To Martin Sagger, ICTOP chair From Jeanne Hogenboom, CIDOC chair Dear Martin, >CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS REGARDING REVISIONS TO THE ICOM BASIC SYLLABUS That sounds like an excellent idea. I will try to get you CIDOC input on issues relevant to training in documentation etc. CIDOC has been discussing training for some time. We have made quite a few publications on standards, vocabulary control, as well as some 'fact sheets' that introduce documentation practice issues on a very simple level. These products should preferably be used by museums and we have been thinking of how we could develop training aids e.g. on the many CIDOC publications. > New communications technologies are >changing the way we work. That is definitely something CIDOC is concerned about (see our earlier reports and see our conference reports on CIDOC webpages (www.cidoc.icom.org). See also the upcoming issues of ICOM Study Series.) I hope we can discuss the input of CIDOC in the syllabus further, either in June in Paris, or maybe during a session at the CIDOC conference where we will discuss 'Quality & Documentation', a topic where training issues will certainly come to the surface. I know ICTOP has a meeting 'near' CIDOC's conference (Nuremberg - Germany, 7-11 September), so some 'cross links' should be possible ? With best regards, Jeanne Hogenboom ---------- Bureau IMC tel 010 4117070 fax 010 4116036 ----------