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

[Matthew Ducmanas]

More support here for such a change.

And yes, Francis, your suggestion to include the archive in the Web
Resources for the Rare Materials cataloger directory is spot on. We've
already discussed adding a subsection for relevant listservs. Should be
added in the near future- thanks for the reminder!

Matt

On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 1:36 PM Robert Maxwell <robert_maxwell at byu.edu>
wrote:

> I am happy to add a description to the list information page as soon as I
> can figure out how to do it—I tried a few minutes ago and was stymied. But
> I’ll figure it out.
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> Francis’s suggestions are also good ones, though out of my area of
> authority.
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> Bob
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> Robert L. Maxwell
> Ancient Languages and Special Collections Librarian
> 6728 Harold B. Lee Library
> Brigham Young University
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> (801)422-5568
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> *From:* DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> *On Behalf Of *Lapka, Francis
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 24, 2020 11:26 AM
> *To:* DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [DCRM-L] Expanding the official scope of DCRM-L to rare
> materials description more broadly?
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> I agree Erin. Such a change would make it more clear that a broad range of
> topics are within scope. Thanks for suggesting this.
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> Additional thoughts, though tangential:
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>    1. It might be nice to have a brief description of the list’s scope on BSC’s
>    DCRM page <http://rbms.info/dcrm/> (or elsewhere on the BSC site).
>    2. It’s debatable whether the live list is a “web resource,” but
>    surely the archive is, so maybe we should include it in BSC’s Web
>    Resources for the Rare Materials Cataloger
>    <http://rbms.info/cat-resources/>?
>    3. I notice that Cataloger’s Desktop indexes a number of lists,
>    including autocat, RDA-L, and the PCC list. For the benefit of those doing
>    topical searches in CD, would it be helpful/possible to index DCRM-L there
>    (if setup isn’t onerous)?
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> Francis
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> *From:* DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> *On Behalf Of *Erin Blake
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:27 PM
> *To:* DCRM Users' Group <dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu>
> *Subject:* [DCRM-L] Expanding the official scope of DCRM-L to rare
> materials description more broadly?
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> 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
> <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flistserver.lib.byu.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fdcrm-l&data=02%7C01%7Cfrancis.lapka%40yale.edu%7C7f5a14c8071649e9eafb08d8185b7133%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C637286128319789291&sdata=SLJbCW1m0Tc7ZHTNYEceICLXdXvBI1Ekfp5oZa0sky8%3D&reserved=0>
> 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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*Matthew Ducmanas*
*Special Collections Cataloging Librarian*


*Cataloging & Metadata ServicesTemple University Libraries215-204-2057*
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