1. Presented to COLINET By Wayne Walker, NLJ

2. NATIS (JAMLIN) Related Functions Co-ordinate and facilitate the development of sectoral library networks; Provide for co-operation between public libraries, school libraries, tertiary education institution libraries, private libraries, museums and the Jamaica Archives and Records Department; Develop a National Bibliographic Database and facilitate access thereto;

3. Promote, by agreement amongst the library networks, the maintenance of the National Bibliographic Database; Develop and promote national standards for the operation of libraries and the processing and delivery of information; NATIS (JAMLIN) Related Functions

4. National Bibliographic Database – Jamaica Union Catalogue (JUC) Meant to be a one stop shop for efficiently locating library resources ; Serves to save researchers valuable energy, time and money in fulfilling their information needs; Available via website www.nlj.gov.jm; Needs the cooperation of all to make it very effective; Libraries / Information Units in Jamaica are expected to submit their cataloguing records ;

8. Challenges in Developing the Jamaica Union Catalogue Cataloguing Records not being submitted for various reasons:-  Cataloguing not done according to standards  Catalogues not properly maintained  Reservations about releasing the cataloguing records

9. Increasing Compliance NLJ Created the Jamaica Union Catalogue Agreement

14. Benefits of Signing the JUC Contract Assistance with Cataloguing standards Off-site storage of Cataloguing records Technical Support provided by NLJ Access to more diverse local information sources / Inter-Library Loans Contribution to the efficient locating of information sources in Jamaica

15. NLJ Online Catalogues Jamaica Union Catalogue (JUC) – 86,842 records 60 Contributing libraries NATCAT – 36,246 records NLJ’s Jamaican Collection Socio-Economic Information Network (SECIN) – 78,430 16 Contributing libraries

16. Way Forward Sign Jamaica Union Catalogue Agreement and return to NLJ. Submit your Cataloguing Records for inclusion into Union Catalogue.

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