Inauguration of the list -Reply

[Gerald R Wager]

Bob et al.,
	I haven't been receiving anything on the list, and I was
wondering if it was just end-of-year lethargy or problems with my mail
server at LC (very likely considering various problems we've had
lately).
	Best wishes to everyone for a wonderful New Year!
								Jerry

>>> Robert Maxwell <robert_maxwell at byu.edu> 10/13/98 02:48pm >>>
Dear DCRB Revision Committee members:

The revision listserv is now ready to go. To communicate with the
list,
please use the address dcrb-l at lib.byu.edu. The current list members
are as
follows:

Richard_Noble at brown.edu  (Richard Noble )
btabb at oregon.uoregon.edu  (Bruce Tabb )
edwin.schroeder at yale.edu  ("E. C. Schroeder" )
erobinson at huntington.org  (Elizabeth Robinson )
gwag at loc.gov  (Gerald R. Wager )
jane.gillis at yale.edu  (Jane Gillis )
jfletchr at library.ucla.edu  (Jain Fletcher )
juliet at ucrac1.ucr.edu  (Juliet McLaren )
lcreider at pobox.upenn.edu  (Laurence S. Creider )
manon.theroux at yale.edu
melindah at calvin.usc.edu  (Melinda Hayes )
photoquilt at aol.com  (Sandra Sider )
prussell at library.berkeley.edu  ("Patrick J. Russell)
robert_maxwell at byu.edu  (Robert L. Maxwell )

I have set up the list so that I will add and remove people, so you
don't
need to worry about commands sent to the majordomo, but in case you
need
it, the address of the server is:

majordomo at lib.byu.edu.

I have tried to set up the parameters of the listserv so that replies
will
go to the list and not to the individual that sent the message, since
we
want all to "hear" the entire conversation. In my inexperience as a
list
"owner" I am not sure this was set up properly (I won't know until
this
message goes out!), so if it didn't, when you reply, please be sure
the
address in the reply line is the listserv address and not that of the
sender.

At our last meeting we divided up the work of revision into several
sections, with one or two people in charge of each. That list was as
follows (to quote for Jane Gillis's minutes, which we just received):

"Work on DCRB was divided up as follows:

 1. USMARC on DCRB - Russell;
 2. Core - Creider, with involvement from Jain Fletcher; this group
will
examine minimal level and whether core should replace minimal level or
be
an addition;
 3. 19th century/post handpress - Schroeder, with Manon Theroux; 
 4. Transcription - Robinson
 5. Other:
   a. Serials - Gillis and McLaren
   b. Music - Jain Fletcher
   c. Maps and cartographic materials - Sider
   d. Other?
 6. Glossary - Sider; special attention to definition of title page;
 7. Principles - Maxwell; comparison of DCRB with British rare book
rules;
ISBDA, ISBDR; comparison of DCRB and AACR2;
 8. Examples - Hayes; how to incorporate them 
 9. Revisions in the future - McLaren
 10. Single sheet publications - "

For the next meeting, in late January, we each need to have a
preliminary
report ready on our particular area. The way I see us preparing these
reports is by participating on the listserv, asking questions and
opinions
of each other. In other words, the person named for each section is
only
the "point person"--he/she is not expected to do all the work in that
particular area! We will do the work together on the list. I hope that
this
will make it possible to hold our regular meetings at ALA without
expanding
the time--we will have already done most of the discussion here. 

This brings up another consideration. We need to expand this list
somewhat.
I would be interested in adding persons to the list who would
contribute to
the discussion and work (in other words, not necessarily people that
just
want to listen in). If you have suggestions, please let me know.

I will be sending out more information, but I think that is enough for
now--let's get started!

Bob
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Robert L. Maxwell
Special Collections and Ancient Languages Cataloger
6428 Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
(801) 378-5568
robert_maxwell at byu.edu
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