As the Cooperative Serials Program of the PCC, CONSER is an authoritative source for bibliographic records, documentation, and training materials for serials cataloging. CONSER members work together in an atmosphere of collegiality and trust to promulgate standards related to serials and are a voice for serials in the library community.
CONSER Groups
- SCS Task Group on CONSER Policies for Official RDA in MARC (2024-)
- SCS Pilot Group on CONSER Policies (2022-2023)
- CONSER BIBFRAME Task Group (2016-2018)
- CONSER Task Group on Non-AACR2 Records (2005-2006)
Announcements
- Jacque Brellenthin Welcome and introduction of speakers
- Regina Reynolds (15 minutes) The ISSN Portal on the Road to Linked Data
- Steve Shadle in conversation with Hank Young, and Abigail Sparling (15 minutes) E-Serials Cataloging Workflows
- Beth Guay (15 minutes) Revisiting Subdivisions for Databases
- Melanie Polutta Discussion and Q&A
- Amy Phillips Introduction of speakers
- Sharolyn Swenson (12 minutes) Cataloging Captain Canuk
- Eric Johnson (12 minutes) Beelden uit Kongo/Beelden uit Congo
The CONSER Cataloging Forum will be held virtually on Novmber 5, 2024 from 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm EST. A brief schedule is listed below. The full schedule with presentation abstracts can be found here: CONSER Cataloging Forum Schedule
Schedule
Session 1 (1:30-2:25 pm):
Break (2:25-2:35 pm)
Session 2 (2:35-3:15 pm):
Melanie Polutta Discussion and Q&A
CONSER Cataloging Documentation
- CONSER Cataloging Manual (CCM)
- CONSER Editing Guide (CEG)
- CONSER Guidelines for Working with Existing Copy (Word, 45 KB)
- CONSER Standard Record (CSR) RDA Metadata Application Profile (Jan. 21, 2020) (PDF, 225 KB)
- PCC Guidelines for Minimally Punctuated MARC Bibliographic Records (optional practice, effective January 2020) (Word; 31 KB), Training (PPT; 130 KB) (rev. Dec. 2020), FAQ (external link)
- PCC Provider-Neutral E-Resource Guidelines, Serials and Other Formats
- Other Documentation for Serials Cataloging
Training
CONSER Resources & Forms
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