This is an excellent suggestion! John On Tue, 22 Sep 1998, W. Cromwell-Kessler wrote: > REPLY TO 09/22/98 16:04 FROM [log in to unmask] "Program for Cooperative > Cataloging": Re: Classification numbers for authors, musicians, artists > > Rhoda, > > I take your point. Perhaps the question for the operations committee might > just how far one must go to insure that LC has not assigned a > cutter--do you really have to check with LC, perhaps a check against the > bibliographic files in OCLC or RLIN (or other) might suffice? > > Willy > > > > To: [log in to unmask] > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ John D. Byrum, Jr. ^^ ^^ Chief, Regional & Cooperative Cataloging Division ^^ ^^ Library of Congress LM-535 ^^ ^^ Washington, D.C. 20540-4380 LL ^^ ^^ LL CCC ^^ ^^ (202) 707-6511 LL CC CC ^^ ^^ FAX (202) 707-2824 LLLLLLLL ^^ ^^ CC CC ^^ ^^ [log in to unmask] CCC ^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^