David: I would like to have my name included for the selection among the managers' category. I also have 2 catalogers like to be included in the selection: Dawn Grattino [log in to unmask] Gracine Wiggins [log in to unmask] Thanks. Margaret Shen ********************************************************************** Margaret Shen e-mail: [log in to unmask] Head, Catalog Dept. Cleveland Public Library voice: (216) 623-2886 17133 Lake Shore Blvd. fax: (216) 623-6980 Cleveland, OH 44110 ********************************************************************** David Banush wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > I would like to invite you to participate in an upcoming study on > the attitudes of cataloging professionals toward the BIBCO core > record. This project involves conducting telephone interviews with > 20 front-line original catalogers and 20 cataloging managers from > BIBCO member libraries and is intended to explore how both managers > and working catalogers feel about the core record. The results of > the survey will be used to assist the PCC Policy Committee in > planning and marketing for the BIBCO program. It is also > anticipated that the results will be used as the basis for an > article to be submitted for publication. Further information about > the study is available at > http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/coretudeprop.html. > > Your participation would involve about 30 minutes of your time to > answer a set of questions about the core record. The interviews > will take place during the 3rd and 4th weeks of March (weeks of > March 19 and March 26, 2001). Interviews will be tape recorded and > transcribed for analysis. Your name and institutional affiliation > will be kept strictly confidential, and you will not be identified > by name or affiliation in any reports produced. The interviews will > be conducted by Diane Cellentani, a professional researcher based in > Columbus, Ohio, with over 20 years of experience in library-related > research projects. Ms. Cellentani is serving as consultant on this > study. > > To ensure the project's success, broad participation will be > essential. Please feel free to forward this message to your > cataloging staff and/or colleagues. Because of the study's > parameters, however, not everyone who is interested in participating > will be able to be interviewed. Potential participants will be > asked to complete a brief screening questionnaire before an > interview is scheduled. Upon receipt of a message from you > indicating interest, I will forward the questionnaire to you. It > should only take a few moments to complete and return. After I have > received your completed questionnaire, I will be in touch with you > about the next steps. > > If you are interested in participating, or have further questions > about the study, please contact me. My contact information appears > below. > > Thank you for your interest in this study. > > David Banush > > Coordinator of Technical Services > M.P. Catherwood Library > Cornell University > Ithaca, NY 14853 > > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > Phone: 607-255-2719 > Fax: 607-255-9641 --