Rare Materials Descriptive Cataloging Task Group
Cataloging and Classification Standing Committee
Members
- Sarah Yates
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
yates006 [at] umn.edu - Susan Karpuk
Yale Law School
New Haven, CT
susan.karput [at] yale.edu - Meredith Shedd-Driskel
(external advisor)
Library of Congress
Washington, DC
mdri [at] loc.gov
The Task Group will assist the Bibliographic Standards Committee (BSC) of ALA's Rare Books and Manuscripts Section in the compilation of two handbooks of cataloging examples to accompany Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) (2007) (DCRM(B)) and Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Serials) (expected October 2008) (DCRM(S)). These compilations of examples are still in the planning stages but will likely be similar in format to Examples to Accompany Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books (1999). Specific tasks of the Task Group will include:
- Identifying special characteristics, other than subject matter, that are common among rare legal books and serials and perhaps less common among rare materials in general;
- Finding examples of specific books and serials with these special legal characteristics to illustrate descriptive cataloging rules in DCRM(B) and DCRM(S);
- Cataloging these examples according to DCRM(B) or DCRM(S) rules;
- Providing facsimile copies of relevant pages from these books and serials (usually the title page and sometimes additional sources of information) to the BSC; and
- Providing copies of the catalog records to the BSC.
Members of the Task Group will serve a one-year term, with the option of serving additional terms while the project is ongoing. The Task Group will report to the BSC twice a year: in December and June.