Mechael: Thank you for detailing the status of the Access Level Record
proposal.
But on such a serious matter (changing the very basis of the program's
cataloging standards), I am very disappointed that neither CONSER nor PoCo
asked the CONSER Operations Committee for a formal vote on its own
endorsement on the Working Group recommendations, as additional information
for PoCo to consider in its deliberations. The introduction to the summary
comments (sent out by Les Hawkins on Oct. 24, 2006) implies a much higher
level of agreement with the overall proposal than appears to be backed up
by the compiled comments, I am very curious as to what the entire OpCo's
sense on the matter (and details) might be. OpCo, as a group, gave general
positive response to only a presentation of a draft proposal, and has not
met since then.
At this point, I respectfully request that the entire OpCo be given a
larger role in resolving the more significant issues raised during the
comment period, such as by having formal votes on proposals regarding
individual items. (Two specific issues I will mention at the moment, and
which are addressed in the summary comment introduction, are uniform titles
and encoding levels.)
Kevin M. Randall
Head of Serials Cataloging
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
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phone: (847) 491-2939
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At 07:30 AM 11/20/2006, Les Hawkins wrote:
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:00:45 -0500
>From: "Charbonneau, Mechael Dawn" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Program for Cooperative Cataloging <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [PCCLIST] New CONSER Standard Record Approved
>
>PCC Community:
>
>I am pleased to announce that the PCC Policy Committee has endorsed the
>recommendations of the final reports submitted by the Access Level
>Record for Serials Working Group and the Working Group on Authentication
>Codes and Encoding Levels for Serials and Integrating Resources. The
>implementation date for the new CONSER standard record has been set for
>February 1, 2007. Many thanks to all of the Working Group members for
>their outstanding work throughout this process.
>
>
>
>PoCo wants to assure that the recommendations are implemented in the
>spirit that they were offered by the working groups, namely, to provide
>in an effective and timely manner a record that consistently ensures
>identification of and access to a serial title. To that end, the
>Working Group has defined the set of required elements needed in every
>CONSER standard record. All other elements are optional, but not
>precluded, and can be added as needed based on cataloger's judgment.
>
>
>
>PoCo recognizes that the comments received during the review period
>identified some areas where additional work is needed to resolve
>conflicting instructions or clarify some ambiguities. The PoCo has
>charged the Working Group to review the comments and resolve those
>problems, and to work with CPSO to assure that rule interpretations are
>in place for those recommendations which are not fully compliant with
>current AACR2 practice (most of which anticipate upcoming RDA changes).
>Staff in CPSO that serve on the JSC can also help assure that the new
>CONSER standard will be compatible with RDA.
>
>
>
>NEXT STEPS:
>
>Members of the original working group will be asked to work on resolving
>issues raised during the comment period.
>
>
>
>LCRIs:
>
>The co-chairs Regina Reynolds (LC) and Diane Boehr (NLM), will meet with
>Barbara Tillett (CPSO) to determine what AACR2 LCRIs are needed.
>
>
>
>DOCUMENTATION:
>
>The documentation produced by the Working Group provides a base
>foundation for the new standard. Work has begun on a document which
>merges required record elements with succinct cataloging instructions.
>This document will reflect the decisions that the working group makes in
>resolving some of the outstanding ambiguities or conflicts, will have
>additional appendices with examples, guidelines for working with copy,
>and other tools, and will link to existing sections of CONSER
>documentation where applicable.
>
>
>
>TRAINING:
>
>Melissa Beck (UCLA), a member of the working group, has agreed to
>develop training materials for the CONSER standard record that could be
>used in face-to-face workshop settings, adaptable to delivery in an
>online format, and made available for all by downloading on the CONSER
>web site. A new SCCTP module will also be developed based on these
>training materials. A preliminary training session is already planned
>for ALA Midwinter 2007, during the Monday afternoon meeting of the ALCTS
>Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee.
>
>
>
>Mechael D. Charbonneau
>
>PoCo Chair, 2007
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