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[Sue Kamm]

"Kraemer, Beth" wrote:

  Well, I don't think such standards could be hard and fast and I don't 
  think
  anyone should be hung by their thumbs for not adhering!  But 
  standards are
  emerging (e.g., logo in top left) and it might be possible to give the
  process a bump through some coordinated effort.  Standards could 
  even be by
  logical groupings of libraries (e.g., ARL guidelines) or consortia, 
  which
  might have more homogenous users and materials.  -Beth

The kinds of standards that could be developed could be similar to 
those we now have for cataloging.  After all, aren't AACR2 and MARC 
formats standard?
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