[DCRM-L] FW: OCLC Form/Genre Revisions and Pending RBMS Thesaurus Work?

[Whittaker, Beth M]

When I was thesauri editor, I did begin discussing incorporating the RBMS thesauri into the Terminologies project. I can't recall what the obstacles were, and of course all that correspondence is now inaccessible due to my email switch, but we certainly did begin to try!  :)

Beth



Beth M. Whittaker
Head of Spencer Research Library
Editor, RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage
The University of Kansas Libraries
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Lawrence, KS 66045-7616
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bethwhittaker at ku.edu



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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] FW: OCLC Form/Genre Revisions and Pending RBMS Thesaurus Work?


I was looking for examples of genre/form terms in various thesauri, and one of the sources I consulted was the OCLC Terminologies Service.  I was wondering why the Rare Books thesauri were not included.  Is this something worth pursuing -- particularly now that they are available in MARC 21 authority records?

         John Attig
         Authority Control Librarian
         Penn State University
         jxa16 at psu.edu