MARINet Bibliographic Standards Committee

Preliminary Agenda  Feb. 28, 2008

MCFL Technical Services

9:00-10:00  Subcommittee meetings

Cleanup coding of foreign language initial articles—Catherine and Libby

Schedule for database maintenance—Kristen and Lidia

Document MARINet cataloging standards—Jamie and Elaine

10:00-12:00  Business Meeting

I.  Public Comment Period

II. Introduction of any guests

III. Approval of Minutes from Nov. 29, 2007

IV.  Announcements

V.  Additions to the agenda (This agenda is not final; committee members may add to the agenda up to the date of the meeting).

VI.  Standing Agenda items

        A.  MARINet Updates (Deb Moehrke)

        B.  MARINet Board News (Angie Brenner)

        C.  Millennium Cataloging Tips (All)

VI.  Old Business

A.       Progress on Local author note cleanup

B.    OCLC Cleanup project—let’s wrap this up!

C.    Update on MCFL proposal to add a subject heading for Newbery award winners

D.      Update on Board goals for 2007/08 –subcommittee reports

 VIII.  New Business

1.    Blu-ray suggestions—Kristen

2.    Managing serials records –deleting holdings/(notifying MARINet?)

3.   Future of Bibliographic Control report at mid-winter ALA  [www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future]  “LC has neither the mandate nor the funding to set standards and produce comprehensive records.”

Minutes and Refreshments: Kristen Clark   Next Meeting:  May 22