# Presentation: 221121

## Library of Congress Working Group on Bibliographic Control 

- Interim Draft Report Recommendations
*Library of Congress *
*November 13, 2007*

## Working Group’s General Conclusions

**WG General Conclusions and Guiding Principles **

- Working Group’s General Conclusions

- 1.  Increase the efficiency of bibliographic production for all libraries through cooperation and sharing of bibliographic records and through use of data produced in the overall supply chain
- 2.  Transfer effort into high value activity. In particular provide greater value for knowledge creation through leveraging access for unique materials held by libraries that are currently hidden and under used.
- 3.  Position technology by recognizing WWW is our technology platform as well as the appropriate platform for standards. Recognize that users are not only people but also applications that interact with library data.

##  Working Group’s General Conclusions (cont.) 

**WG General Conclusions and Guiding Principles **

-  Working Group’s General Conclusions (cont.)

- 4.  Position our community for the future by adding evaluative, qualitative and quantitative analyses of resources. Work to realize the potential provided by the FRBR framework.
- 5.  Strengthen the library and information science profession through education and through development of metrics that will inform decision-making now and in the future.

##   Working Group’s Guiding Principles

**WG General Conclusions and Guiding Principles **

-   Working Group’s Guiding Principles

- 1.  Redefine bibliographic control
- 2.  Redefine the bibliographic universe
- 3.  Redefine the role of the Library of Congress

##   1.1 Eliminate Redundancies

**1. Increase Efficiencies of Bibliographic Production**

-   1.1 Eliminate Redundancies

- 1. Make use of bibliographic data available earlier in the supply chain
- 2. Re-purpose existing metadata for greater efficiency
- 3. Automate the CIP process
- 4. Re-examine current economic model for data sharing in the networked environment
- 5. Develop evidence about discovery tools to guide decision makers

##   1.2 Increase Distribution of Responsibility        for Bibliographic Record Production

**1. Increase Efficiencies of Bibliographic Production**

-   1.2 Increase Distribution of Responsibility        for Bibliographic Record Production

- 1.  Share responsibility for creating bibliographic records
- 2.  Examine existing digital cataloging programs and sub-programs carried out by LC
- 3.  Expand number of PCC participants
- 4.  Increase incentives for sharing bibliographic records

## 1.3 Collaborate on Authority Record 	Creation

**1. Increase Efficiencies of Bibliographic Production**

- 1.3 Collaborate on Authority Record 	Creation

- 1. Increase Collaboration on Authority Data
- 2. Increase Re-Use of Assigned Authoritative Headings
- 3. Internationalize Authority Files

## 2.1 Enhance Access to Rare & 	Unique Materials

**2. Enhance Access to Rare & Unique Materials**

- 2.1 Enhance Access to Rare & 	Unique Materials

- 1. Make the discovery of rare & unique materials a high priority
- 2. Integrate access to rare & unique materials with other library materials
- 3. Share access to unique materials
- 4. Encourage digitization to allow broad access
- 5. Streamline cataloging ... emphasizing greater coverage and access ...

## 3.1 The Web as Infrastructure

**3. Position Our Technology for the Future**

- 1. Integrate library standards into Web environment
- 2. Extend use of standard identifiers
- 3. Develop a more flexible, extensible metadata carrier

## 3.2 Standards

**3. Position Our Technology for the Future**

- 1. Develop standards with a focus on return on investment
- 2. Incorporate lessons from use into standards development

## 4.1 Design for Today’s &	Tomorrow’s User

**4. Position Our Community for the Future**

- 4.1 Design for Today’s &	Tomorrow’s User

- 1. Integrate evaluative information with library catalogs
- 2. Integrate user-contributed data with library catalogs
- 3. Research use of computationally-derived evaluation

## 4.2 Realization of FRBR

**4. Position Our Community for the Future**

- 1. Develop test plan for FRBR
- 2. Temporarily suspend work on RDA

## 4.3 Optimize LCSH for Use & Re-use

**4. Position Our Community for the Future**

- 1. Transform LCSH
- 2. Pursue de-coupling of subject strings
- 3. Encourage application of & cross-referencing with other controlled subject vocabularies
- 4. Recognize the potential of computational indexing in the practice of subject analysis

## 5.1 Build an Evidence Base 

**5. Strengthen the Library & Information Science Profession**

- 5.1 Build an Evidence Base

- 1. Develop key measures
- 2. Support on-going research

## 5.2 Design LIS Education for 	Present & Future Needs

**5. Strengthen the Library & Information Science Profession**

- 5.2 Design LIS Education for 	Present & Future Needs

- 1. Communicate with LIS educators
- 2. Share educational materials broadly via the Internet
- 3. Develop continuing education for U.S. library profession

## Working Group’s Next Steps

- 1. Using feedback from today’s meetings, Working Group will finalize its draft report for public comment.  Posting expected:  Nov. 30 and available through LC Website
- 2. Public Comment: Dec. 1-15, 2007
- 3. Using feedback from the public, Working Group will revise/submit its final report to the Library of Congress by January 9, 2008