From: "Lenora Oftedahl" <OFTL_at_critfc.org>
I'm cross-posting this, please excuse the duplication. It also ties into
an earlier question about copyright [COLLDV-L no. 1758].
I would like to know where other libraries draw the line for cataloging
research type papers on bibliographic utilities. There's not really much
guidance from OCLC. The 3rd grade report on Peru is definitely not going
in, but what about high school? Even if it's really well-researched?
Undergraduate thesis? Master's and Doctoral are just about given as being
candidates.
How appropriate would an undergraduate thesis be for collection development
in a specialized library? Or as citations for other papers? Does
someone's age really dictate that they can't do in-depth research?
I would like to revisit the copyright issue again...are these works
protected by copyright? Who owns the copyright? Should we be afraid of
acknowledging we have copies of these materials available for our patrons?
I got no responses previously and really would like the collective wisdom
From someone.
TIA
Lenora A. Oftedahl
Asst. Librarian
CRITFC/StreamNet Library
Portland OR 97232
oftl_at_critfc.org
Received on Mon Jun 08 1998 - 14:52:10 EDT