[DCRM-L] RBMS Web Team expertise requested

[Nancy Lorimer]

As do I

Nancy

On 10/3/2016 3:39 PM, Epstein, Emily wrote:
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> I like #3.
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> Emily
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> /Emily Epstein/
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> /Cataloging Librarian/
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> /University of Colorado/
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> /Anschutz Medical Campus/
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> /Mail Stop A003/
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> /Health Sciences Library/
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> /12950 E. Montview Blvd./
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> /Aurora, CO 80045/
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> /Ph: 303-724-2119/
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> /Fx: 303-724-2166/
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> /emily.epstein at ucdenver.edu <mailto:emily.epstein at ucdenver.edu>/
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> *From:*Schneider, Nina [mailto:nschneider at humnet.ucla.edu]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 28, 2016 10:09 AM
> *To:* bsc at rbms.info; DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Subject:* FW: RBMS Web Team expertise requested
>
> Colleagues,
>
> Linda Isaac (University of Miami) and Ann Myers (Stanford University) 
> have kindly volunteered to take on a new project to assist the rare 
> materials cataloging community. The Bibliographic Standards Committee 
> (BSC) of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) would 
> appreciate your feedback.
>
> From Linda Isaac:
>
> "It came to BSC’s attention at the last meeting at ALA in Orlando that 
> a number of institutions are looking for rare materials cataloging 
> help but have no information as to who to contact for various format 
> specific questions.  Thus, BSC is looking at options to compile a list 
> of “experts” and making the list available as part of Cataloging Aids 
> on RBMS website.  Ideally, the list should contain each person’s 
> contact information as well as his/her area of expertise (format, 
> language, subject, time period, etc.).
>
> In order to compile this type of information, we would first need an 
> online form/questionnaire for the experts from various communities to 
> fill out. However, it appears that there is no automatic way to 
> extract and compile a list by area of expertise and geographic 
> location from the submitted forms. The RBMS Web Team has kindly 
> offered to help and came up with three options:
>
> 1. Set up a Google form and spreadsheet to collect and display the 
> information. This would give the capability to collect detailed 
> information while filtering and sorting the results.  However, one 
> drawback might be that it would not be on the official RBMS site. [BSC 
> web page could probably provide a link to the Google form.]
>
> 2. Set up a wiki through a service like PBworks.  There would not be 
> an option to use a form in this case, but this would allow multiple 
> people to collaborate and create sections by subject matter or 
> geographic location.
>
> 3. Use the web form plugin currently being using on the RBMS site to 
> collect submissions in the database (similar to SCF), and email them 
> to the project coordinator.  This would not allow for the submissions 
> to be published automatically, but they could be gathered and then 
> published at a later date by the project coordinator.
>
> We would appreciate hearing from you as to which option you think 
> would result in higher rate of participation and response from various 
> communities."
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> +---------------
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> Nina M. Schneider
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> Chair, RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee
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> Rare Books Librarian
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> William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
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> 2520 Cimarron Street
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> Los Angeles, CA  90018
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> (323) 731-8529
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> nschneider at humnet.ucla.edu <mailto:nschneider at humnet.ucla.edu>
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> http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/clarklib/
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-- 
Nancy Lorimer
Head, Metadata Dept
Stanford University Libraries
nlorimer at stanford.edu
650-725-8819

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