TS-SIS Program — Cataloging at the Crossroads: LC's Series Decision and Its New Role in National Cataloging Policy
Monday, July 10, 2006 — 2:00-3:00 p.m. America's Center-Room 262
Speaker: Marie Whited, Catalog Liaison, Law Library of Congress
Moderator & Coordinator: Rhonda K. Lawrence
With the Library of Congress's decision in April to discontinue making series authority records, controversy has ensued about LC's ongoing role in setting national cataloging policy, its decision-making process, and how U.S. libraries and associations are responding. Attend this program to learn the latest national developments, hear comments from Marie Whited, Catalog Liaison at the Law Library of Congress, and share experiences in how law libraries are reacting.
Background:
For the official series announcements from the Library of Congress, see the Cataloging and Policy Support Office website
April 20, 2006 and June 1, 2006 postings
For papers posted on the Library of Congress Professional Guild web site, including Deanna Marcum’s statement, the Calhoun report, etc., Thomas Mann’s rebuttals, see:
http://guild2910.org/future.htm
For OCLC’s decision regarding LC records and series processing in World Cat, see:
http://www.oclc.org/news/announcements/announcement191.htm
Program for Cooperative Cataloging FAQ re: series Web page
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/seriesfaq.html
Program for Cooperative Cataloging statement on LC SARs decision
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/seriesPCC.html
via email from Rhonda Lawrence
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