ANS LIBRARY GOALS

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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 41, October 8, 2000, Article 9

ANS LIBRARY GOALS

The American Numismatic Society has published its long- range planning goals. The document is available on their web site at this address:

http://www.amnumsoc.org/news/LongRangePlan.html

Bibliophiles may be interested in the plans for the ANS' incomparable numismatic library. The Library goals are shown below:

"Library Goal: Support the informational needs of membership, scholars and the general public and staff through the referencing of numismatic publications, domestic and foreign utilizing information technology.

Objectives:

1. Complete library's online catalog component as part of already established ordering, acquisitions, and subject authority database (LOAC).
2. Provide "clean" bibliographic records devoid of unauthorized/incorrect subject headings, editing records online using global change capabilities of the online catalog.
3. Ensure the reader is guided to all works of a single author by developing and installing a procedure for name authority work.
4. Provide comprehensive and timely coverage of articles in all numismatic journals; catalog backlog of approximately 12,800 articles.
5. Explore possible use of RLIN or downloading records from Library of Congress at no cost.

Goal: To become an information center that efficiently uses modern technology.

Objectives:

6. Provide online public access computers for library visitors allowing quick searches by keyword, title, author, ISBN etc and the capacity to print search results.
7. Provide access to numismatic websites by cataloging them according to accepted standards; incorporate a strategy for updating cataloging of numismatic websites on a regular basis.
8. Provide information about the library and its collections over ANS website.
9. Acquire multi-volume reference works or journals in fiche, film, or CD-ROM and microfilm/fiche reader/printer equipment to facilitate use of non-paper format."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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