[Yulcat-l] Report of the Task Group on the PCC Mission Statement

[Steven Arakawa]

If you aren't on the PCC list or overlooked this, the report of the Task 
Group on the PCC Mission Statement has a number of provocative items 
relating to the future of cataloging that are well worth a look.

It is now also a link on Cataloging at Yale/Tools and Resources in a new 
section called AACR3/RDA/FRBR/Future, along with links to some of the RDA 
presentations at ALA & other items on the future of cataloging:

http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/tools.htm#future

Direct link to the PCC report:

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/tgrptPCCMission.html

Steven Arakawa

Date:         Wed, 29 Jun 2005 12:54:35 -0400
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Subject: PCC Mission Statement Report
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PCC Mission Statement Report

The Policy Committee is pleased for this opportunity to share with the PCC 
membership the draft Report of the Task Group on the PCC Mission Statement 
now available at:  http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/tgrptPCCMission.html 
.  This document is among the initial efforts undertaken to prepare for the 
revision of the Program's Strategic Plan, beginning with the next PoCo 
meeting in Nov.

The Mission statement is an essential aspect of PCC vision, and the 
document sets out important assumptions about the changing environment and 
projects adjustments resulting therefrom in the PCC's core activities and 
roles.  These are also specified in the draft Report.

The current draft takes into account input shared at the recent Operations 
Meetings and also comments offered at a special meeting of the Policy 
Committee held in conjunction with the recent ALA where it was given 
preliminary approval.  It was also presented at the Participants Meeting 
and received a warm welcome.  As a final stage in this process, we are 
offering the report and its recommendation to individuals at our member 
institutions.  Please note that comments are due by July 31 and should be 
sent to Carlen Ruschoff at ruschoff at umd.edu

Anthony R.D. Franks
Team Leader, Cooperative Cataloging Team
Library of Congress
202-707-2822 (voice)
202-252-2082 (fax)

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Steven Arakawa
Catalog Librarian for Training & Documentation
Catalog Dept. Sterling Memorial Library. Yale University.
P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240
(203)432-8286 steven.arakawa at yale.edu
   
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