Internet resources

[Allison G Kaplan <akaplan@UDel.Edu>]

LM_NETTERS,

This conversation about compiling internet resources is very interesting.
Many thanks to Dale Copps for bringing it to the forefront. There is a
listserv that deals with actually cataloging (i.e. making MARC records)
internet sites. The listserv is called INTERCAT and is part of an OCLC
instigated project to get web sites cataloged. I don't think that is what
is being discussed here (although it's pretty interesting in and of
itself!) however, there was a posting which I thought was relevant to
Dale's topic.

At ALA mid-winter there is a meeting of the Computer Files Discussion
Group, Saturday, Feb.15. The topic of conversation will be the handling of
internet resources,"is the virtual library being treated like a vertical
file, or are resources selected, cataloged, monitored and withdrawn."
This discussion group is part of ALCTS but the topic looks general enough
for non-catalogers.

If someone does make it to this discussion, I hope you will post any
useful remarks for the rest of us.

Best,
Allison G. Kaplan
Coordinator,
School Library Media Specialist Program
College of Education
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716-2940
(302) 831-1584
akaplan@udel.edu