elcome to
the Home Page of the Special Collections Cataloging Team of the
Penn State University Libraries. Our mission is to provide high-quality
cataloging records in The CAT for all items stored in the Special
Collections Library.
his page is designed
to serve as a Cataloging Tool, in addition to supplying information
about the scope and nature of our Team. We encourage questions
and comment about this page or the Team. Questions and comments
may be directed to any Team Member, or, preferably, to the entire
Team by using our email address rarebookscat@psulias.psu.edu.
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Special Collections Cataloging Team began life as The Rare Materials
Cataloging Team in August, 1995, when the Cataloging Department
adopted a tentative Team structure. The structure was officially
sanctioned on April 1, 1996, and we began conducting ourselves as
a Team. In June, 2000, we agreed to
accept responsibility for all of Special Collections, and thus evolved
into the Special Collections Cataloging Team.
Special Collections Cataloging Team
| Annie Copeland |
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Faculty Resource Person |
| Susan Hamburger |
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Faculty Resource Person |
| John Hamilton |
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50% |
| Lori Leatherman |
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20% |
| Ken Robinson |
kjr106 |
100% |
| J. Jeff Ungar |
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50% |
he Special Collections
Cataloging Team meets on an ongoing basis with members of Special
Collections. The purpose of our meetings is to discuss and decide
policy and procedure, share and resolve interesting problems encountered
in current processing, receive background about materials from Special
Collections personnel, and discuss items referred to us by Cataloging
Services. Meetings may be called or cancelled as needed; informal
gatherings and electronic communication supplement our discussion/decision
network.
e support Cataloging's
policy of open meetings, and circulate both our agenda and meeting
minutes to the Cataloging Department. Any member of the Department
is encouraged to attend any of our meetings, at their discretion.
eam
decisions are made by consensus,
after discussion among all interested Team members; emphasis is
given to members with 100% commitment.
ur Team Leader
rotates among staff personnel with 100% commitment to the Team.
The Team Leader is responsible for collecting agenda items, scheduling
meetings, and facilitating meetings. The Team Leader also represents
The Special Collections Cataloging Team concerns in other areas.
inutes are recorded
for all meetings on a volunteer basis, generally a staff member
with 100% commitment to the Team. Minutes officially record discussions,
decisions, and announcements, and provide a valuable record for
the Team as well as a significant communications tool with other
Teams in Cataloging Services. They are approved via email by all
meeting participants before being shared with the Department. Archived
Team minutes are available from 1995.
This page is designed and maintained by the
Special Collections Cataloging Team.
Comments about this page may be sent to
John
Hamilton.
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