MARCIVE/GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program

1. MARCIVE/GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program Jim Noël

2. Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Cataloging Record Distribution Pilot Project kicked off February 2010. • The US Government Printing Office (GPO) contracted with MARCIVE, Inc., to produce cataloging for a representative sample of depository libraries.

3. Initial Pilot Project • We had 48 participating libraries, representing a range of depository types. Some were existing MARCIVE customers, but many were not. • Record production began in February with records covering October 2009-January 2010, then settled into a monthly schedule. • During summer 2010, GPO analyzed results of initial project and declared it a success. • Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP) expanded to 75 libraries.

4. Year One of CRDP • Total of 75 libraries participating October 2010-. • Service is free to all participants. • 40 are returning libraries; 35 are new. • Pilot libraries choosing not to return cited staffing changes, major changes to item profiles. • Returning libraries able to make changes to specs. • New libraries process a test file before beginning monthly output.

5. Profiling and Distribution • Most libraries requested that files be divided, mainly by format but also changed vs. new. • About half of participants chose to receive records created from GPO’s shelflist project. • Libraries can make changes to specifications twice a year. • Item profiles are updated monthly using GPO’s Item Lister.

6. Historic Shelflist Project GPO project to create bibs from internal shelflist. • Records created from the cards: OCLC and LC database not consulted. Records lack OCLC#. • Dates of publication mid-1800s to the mid-1990s. • Since item numbers were often not in use and are largely obsolete, we cannot select using an item profile. Records available as an all-or-nothing option, although we can limit by SuDoc class stem. • So far mostly Congressional publications, but others will follow.

7. GPO Historic Shelflist Record 001 hsl000642255▲ 003 DGPO▲ 005 20100429082200.0▲ 008 090610s1973 dcu f000 0 eng d▲ 040 ▼aGPO▼cGPO▲ 074 ▼a1008-A▲ 086 0 ▼aY 1.1/8:93-100▲ 110 1 ▼aUnited States.▼bCongress.▼bHouse.▼bCommittee on the District of Columbia.▲ 245 10 ▼aIncorporate National Inconvenienced Sportsmen's Association :▼b report from Committee on the District of Columbia to accompany H.R.4586.▲ 260 ▼a[Washington, D.C.,▼c1973]▲ 300 ▼a6 p.▲ 500 ▼a"Mar. 29, 1973."▲ 500 ▼aDistribution made by issuing office.▲ 500 ▼aFDLP Pilot Project Historic Shelflist record.▲ 610 20 ▼aNational Inconvenienced Sportsmen's Association (U.S.).▲ 955 ▼aHistoric Shelflist; BC19; bcb55 20100322▲

8. What About Next Year? • CRDP will continue through September 2011 with the 75 existing libraries. • If GPO decides to continue the program, monthly production will resume. • More libraries will be invited to participate, depending on budget.

9. For More Information www.fdlp.gov • Laurie Beyer Hall, Director, Library Technical Information Services, Library Services and Content Management, U.S. Government Printing Office. lhall@gpo.gov • Jim Noël, MARCIVE Manager of GPO Services. jnoel@marcive.com • Joan Chapa, MARCIVE Marketing Representative. jchapa@marcive.com