Cheryl, "Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to Describing Cultural Works and their Images" might offer some guidance here. See: http://www.vrafoundation.org/ccoweb/index.htm.
Diane >I'm writing from the Bryn Mawr College Art and Artifacts Collection, >where we have recently completed our initial migration of data from >a disparate collection of Access databases to a formal collections >management database. Ours is a diverse study collection that >includes archaeological and anthropological artifacts as well as >fine arts objects. We're wondering how other collections are >dealing with cataloging culture and nationality information for >objects that have cultural groups as makers as opposed to >individual, known makers (also, where the cultural group may or may >not always correspond to the same geographical region). Our >concerns mainly center around objects of African and Native American >origin. > >Though we're most specifically interested in how this data is stored >in the cataloging system (i.e. Is the culture/nationality of the >object entered into a designated "culture/nationality" field? Is an >artist/creator record created for the entire cultural group? etc.), >any general comments on cataloging anthropological and >archaeological collections are also welcome. If anyone has a >perspective on this that they would like to share, even if it's of >the "Oh my god, whatever you do, just don't do it this way" variety, >we'd certainly appreciate it. > >Good wishes, >Cheryl >-- >Cheryl Klimaszewski >Collections Information Manager >Bryn Mawr College >101 North Merion Avenue >Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 >office 610-526-5093 >cklimaszew at brynmawr.edu > >_______________________________________________ >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >The MCN-L archives can be found at: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Email: dzorich at mindspring.com or dianezorich at comcast.net
