In a message dated 6/18/2002 4:55:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > What would be the need to identify "the race" of those > in the photograph rather than their country of origin? > For those who constantly conduct research. For example, if I were looking for those of African descent who resided in my city of residence, it would be very helpful to use a "race" term. The US census used white, black and mulatto [for any mixed or non-black] for many years, those terms should be included in any searchable catalog. The use of the words race and ethnicity are contested by different groups, anthropologists, historians..etc. I think it is helpful to create a field in your catalog form that reads race/ethnicity. Shawn M. Weisser Bangor Public Library 145 Harlow Street Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 947-8336 http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/spcoll/ ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).