Classification and Subject Cataloging Policy Advisory Working Group
Cataloging and Classification Standing Committee
July 16, 2007 Report

The Classification and Subject Cataloging Policy (CSCP) Advisory Working Group has experienced some recent personnel changes. Ellen McGrath assumed the role of Chair when Robert Rendall left the Columbia Law Library for the Columbia general library in May. Fortunately Robert is still a member of the group. Elizabeth Holmes stepped down as a member in June when she relocated to Rhode Island. Masako Patrum also stepped down as a member in June when she began to focus on her new position outside of technical services.

Current group members are:

Ex officio members:

There were two projects worked on by the CSCP during this past year:

  1. An update of Bill Benemann's Genre Terms for Law Materials. This was requested by AALL's SAC representative, Yael Mandelstam, as a contribution to LC's project to establish genre terms in LCSH.
  2. Marie Whited's proposal to revise the KF1 form table.

The KF1 form table proposal was posted to the TS e-list for public comment and a few comments were received by the June 1, 2007 deadline. A compilation of those comments, along with the discussion of the CSCP members was then posted on the TS website and announced on the TS e-list. This was done to allow Cataloging & Classification Committee members to prepare in advance for a brief discussion and vote on the KF1 form table proposal at the Committee meeting in New Orleans.

Work on the genre terms list is still underway. More will be announced about this soon.

For further information, please refer to the CSCP Working Group website.

Submitted by:
Ellen McGrath
Chair, TS CSCP Working Group

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