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Colleagues: I sent you the message below a few days ago, and some of you said you could not get into the survey because your school blocked the "ning" Web site. Here is a link that should take you directly into the survey without having to go through "ning." https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=MMDTJoVf9xl6X7UAsucqbQ_3d_3d If clicking on this link does not work, copy and paste it into your browser. Thanks to those who let me know about the blocking of the "ning" Web site. I contacted LC, and they would like as many participants as possible. The deadline is May 22, 2009. Thanks to all who are able to participate in the survey! I hope the end of your school year goes well, and you all have a nice summer. --Marilyn McCroskey, AASL Liaison to the LC CIP Advisory Group Marilyn McCroskey Professor of Library Science Head of Cataloging, Meyer Library Missouri State University 901 S. National Springfield, MO 65897 Ph. 417-836-4541 Fax 417-836-4764 MarilynMcCroskey@MissouriState.edu From: McCroskey, Marilyn J Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:49 AM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: The Library of Congress Seeks Input from School Librarians Colleagues: I am Marilyn McCroskey, AASL Liaison to the CIP [Cataloging-in-Publication] Advisory Group to the Library of Congress. In that role, I have long urged LC to consider the cataloging needs of school libraries as well as academic and public libraries, since schools often do not have access to OCLC. I did not have a role in the new LC survey described below, but I am very glad to see a means for school librarians to provide input for the Library of Congress. I was a school librarian years ago in a one-person library, and I remember wishing for cataloging help from someone. That was in the early days of CIP, which was a big help to me then. This survey is your chance to make your cataloging needs known. Your answers may affect LC decisions about whether to supply full-level cataloging records for some types of materials, and of course we all need to find good cataloging records for our materials. LC MARC records find their way into OCLC and also vendor databases, which may be your own sources of MARC records. Here is information posted in the most recent AASL Hotlinks: The Library of Congress Seeks Input from School Libraries <http://bibrecords.ning.com> The Library of Congress has consulted with R2 Consulting, LLC to determine the usage of LC MARC cataloging records in the U.S., and how libraries obtain cataloging records. They will use the data to determine whether they should continue to provide full level cataloging, or modify their approach. It is very important that school libraries become involved in this activity. Some of you may not get AASL Hotlinks, and I wanted you to know about the survey. The link to participate is: http://bibrecords.ning.com/ The deadline is May 22, 2009. I hope for wide participation from schools! The survey appears long, but you can skip sections that do not pertain to you, such as formats that you do not collect, so it should not take too long to fill out. There are spaces to write in comments along with your checked responses to the various questions. At the very end of the survey is space to add anything else you want LC to know. I urge you to take advantage of this chance to let the Library of Congress know how you use (or would like to use) MARC records. School librarians responded very well to the LC Cataloging-in-Publication survey in 2006. There is new leadership at the Library of Congress, which may be the reason for the new survey. Please participate! --Marilyn McCroskey Marilyn McCroskey Professor of Library Science Head of Cataloging, Meyer Library Missouri State University 901 S. National Springfield, MO 65897 Ph. 417-836-4541 Fax 417-836-4764 MarilynMcCroskey@MissouriState.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------