Thursday, April 5, 2007
It may be unrealistic to expect the archival and electronic resources to
communities adopt all the details of AACR rules--they may not need them. It may
also be unrealistic to expect libraries to dilute their rules for these
communities when libraries still need them. I do not know if there is a middle
ground that all could agree on, nor if all want have the same needs. I'm
neither
an archivist nor an electronic resources expert; I have the impression that
the archivists give more personal access assistance than librarians partly
becasue they deal mainly with unique objects and that, on the other hand,
electronic resources access being the "new kid on the block" tends to be a
"you're
on your own, find what you can", rugged individualism, changing daily
situation.
Regards,
Jm Agenbroad ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
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