Yale University Library
Manuscript Cataloging Committee
Current Members: Joan Swanekamp, Chief Catalog Librarian; Toby Appel, Historical Medical Library; Ellen Cordes, Walpole Library; Nancy Lyon, Manuscripts and Archives; Francis Lapka, British Art Center; Martha Smalley, Divinity Library; Karen Spicher, Beinecke Library
Past Members: Richard Boursy, Music Library; Susan Brady, Arts Library; Colleen Reilly, Arts Library; Martha Repp, British Art Center; Jae Rossman, Arts of the Book Collection
Manuscript Cataloging Guidelines
(Revised 2011 August)
Documents for discussion
RDA training for YUL manuscript catalogers
RDA training: list of manuscript catalogers
Draft list of search and display requirements for manuscript records
Brbl Ms Unit: Orbis Indexing and Opac Display
Minutes
| Date | Agenda |
| 2013 | |
| Apr 9 | Oclc, manual edits, RDA, Orbis documentation |
| Mar 12 | RDA training, Oclc reclamation |
| Jan 15 | RDA training |
| 2012 | |
| Dec 18 | RDA training, Oclc reclamation, ArchiveGrid |
| Aug 27 | RDA training, Oclc reclamation |
| Jun 12 | Oclc reclamation, Voyager 8, website redesign, RDA |
| Apr 24 | Voyager 8 opac features |
| Mar 27 | ODAI, Voyager 8, metadata standards, RDA |
| Feb 28 | ODAI, Voyager 8, RDA |
| Jan 17 | record type p in ODAI |
| 2011 | |
| Dec 20 | Oclc post reclamation, visual materials metadata, Voyager 8 migration |
| Nov 22 | special collections committees, visual materials metadata |
| Nov 1 | Exlibris Alma special collections initiatives, visual materials metadata |
| Sep 27 | special collections help, manual editing |
| Aug 23 | manaul editing, bibco |
| Jul 26 | new orbis changes, oclc, manual editing |
| May 23 | manual editing, oclc reclamation, special collections help |
| Apr 25 | manual editing |
| Apr 18 | orbis special collections help |
| Feb 28 | oclc reclamation, webvoyage 7, manual maintenance |
| 2010 | |
| Dec 6 | cataloging preferences, webvoyage 7 testing, oclc |
| Nov | no meeting |
| Oct 11 | oclc, yufind, opac updates; manual updates |
| Mar-Sep | No meetings |
| Feb 22 | Combined manual draft |
| Jan 25 | Yufind, combined manual draft |
| 2009 | |
| Dec 14 | Single item draft |
| Nov 30 | Yufind |
| Oct 26 | Yufind, single item draft |
| Sep 28 | Yufind, OCLC |
| Feb-Aug | No meetings |
| Jan 26 | Single item draft |
| 2008 | |
| Dec 15 | Yufind, single item draft |
| Nov 17 | OCLC, Yufind |
| Oct 27 | Yufind, single item draft |
| Sep 22 | OCLC, Yufind, single item draft |
| Sep 8 | OCLC, Yufind |
| Aug 4 | Single item draft |
| Jun 2 | Single item draft |
| Apr 28 | 6XX, other sections, OCLC |
| Jan 28 | Single item 69X, ff, and 856 |
| Jan 7 | OCLC, Remaining single item sections |
| 2007 | |
| Oct 22 | OCLC, 6XX |
| Aug 27 | OCLC, 6XX |
| July 23 | OCLC, 6XX |
| June 11 | File permissions, mfhd fields, OCLC display, 5XX order |
| Apr 23 | 5XX |
| Mar 26 | Digital file links, collection-level 246, 3XX-5XX |
| Feb 26 | Digital file links |
| Jan 29 | 3XX-5XX, collection level 245 |f and 856 |
| 2006 | |
| Dec 18 | 2XX, 3XX |
| Nov 27 | 2XX |
| Oct 23 | RLG/OCLC, single item cataloging |
| July 31 | RLG/OCLC, future committee business |
| June 12 | DACS, RLG, completion of manual |
| May 22 | DACS |
| April 24 | DACS |
| March 27 | RLG ArchiveGrid |
| January 30 | Review indicator and subfields: 6XX and 7XX |
| 2005 | |
| December 19 | Review indicator and subfields: 5XX and 1XX |
| November 28 | Remaining questions; review indicator and subfields; DACS |
| October 24 | Remaining questions; review indicator and subfields |
| September 26 | Item Record, remaining issues |
| August 29 | 035, 6xx, Mfhd 852, new appendices: Local Call Numbers and Obsolete Fields |
| July 25 | 035, Bibliographic Record, Authority Record, Appendices |
| July 11 | Marc Format for Holdings Record, Item Record |
| June 6 | DACS |
| May 9 | Bibliographic Record, Fixed Fields, 8xx, Marc Format for Holdings Record |
| April 25 | Preparation for Cataloging, Bibliographic Record, Fixed Fields, 8xx |
| February 14 | Draft sections 1xx, 8xx, fixed fields, field lists, Introduction |
| January 24 | Draft sections 0xx, 2xx, 3xx, 5xx, 6xx, 7xx, 8xx |
| 2004 | |
| November 22 | Draft sections 0xx, 6xx-8xx, 1xx |
| November 1 | Draft sections 1xx, 2xx, and 5xx |
| September 27 | Draft sections: 2xx, 5xx, other issues |
| August 23 | Draft sections: 2xx, 3xx, 5xx |
| July 26 | 541/561, single mss, Appendices C-Q, additional appendices |
| May 17 | Authority, Appendices A, B |
| May 3 | Mfhd, Appendices |
| April 19 | 006, 555/856, 090, The Bibliographic Record |
| April 5 | 006, 555/856, General Cataloging Hints, The Bibliographic Record |
| March 22 | Fixed fields: 006, Introduction, Other Useful Sources |
| February 23 | Fixed fields: 006 |
| February 9 | Fixed fields: 008 |
| January 26 | 9XX/035, Fixed fields: Leader |
| 2003 | |
| December 15 | 656, 69X, 856, 9XX |
| December 1 | 656, 69X, 851, 852 |
| November 17 | 656, 69X, 740, 246, 851, 852 |
| November 3 | 655, 656, 69X, 700, 710, 711, 730, 740 |
| October 6 | 6XX, 655, 656, 657, 690, 692, 693 |
| August 25 | 5XX, 6XX, 7XX, 651 |
| August 11 | 5XX, 6XX, 7XX, 610, 611, 630, 650 |
| July 14 | 045, 047, 048, 090, 6XX, 600 |
| June 30 | 5XX, 580, 773, 040, 041, 043 |
| June 16 | 540, 506, 580, 773, 562, 035 |
| May 19 | 540, 506, 555, 505, 580, 590, 562, 502 |
| April 7 | 541, 561, 506, 540 |
| March 24 | 541, 561, 544 |
| March 10 | 530, 533, 535, 524, 561 |
| February 24 | 520, 510, 581, 546 |
| February 10 | 500, 545, 520 |
| January 13 | 300, 351 |
| 2002 | |
| December 16 | 245, 240, 250, 260, 300 |
| December 2 | 245 |
This document maintained by Karen Spicher
Last revised 4/10/2013