Dear Kate, et al.
Traditionally NACO participation has been institution based because
of the commitment to the initial 5-day training and because LC provides
free documentation to NACO institutions to assure compliance with the
most current policies and procedures (MARC 21 format and all updates,
(including the DCM Z1 yellow pages--which are not available from CDS)
and the LCRIs and its updates).
Perhaps rather than individual membership the model to be followed
here should be a Funnel project. Some of the Funnel Projects are
comprised of single individuals from institutions, usually from a
specialized branch library, where the general library may not belong to
NACO. Perhaps Bob (or Norine) would like to consider becoming the
Funnel Coordinator for a General NACO Funnel Project (GenNACO??).
At ALA we heard from a retired NACO cataloger who is now working
free-lance and from an active cataloger who moved from a NACO to a
non-NACO institution both expressing the desire to continue NACO
participation.
We'd be interested in hearing more discussion on this before taking
the question of individual PCC membership to the PoCo for consideration.
Ana Cristan
Cooperative Cataloging Team
Library of Congress
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phone: 202.707.7921
fax: 202.707.2824
Kate Harcourt wrote:
>
> I think it is a good idea. My only question/concern would be one of
> logistics. The new institution may not be an OCLC enhance library, thus
> limiting participation. Also some of us might question the pcc marker in
> a record that does not have a participating library MARC21 symbol in the
> 040.
>
> Kate
>
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Vicenti, Norine Isidora wrote:
>
> > That would be a good idea. What if a former institutional cataloger became
> > an independent cataloger? If that person has present NACO contributing
> > status, why not continue that status as a stand-alone if so desired.?
> >
> > Thanks Robert for the suggestion.
> >
> > Norine Vicenti (BYU alumni)
> > Joint Bank-Fund Libary
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robert Maxwell
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 7:03 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: "Independent" pcc members
> > >
> > > PCC members:
> > >
> > > I was struck at Midwinter by the number of my cataloging colleagues who
> > > have become what I will call "PCC orphans" by changing jobs, becoming
> > > employed by a library that is not an institutional NACO/BIBCO member. I
> > > think as the years pass the number of such catalogers will grow. It seems
> > > to me we are losing a rich resource by abandoning these experienced PCC
> > > catalogers, many of whom would like to continue contributing. Would it be
> > > possible to establish a category of "independent" or "personal" membership
> > > that would allow those who have been contributors to the program at their
> > > original institution continue to contribute even if their current
> > > institution does not participate?
> > >
> > > Bob Maxwell
> > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > > Robert L. Maxwell
> > > Special Collections and Ancient Languages Cataloger
> > > 6428 Harold B. Lee Library
> > > Brigham Young University
> > > Provo, UT 84602
> > > (801) 378-5568
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> >
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