will be considered at their Saturday morning
meeting next month in Anaheim.
Thank you for your support. We will keep you informed of developments. We
are hopeful that this will transpire and look forward to your input along
the way.
Nancy Kandoian,
representing also Todd Fell, Carolyn Kadri, and Seanna Tsung
DCRM(C) Initial Proposal Team
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Nancy A. Kandoian
Chair, Cataloging and Classification Committee, ALA MAGERT
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Map Cataloger
The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
The New York Public Library
5th Ave. & 42nd St.
New York, NY 10018-2788
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nkandoian@nypl.org">nkandoian@nypl.org</a>
phone 212-930-0586; fax 212-930-0027
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Randal Brandt
Principal Cataloger
The Bancroft Library
(510) 643-2275
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rbrandt@library.berkeley.edu">rbrandt@library.berkeley.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://bancroft.berkeley.edu">http://bancroft.berkeley.edu</a>
"It's hard enough to remember my opinions without
remembering my reasons for them"--The Streets.
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