[Heb-NACO] Reviving Heb-NACO

[Jasmin Nof]

as far as i can tell, the current default is a reply to both the sender 
and the list.

hagim u-zemanim le-sason, jasmin

On 3/28/2013 6:17 PM, Stanley Nachamie wrote:
> Maybe reset the list so the default address to reply to is Heb-NACO, 
> rather than just the original poster.
> Mo`adim le-simhah!
> -Stanley Nachamie
>
> *From:* Heidi G Lerner <lerner at stanford.edu>
> *To:* Hebrew Name Authority Funnel 
> <heb-naco at lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 28, 2013 12:53 PM
> *Subject:* [Heb-NACO] Reviving Heb-NACO
>
> Dear all,
> After almost twenty years since its inception, the Heb-NACO listserv 
> is becoming more and more under-utilized. The original purpose was to 
> serve as a forum for Hebraica NACO Funnel members to discuss issues 
> surrounding the creation of Hebraica NARs for the NAF (now LCNAF). It 
> very quickly expanded to cover anytopic relating to the cataloging of 
> Hebraic and Judaic materials and the listserv was opened to Hebraica 
> and Judaica catalogers around the world.
> In recent years the traffic on the listserv has slowed greatly with 
> catalogers choosing to send queries privately to Joan and me. Now that 
> Joan's retirement date is approaching, it's necessary to reconsider 
> the purpose and functioning of the Heb-NACO listserv.  With staffing 
> cuts in every institution and the advent of RDA, everyone is swamped 
> with work and no one has time available to answer cataloging queries 
> on a one-on-one basis.
> Let's give the list more of a chance to fulfill its original purpose 
> of sharing expertise widely among colleagues who catalog Hebraica 
> materials.  Most of the questions in recent years haver been related 
> to subject cataloging problems and the identification and formulation 
> of complex liturgical headings.  Too often, though, such discussions 
> have petered out without being solved, or have been solved in 
> desperation by fiat.  In the future, let's bring more questions to the 
> group and follow through with the discussions.  No one but us can 
> solve the particular questions that arise with our materials.
> The job of the LC liaison and me can no longer be to advise 
> individuals on any and all questions.  Those appropriate to the NACO 
> and BIBCO Funnels should be handled through the Funnels*.  The LC 
> liaison will perform the duties that other libraries cannot, 
> correcting errors in the LC database and deleting duplicates when needed.
> Hopefully this winnowing of queries before they are brought to the 
> list will result in a concentration there on the problems that our 
> joint expertise can and must solve.
> Here are some suggestions for dealing with the less complex queries:
> Romanization Queries
> 1) Look up the problematic word or phrase in the latest available 
> edition of Even-Shoshan
> 2) If that doesn't provide the answer, question the list, giving the 
> context in which you found the problematic word
> 3) So that everyone may benefit from your research, if you question 
> another library's romanization, give the title which contains the word 
> you question, and offer your preferred romanization.  It's not 
> necessary and in very bad form to name the cataloger or identify the 
> the institution (by MARC Organizational Code or OCLC code) which 
> produced the record.  Give your e-mail message the subject line 
> "Romanization".
> Duplication Queries
> 1) If you identify duplicate authority records, choose the better 
> heading and transfer relevant references and 670s from the other 
> record to the chosen one
> 2) So that everyone may benefit from your research, notify the list of 
> your findings. Ask the LC liaison to delete the unwanted duplicate.  
> Give your e-mail message the subject "Duplication".
> 3) If you are not authorized to add data to authority records, spell 
> out the problem in your e-mail message and request the attention of 
> the LC liaison or me as Coordinator of the funnel.
> Authority Problems
> 1) If you identify works which have been attributed to the wrong 
> author, correct the records in your own catalog
> 2) So that everyone may benefit from your research, notify the list of 
> your findings and corrections. Again, it's not necessary to name the 
> cataloger or the institution which you feel has misattributed 
> authorship.  Give your e-mail message the subject "Authorities".
> Most of us cataloging Hebraica today have been doing so for five years 
> and more. We all have different strengths, backgrounds, knowledge. Let 
> us all contribute our collective knowledge and allow the listserv to 
> once again be a valuable tool for all of us.
> Thank you, Joan (LC Liaison, NACO Hebraica Funnel), Heidi 
> (Coordinator, NACO Hebraica Funnel)
> *We hope to establish a Bibco Hebraica Funnel in the near future.  I 
> have been serving as a BIBCO reviewer for both Hebraica and western 
> European languages and in the interim will be available to answer or 
> field questions related to the BIBCO program and the 
> creation/submission of PCC bibliographic records--Heidi
>
> Heidi G. Lerner
> Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger
> Metadata Development Unit
> Stanford University Libraries
> Stanford, CA 94305-6004
> e-mail: lerner at stanford.edu
> ph: 650-725-9953
> fax: 650-725-1120
>
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