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An Overview of On the Record: Report of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control

Background. Working Group was charged to present:How bibliographic control can support management of and access to library materials in the evolving information and technology environmentRecommendations on how the library community can move toward this visionAdvice to the Library of Congress on its role and priorities.

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An Overview of On the Record: Report of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control

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    1. An Overview of "On the Record: Report of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control”

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    3. The Process Three Public Hearings, March-July 2007 3

    4. The Working Group’s Vision of the Future The future of bibliographic control will be collaborative, decentralized, international in scope, and Web-based 4

    5. Guiding Principles REDEFINE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL “ … a broad definition of bibliographic control that embraces all library materials, a diverse community of users, and a multiplicity of venues where information is sought ... view bibliographic control as a distributed activity, not a centralized one.” 5

    6. Guiding Principles REDEFINE THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC UNIVERSE “Libraries of today need to recognize that they are but one group of players in a vast field, and that market conditions necessitate that libraries interact increasingly with the commercial sector … Rather than relying as heavily as it has on LC, the community needs to acknowledge that in at least some areas, LC may need to be able to rely on the work of others.”

    7. Guiding Principles REDEFINE THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS “ … identify areas wherein it [LC] no longer need be the sole provider of bibliographic data and to create partnerships to distribute responsibility for data creation ... consider sharing the standards effort within the community and collaborating with other interested institutions to create a rational and efficient means of managing the standards needed for information exchange.”

    8. Findings & Recommendations Five Sections 8

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    27. In Summary Report presents a vision and broad directions for the future It is not a specific implementation plan A call to action 27

    28. Library of Congress Response Committed to responding in writing to each of the 40 separate recommendations, by ALA Annual Meeting, June 2008 Three separate groups in the library reviewed the document 28

    29. Library of Congress’s Categorization of the Recommendations Expected Streamline processes Greater collaboration More flexibility in accepting bibliographic data from diverse sources Share responsibilities more broadly and more meaningfully 29

    30. Library of Congress’s Categorization of the Recommendations (continued) New ideas Increase incentives for sharing bibliographic data Examine economic models Internationalize authority files 30

    31. Library of Congress’s Categorization of the Recommendations (continued) Controversial Give priority to “hidden” special collections Develop a more flexible, extensible metadata carrier (than MARC) Develop standards with focus on Return on Investment Suspend work on RDA 31

    32. Joint Statement Leaders of the Library of Congress (LC), the National Library of Medicine (NLM), and the National Agricultural Library (NAL) met on March 10, 2008 to discuss the recommendation from On the Record: the Report of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control to suspend work on RDA 32

    33. Joint Statement The three national libraries agreed on the following approach: First, we jointly commit to further development and completion of RDA. Second, following its completion, a decision to implement the rules will be based upon the positive evaluation of RDA's utility within the library and information environment, and criteria reflecting the technical, operational, and financial implications of the new code. This will include an articulation of the business case for RDA, including benefits to libraries and end users and cost analyses for retraining staff and re-engineering cataloging processes 33

    34. LC Response Delivered June 1, 2008 “On the basis of this internal analysis, the Library of Congress accepts and endorses the recommendations...We are eager to work with colleagues nationally and internationally to achieve the vision…This response is not an official program statement…nor is it an implementation plan.”

    35. José-Marie Griffiths School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Email: jmgriff@unc.edu www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future 35

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