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Library of Congress Update Presentation for ALA Midwinter Conference January 20, 2002 Ann Della Porta Assistant Coordinator, Integrated Library System.

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1 Library of Congress Update Presentation for ALA Midwinter Conference January 20, 2002 Ann Della Porta Assistant Coordinator, Integrated Library System Program Office

2 LC News l LC is open for business l BUT, no USPS mail delivery since October 17 l Use phone, fax, or email to communicate with LC staff

3 LC News l No mail = reduced new receipts of materials l Reduced receipts = fewer new titles cataloged l Alternatives for Cataloging in Publication (CIP) publishers »http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/infopub/mail- delays.html

4 AACR2 Amendments & other changes l British terms of honor will not be included in new headings "Sir," "Dame," "Lord," "Lady” l Existing AACR2 headings will remain in the NAF with these terms l Handicapped People with disabilities l Physically handicapped People with disabilities

5 Availability of Subject & Class. records l Classification Weekly Lists now at: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/wlcabt.html l Approved LC Subject Headings now available sooner to CDS subscribers

6 LC Authorities on the Web l Over 5 million name authority records »personal names »corporate bodies, incl. meetings »geographic places, i.e., jurisdictions »uniform titles, incl. series l 260,000 subject authority records »2,300 subject subdivision records l LCSH & Annotated Card Program records

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24 LC Authorities on the Web l Next steps »Z39.50 »MARC 21 character set »subject subdivision records l LC plans to implement Voyager 2001 in 2002

25 Questions l www.loc.gov/ils/


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