Survey of Cataloging in Publication Programs
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A.  Address and Contact Information  (4 questions)

B.  CIP Program Status  (4 questions)

C.  CIP Facts  (5 questions)

D.  Mission & Procedures  (8 questions)

E.  Eligibility   (4 questions)

F.  Publisher Obligations  (8 questions)

G.  The Future  (3 questions)
 
 
A. Address and Contact Information  (4 questions)          Top
 

1. Please provide address information.
     
National Library:  
Street Address:  
City/Town:  
State/Province:  
Country:    Postal code: 
Phone:    Fax:
Homepage URL:  
 
2. Who is completing this survey?
 
Name:  
Title:  
Phone:    Fax:
Email:  
 
3. Address of principal CIP program office.
 
National Library:  
Street Address:  
City/Town:  
State/Province:  
Country:    Postal code: 
Phone:    Fax:
Email:  
Homepage URL:  
 
4. Principal person responsible for CIP program.
 
Name:  
Title:  
Phone:    Fax:
Email:  

 
B.   CIP Program Status  (4 questions)          Top
 

1. Is CIP program currently operational?  Yes    No
 
2. Date program started:
 
3. If terminated, date terminated:
 
4. If program is in development, anticipated start date:
 
Comments:
 
 
C.   CIP Facts  (4 questions)          Top
 

1. Number of CIP records created annually:
 
2. Number of participating publishers:
 
3. Number of days to create CIP data for average title:
 
4. Average number of weeks CIP record appears in national database before book is published.
 
5. Principal languages of works receiving CIP data:  
 
  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
  4. 
  5. 
 
Comments:
 
 
D.   Missions & Procedures  (8 questions)          Top
 

1. CIP program mission statement:  
 
 
 
2. Do publishers submit applications by mail?     Yes    No
 
3. Do publishers submit applications by the Internet?     Yes    No
 
4. Is CIP program separate from country's legal deposit program?     Yes    No
 
5. Is CIP program decentralized?     Yes    No
 
6. Are CIP records verified for accuracy and updated after the title is published?     Yes    No
 
7. Are CIP records distributed in machine-readable form?     Yes    No
 
8. Are verified CIP records distributed in machine-readable form?     Yes    No
 
Comments:
 
 
E.   Eligibility  (4 questions)          Top
 

1. Check types of publishers eligible for CIP program.
 
  All publishers of this CIP program's country
All publishers of this CIP program's country that print a city of this country on the front or back of the title page
International publishers who maintain an office of editorial or production staff in this CIP program's country
International publishers that print a city of this CIP program's country on the front or back of the title page
International publishers who distribute works in this CIP program's country
Publishers of mass market books
E-book publishers
University presses
Civic organizations
Membership organizations
Associations
Museums
Libraries
Churches/Temples/Synagogues/Mosques
State governments
Counties
Shires
City governments
Federal government
Self-publishers
Production houses
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
 
2. Check types of publishers not eligible for CIP program.
 
  Publishers not of this CIP program's country
Publishers not of this CIP program's country excluding those that print a city of this country on the front or back of the title page
Publishers of mass market books
E-book publishers
University presses
Civic organizations
Membership organizations
Associations
Museums
Libraries
Churches/Temples/Synagogues/Mosques
State governments
Counties
Shires
City governments
Federal government
Self-publishers
Production houses
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
 
3. Check types of eligible publications.
 
  Books likely to be widely acquired by the libraries of this CIP program's country and which have a city of this CIP program's country printed on the front or back of the title page
Books likely to be widely acquired by the libraries of this CIP program's country
Mass market books
Reprints
Books printed on demand
Pocket editions and miniatures
E-books born digital
E-books originally published as ink print books
Serials
Audio tapes/disks/cassettes
Video tapes/disks/cassettes
Microform books originally published as ink print books
Microform books originally published as microform books
Computer files on CDs/tapes/cassettes
Internet resources/homepages
Music scores
Proceedings
Annual reports
Conference reports
Museum catalogs
Gift books
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
 
4. Check types of publications not eligible.
 
  Books not likely to be widely acquired by the libraries of this CIP program's country
Books that do not a have a city of this CIP program's country printed on the front or back of the title page
Mass market books
Reprints
Books printed on demand
Pocket editions and miniatures
E-books born digital
E-books originally published as ink print books
Serials
Audio tapes/disks/cassettes
Video tapes/disks/cassettes
Microforms books originally published as ink print books
Microform books originally published as microform books
Computer files on CDs/tapes/cassettes
Internet resources/homepages
Music scores
Proceedings
Annual reports
Conference reports
Museum catalogs
Gift books
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
 
Comments:
 
 
F.   Publisher Obligations  (7 questions)          Top
 

1. Publisher is required to send the following when requesting CIP data.
 
  Completed application form
Complete text including art, tables, indexes, etc.
Complete text excluding art, tables, indexes, etc.
Front matter
Sample chapters
Summary
Author information
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
Other:   
 
2. Approximate percentages of applications received annually with requested elements.
 
   Completed application form
 Complete text including art, tables, indexes, etc.
 Complete text excluding art, tables, indexes, etc.
 Front matter
 Sample chapters
 Summary
 Author information
 Other:   
 Other:   
 Other:   
 Other:   
 Other:   

3. Upon publication, is publisher required to submit a free copy?     Yes    No
 
4. If publisher is required to submit a free copy, total copies received annually:   
 
5. Do you claim titles not received?     Yes    No
 
6. Is publisher required to print the CIP data in the book?     Yes    No
 
7. If publisher is required to print CIP data, approximate percentage of books that have CIP data printed in them each year?   
 
8. How do you respond to publishers who fail to comply with CIP policy?
 
   
 
Comments:
 
 
G.   The Future  (3 questions)          Top
 


1. CIP program improvements planned to benefit libraries:
 
 
 
2. CIP program improvements planned to benefit publishers:
 
 
 
3. Improvements publishers could make to improve CIP program:
 
 
 
Comments:
 

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