[Yulcat-l] FW: PCC Task Groups At Work

[Swanekamp, Joan]

From: Program for Cooperative Cataloging [mailto:PCCLIST at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV] On Behalf Of Barnhart, Linda
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 1:52 PM
To: PCCLIST at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
Subject: PCC Task Groups At Work

I am pleased to announce the formation of several PCC RDA task groups.  These groups report to the PCC Policy Committee; the full charge for each is posted on the PCC RDA web site at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/RDA-PCC.html.


1)      The RDA Policy Statements Task Group, which is a joint task group with the LC Policy & Standards Division.  This group is charged to review the latest set of RDA Policy Statements and to make recommendations indicating the extent to which use of a single set of RDA Policy Statements is agreeable.  The group is chaired by Manon Theroux, and includes David Reser, Paul Frank, Linda Gabel, Ed Jones, Robert Maxwell, and Hugh Taylor.

2)      The Task Group to Formulate or Recommend PCC/NACO RDA Policy on Authority Issues is charged to formulate or recommend PCC policy on the prioritized NACO issues raised in the PCC RDA-Decisions Needed Task Group Final report/spreadsheet, providing clear direction on each issue and noting any contingencies in policy implementation. The group is chaired by Kathy Glennan, and includes Ben Abrahamse, Karen Detling, Joanna Dyla, Sara Shatford Layne, George Prager, and Paul Frank.

3)      The PCC Acceptable Headings Implementation Task Group is charged to implement the recommendations of the Task Group on AACR2 & RDA Acceptable Heading Categories.  The group is chaired by Gary Strawn, and includes Paul Frank, Robert Bremer, Karen Anderson, Ana Lupe Cristan, and David Williamson.

4)      The Hybrid Integrating Resources Task Group is charged to produce a guide or cue sheet that will assist with the cataloging of integrating resources under RDA.  The group is chaired by George Prager, and includes Renee Chin, Dale Swensen, Laura Ramsey, Les Hawkins, Margaretta Yarborough, Holly Tomren, Lynne Branche Brown and Valerie Bross.

Several other task groups which report to PCC Standing Committees are also underway, and the charges to these groups are posted on the Standing Committee sites.

5)      The RDA Provider-Neutral Model and Reproductions Task Group is charged to examine the provider-neutral model under RDA and make recommendations for any needed changes.  The group reports to the Standing Committee on Standards and is chaired by Becky Culbertson; members include Chris Cronin, Christee Pascale, and David Reser.

6)      The RDA and the BIBCO Standard Record for Textual Monographs Task Group is charged to examine the BIBCO Standard Record MAPs and make recommendations for any needed changes.  The group reports to the Standing Committee on Standards and is chaired by Chris Cronin; members include Robert Maxwell, Christee Pascale, David Reser, and Becky Culbertson.

7)      The RDA Training Materials Task Group is charged to collect existing RDA training documentation from PCC and non-PCC sources, review them for accuracy, and organize and post them to the PCC RDA site for easy navigability.  The group reports to the Standing Committee on Training, and is chaired by Larisa Walsh; members include Robert Maxwell, Hien Nguyen, Susan Summer, and Amy Turner.

8)      The RDA Records Task Group is charged to collect examples of complete MARC RDA bibliographic records for monographic, serial, and integrating resources representing all formats of material, review those records for completeness and accuracy, and then post them on the PCC website.  The group reports to the Standing Committee on Training, and is chaired by George Prager; members include Nancy Lorimer, Christee Pascale, and Robert Rendall.

These eight groups are working now.  Their reports are expected later this Spring for discussion at the PCC Operations Committee meeting in early May.

The report of the CONSER Standard Record Task Group, which was co-chaired by Kristan Lindlan and Ed Jones, and included members Everett Allgood, Robert Bremer, Valerie Bross, Renee Martonik, Robert Rendall, Regina Reynolds, Steve Shadle, and Dale Swensen, was discussed at the CONSER-at-large meeting at ALA Midwinter and will soon be reviewed by the PCC Policy Committee.

The report of the Authority Source Citation Task Group, which was chaired by Gary Strawn and included John Wright, David Williamson, Robert Bremer, Stephen Hearn, and Karen Anderson, has been received and is being reviewed by the PCC Policy Committee.

The PCC Secretariat has created a consolidated table, Status of PCC RDA Task Groups, at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/RDA-PCC.html, which is very useful for one-stop viewing.  The table has the status and deadlines for each group, and the charges  are linked there as well.

The RDA Post-Implementation Guidelines Task Group and the PCC Essential Elements Task Group are still in the process of being formed; more information on these will be forthcoming.  Will this be the end of PCC RDA task groups?  Probably not.

Let me take this opportunity to thank the many people who are hard at work on these, and earlier, PCC RDA task groups.  It clearly takes a village to think through the many aspects of implementing a new descriptive cataloging standard, and I am grateful for the willingness of so many PCC members to spend their brain power working on this.  --  Linda

Linda Barnhart

Head, Metadata Services Department

UC San Diego Libraries

     And Program for Cooperative Cataloging Chair, 2011-12

lbarnhart at ucsd.edu<mailto:lbarnhart at ucsd.edu>

858-534-6759



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