**THE CONSER PROGRAM**

**APPLICATION FOR ASSOCIATE LEVEL MEMBERSHIP**

Name and address of institution: Date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Individual completing this form:

Name:

Title:

Phone:

Fax:

Email:

Please include with the completed application form a letter of support
from the library\'s chief officer. Send form and letter via regular mail
to: CONSER Coordinator, Serial Record Division, Library of Congress, 101
Independence Ave., S.E., Washington DC 20540, fax: (202) 707-1778, or
email: lhaw@loc.gov.

Submission of this application form affirms that, in addition to the
administrative and cataloging support needs detailed in section A4. of
the *CONSER Editing Guide,* the institution is prepared to make resource
commitments for the following needs or activities related to the CONSER
Program:

-   Active participation in the operational concerns of CONSER.

-   Travel and per diem for staff to attend training sessions at the
    Library of Congress or elsewhere. CONSER training is generally
    restricted to matters of CONSER conventions and procedures; it does
    not include basic training in cataloging, MARC tagging, or terminal
    operations.

-   Per diem for Operations representative to attend standing committee
    meetings. (OCLC funds partial travel expenses for standing committee
    meetings on a rotational basis.)

-   Support for the necessary hardware, software, and
    telecommunications.

Please respond to the following questions as accurately as possible,
using additional space as needed. We recognize that not all of the
information requested may be readily available and that estimates may be
all that can be provided.

**A. COLLECTION/CONTRIBUTION**

1\. Number of currently received serial titles (excluding federal
government documents and newspaper)
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2\. Does/will your library collect, catalog, archive electronic serials?

If yes, please explain.

3\. Will retrospective conversion of serial records be part of your
contribution to CONSER?

Yes \_\_ No \_\_

> If yes, how many records will be contributed through conversion?

4\. Collection strengths.

a\) Describe the nature of your institution\'s collection, noting
strengths as to subject,\
language and/or format (e.g., electronic) coverage.

b\) Will all serials cataloging be contributed to CONSER?

If no, which areas of the collection will be part of your CONSER
contribution?

Which areas will not be contributed to CONSER?

**B. COOPERATIVE CATALOGING**

All CONSER applicants must be independent NACO contributors. Many CONSER
members also participate in one or more of the programs listed below but
such involvement is not required. Describe your institution\'s overall
commitment to cooperative cataloging and involvement in other programs.

1\. Why is your institution interested in participating in CONSER?

2\. Program for Cooperative Cataloging

a\) NACO (Name Authority Cooperative):

Independent since:

Do you contribute series as well as names?

Number of contributions last FY (names/series):

b\) SACO (Subject Authority Cooperative)

Type and level of involvement:

c\) BIBCO (Bibliographic Cooperative \-- for monographs)

Level of involvement:

3\. OCLC enhance (for monographs)

4\. Other programs or cooperative activities

**C. QUANTITY OF RECORDS**

1\. Number of serial titles cataloged during past three years:

**FY** \# of records **original copy**

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2\. Estimated annual number of records to be contributed to CONSER
(including original cataloging and first time authentication of existing
non-CONSER records)

3\. Rough estimate of the number of maintenance transactions (updates to
CONSER records) to be contributed annually

**D. QUALITY OF RECORDS**

Submit printouts of 10 current bibliographic records, accompanied by
surrogates (copies of cover, title page, etc. as appropriate) for the
serials cataloged.

1\. Five records must reflect original cataloging. The choice of the
records is made by the applicant but should be reflective of the types
of records that will be contributed to CONSER. At least one record must
represent cataloging for non-English language titles, if appropriate.
Include a record for a microform and/or electronic serial, if this
format will be contributed, and a record for a supplement or related
publication that is given a record separate from the record for the
serial itself.

2\. Five of the records must reflect the kind of editing that would be
performed on cataloging records contributed to OCLC by other
institutions. The printout should be annotated so that the \"before\"
and \"after\" data are clearly distinguished. Again, the choice of
records is made by the applicant; however, applicants are asked to
supply among the 5 records\--to the extent possible\--records
illustrating these conditions:

Modification of a record to reflect a title change

Modification of a record to reflect changes that do not require a new
record

**E. PERSONNEL**

1\. Describe your institution\'s serial cataloging operation, including
number of full/part time original and copy catalogers, technicians, and
other support personnel, years of experience, and types of
CONSER-related activities each will perform.

Job title FTE YRS Activities

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2\. Attach a brief resume of the intended representative to the CONSER
Operations Committee usually the head of serials cataloging.

**F. WORKFLOW**

Describe your projected CONSER workflow (i.e., how serial records will
be created and updated). Note specifically how you plan to submit and
maintain records in the CONSER database. How do you expect CONSER
membership to impact on your current workflow?

**G. MISCELLANEOUS**

Are there other areas in which your institution will/could contribute to
CONSER that have not detailed in this application?