Monograph Copy Cataloging Committee
Description of Responsibilities:The Copy Cataloging Committee will consist of staff from each library unit who have responsibility for copy cataloging of monographic materials. The Committee will define and maintain a library-wide standard for copy cataloging, will draft procedures or test and respond to those drafted by others, review and revise existing policies and procedures as necessary, will recommend UFL policies and interdepartmental procedures for general monograph copy cataloging concerns and will develop and maintain standards for copy cataloging training.
The final product of the Committee will be web-based documentation of copy cataloging policies and procedures and standardized (consistent) training for copy cataloging.
Members:
Chair: Dot Hope, Resource Services
Daniel Cromwell, Resource Services: Copy Cataloging Unit Head
Jackie Brown, Resource Services: Contributed Cataloging
Marie Kennedy, Resource Services: Serials
Mary Gay Anderson, Documents
Tina Hughes, Resource Services: Gifts & Exchange
Monica Aiton, MSL
Nelda Schwartz, Preservation
Jean Bostwick, LIC
Nancy Williams, Resource Services: Authority ControlIssues to be Addressed:
1. Review existing and recommended documentation.
2. Update copy cataloging procedure in RS Pro.
3. Identify and seek solutions to operational problems and recommend policy and procedures review.
4. Review procedures for gathering and compiling copy cataloging statistics. Migrate these to RS web page.
5. Develop and institute a copy cataloging training program.Appointing Director:
Martha Hruska, Associate Director for Technical Services
Committee Role:
The Monograph Copy Cataloging Committee will be advisory, in that polices and procedures will be submitted to RS section(s) who have primary responsibility for copy cataloging activities for approval prior to implementation. This group will discuss, define and maintain a library-wide standard for copy cataloging monographs. The committee will have an educational role in that members will be trained and instructed in standard procedures.
Meetings:
The Copy Cataloging Committee will meet at least once quarterly.
Minutes:
Brief minutes should be kept and promptly posted on the RS web page, along with meeting agendas.
July 28, 1999
