Am. Library Association
Titles appearing in Art Book News Annual — January 2007
Cataloging cultural objects; a guide to describing cultural works and their images.
Ed. by Murtha Baca et al.
Am. Library Association, ©2006 396 p. $75.00 CC135
978-0-8389-3564-4
The Visual Resources Association, which is a multi-disciplinary community of image management professionals, and reviewers from various institutions have created this resource reflecting new standards for cataloging cultural materials. While maintaining the flexibility to meet the needs of a wide range of institutions, the guide promotes good descriptive cataloging, reduces redundancy, builds a foundation of shared documentation, creates data sharing opportunities, and enhances end-user access across institutional boundaries. The standards promulgated here complement existing AACR standards. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
