LKR Policy Task Group

Final Report

October 27, 2005

CatMet Managers -

 

We the LKR Study Committee (Todd, Jimmie, Hank and myself) have concluded our work and now submit our findings to you.

 

We have concluded that use of the LKR field in local cataloging activities is both a viable and useful option, and we are ready to suggest a number of occasions when we believe use of the field locally would be especially useful.

 

Attached are five files, defined as follows:

 

                    lkrmeet1   =   Meeting minutes for Aug. 17 committee meeting

                    lkrmeet2   =   Meeting minutes for Sep. 13 committee meeting

                    lkrrept      =   Draft procedure for ALEPHPRO giving a general statement 

                                          on LKR use in ALEPH         

                    lkrser       =   Todd's procedure appendix giving example of use of LKR

                                          field in serial work

                    ITM link   =  Hank's procedure appendix giving example of use of LKR

                                         field in Special Collections work       

 

These five attached files summarize our findings and offer suggestions on how we may proceed to begin use of the LKR field locally.

 

We expect that eventually we will be entering into ALEPHPRO files that correspond to lkrrept, lkrser and ITM link above, and which will be respectively titled:

 

          LKR Field Use in ALEPH Cataloging: Basic Procedure

          LKR Field Use in ALEPH Cataloging: Example: Serials

          LKR Field Use in ALEPH Cataloging: Example: Special Collections

 

For now, the drafts all need to be reviewed and updated as needed by you the Dept. Managers, and following review and updating and eventual approval, I can at that time enter them into ALEPHPRO using Contribute 3.

 

At this point, all of us on the committee hope that our findings will serve as a useful starting point for implementation of the LKR field in our local cataloging activities. If after reading the attached files, any of you have any questions, please let me or a committee member know.

 

Steve Fuquay

Chair, LKR Study Committee