[DCRM-L] Expanding the official scope of DCRM-L to rare materials description more broadly?

[Barry Schneider]

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On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 12:27 AM Erin Blake <EBlake at folger.edu> wrote:

> Hello! I'm wondering if there would be support on this list to change its
> heading to "DCRM-L -- Rare Materials Cataloging Discussion Group"? (Or
> "Discussion of the Cataloging of Rare Materials" so that the acronym still
> works?) instead of "DCRM-L -- DCRM Users' Group"
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> When DCRM-L first started, the group was specifically for the hands-on
> creation of the DCRM modules. After more and more DCRM's were published,
> the scope was changed to "DCRM Users' Group", but it has now become a
> (fabulous!) forum for discussing rare materials cataloging more broadly,
> including access points, book cradles, OPACs and early printed materials,
> etc.
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> This thought came about because I started to reply to Ilumi Crocoll
> directly, in response to the message just posted to RBMS-L (a reminder that
> RBMS-L is only for postings related to the Rare Books and Manuscripts
> Section of ACRL) which says "Some of these items might be more
> appropriately posted to the Exlibris discussion list." It bothered me that
> Exlibris was suggested, but not also DCRM-L, so I went to
> https://listserver.lib.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/dcrm-l in order to get a
> direct quote about this list's scope.... but it turns out I went full
> puffer-fish too soon: the list's description doesn't actually say that it's
> for discussing rare materials cataloging.
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> We've already changed the description of this group once, and I think it's
> probably time to change it again.
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> What do others think?
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> Erin.
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