Section I, Chapter G
Duties of Serials Catalog Librarian
1. DUTIES
The principal duty of the Serials Catalog Librarian is to process new continuing resources titles and to coordinate various continuing resources activities with cataloging.
- The Serials Catalog Librarian uses LC or member copy found on OCLC and does original cataloging if no copy is found.
- The bibliographic record is edited and a call number is established according to the LC schedules.
- Special processing notes are entered in the holdings record (and sometimes the serials control and/or order records) for the benefit of Serials Receiving.
- Holdings are recorded if the serial is bound; binding instructions are included for Preservation Services if the serial is unbound. Holdings records are not created for remote access electronic resources.
- The continuing resource is returned to Serials Receiving with instructions for check-in and shelving; binding instructions are usually sent directly to Preservation Services by email
2. CHANGES
The Serials Catalog Librarian processes continuing resource changes, including:
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- Government Publications holdings projects
- Business Information Center projects
- Trade Shelf publications project
- LSC projects
- Special Collections continuing resource cataloging projects
- Metadata projects
- WEST archiving project
Prepared by: Alice J. Rhoades
Index Terms: Serials Cataloger, duties, continuing resources, changes, projects.