During the past year both the Dewey Classification researchers at OCLC and the CDS product developers at LC have been testing various ways of mounting their respective classifications on the web for cataloging use. Come to our meeting and get the background scoop on these major events. Diane Vizine-Goetz, Research Scientist, Office of Research, OCLC Online Computer Library Center. The Computer File Discussion Group will meet to discuss issues regarding the acquisition, cataloging and maintenance of electronic resources. This is always a lively and free-wheeling discussion, so feel free to bring examples and problems to share.
Term is for two years, election to be held at the business meeting following the discussion.
The United States Newspaper Program is a cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve US newspapers on microfilm. Like many library operations, authority control can be accomplished in-house or it can be contracted to one of several vendors specializing in such work. The authority control services currently on the market range from those that provide routine batch processing of a library's bibliographic records against the Library of Congress authority files, to those that offer a variety of customized options for record processing and delivery. Discussion group participants can expect to gain a better understanding of many of the critical decisions that need to be made when contracting with a vendor for authority control services. In the last year, electronic books have burst upon the publishing scene.