Descriptive Cataloging (DCAG)

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING ADVISORY WORKING GROUP (DCAG)

Resources

• Annual Reports
• Electronic Discussion List: ts-dcag [at] lists.ucla.edu
• Best Practices
• Proposal: Distinguishing Authorized Access Points for Law Materials

Mission

1. Advise and make recommendations to the chair of the Cataloging and Classification Standing Committee and TS-SIS Executive Board regarding AALL positions on national descriptive cataloging policies and standards, including development and revision of cataloging and metadata codes.
2. Advise and make recommendations to the AALL representative to the ALA Committee on Cataloging: Description & Access (CC:DA) on national descriptive cataloging policies and standards, including development and revision of cataloging and metadata codes.
3. Work closely with the representative(s) from the Law Library of Congress and the Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division (PSD) on descriptive cataloging policies and practices for legal resources.
4. Create and maintain best practices, policies, and guidelines pertaining to descriptive cataloging of legal resources. Initiate other special projects as needed.
5. Maintain active communication between the working group and TS-SIS members regarding current national cataloging policy, code revisions, and issues pertaining to the descriptive cataloging of legal resources.

Reporting Responsibilities

1. Submit an annual written report of the working group's activities to the chair of the Cataloging and Classification Standing Committee.
2. Submit copies of the annual report to the TSLL newsletter editor and to the TS-SIS web manager.
3. Give oral reports to general TS-SIS membership during the Cataloging and Classification Standing Committee meeting and/or roundtable during AALL Annual Meeting.
4. Prepare agenda for CDAG meeting during AALL Annual Meeting.
5. Keep chair of the Cataloging and Classification Standing Committee abreast of working group's activities.

Structure

1. Any members in good standing of TS-SIS may apply in writing to serve during a call for volunteers made by the chair of the Cataloging and Classification Standing Committee.
2. Members should include in their application a brief statement that includes their reasons for wanting to serve on this working group and how they can contribute to the group's work.
3. Members are selected and appointed by the current chair of the working group, in consultation with the chair of the Cataloging and Classification Standing Committee and the CC:DA representative.

Membership Responsibilities

1. Respond in an informed and timely manner to requests for review and feedback on position papers, proposed rule revisions, and any other documents developed by the AALL representative to CC:DA. Contribute to the development of such documentation when called upon.
2. Serve actively on subgroups to develop descriptive cataloging best practices, policies, and guidelines pertaining to law cataloging. Contribute to written reports or other documentation to be disseminated to the TS-SIS membership via postings to electronic lists, the TS-SIS Web site, and announcements in TSLL.
3. Actively engage in discussions initiated by any member of the working group, and contribute to the resolution of questions and concerns referred to the working group about description of legal resources.

Membership Roster

(as of September 20, 2016)

George Prager, Chair