Annual Report of the Standing Committee on Training

September 12, 2005

The Standing Committee on Training (SCT) continues to identify the need for training programs, workshops, and institutes aimed at developing cataloging skills that support the Program goals. The training efforts undertaken are intended to serve both new program participants and to reach those currently participating in one or more PCC component programs or those who may need to refresh or further their knowledge of contemporary bibliographic control practices. The committee has been especially active in reaching out to non-PCC participants in recent years.

Outgoing members of the Standing Committee on Training are David Banush, Ana Cristán, and Heather Rosie. Caroline Miller (UCLA) will succeed David as chair of the committee on October 1, 2005. Steven Arakawa, Greta de Groat, Becky Uhl, and Rachel Wadham continue as members. Liaisons include: Ed Glazier, RLG Liaison, Glenn Patton, OCLC Liaison, and Carolyn Sturtevant, BIBCO Liaison.

ALCTS/PCC Joint Training Efforts

The joint ALCTS/PCC Task Force to Develop Name and Title Authority Training successfully offered its full workshop as a pre-conference to the Chicago ALA Annual Meeting in June 2005. Enrollment was high, as was enthusiasm. In September 2005, trainers for the course will be trained at LC; the course will then be available regionally.

The ALCTS/PCC Task Force to Develop Series Training and the PCC SCT/CCS SAC Task Force on Library of Congress Classification Training were formed late in 2004 and are in the midst of preparing their courses. Their work will be completed over the next year. Initial reports from the groups are due in Fall 2005.

Integrating Resources Manual Revised

The SCT formed an ad-hoc group to review the integrating resources cataloging documentation. Judy Kuhagen of LC served as chair. The group incorporated the changes to AACR2 and the LCRIs that affected treatment of these resources as well as the suggestions from users of the documentation for its improvement. The thoroughly updated documents were issued early in 2005. The manual will remain an appendix to the BIBCO Participants’ Manual, and also be a module in the CONSER documentation.

BIBCO Training Manual

The editorial team of Rebecca Malek-Wiley, Becky Uhl, and Iris Wolley completed their work last fall, and the revised BIBCO Training Manual has been available since late 2004.

NACO Participants' Manual

The third edition of the NACO Participants’ Manual appeared in summer 2005. Several members, past and present, of the SCT had offered comments, added examples, and revised the text of the manuscript before it was turned over to the Coop Team for completion.

SACO Participants' Manual

At the SCT meeting in January, members agreed that the SACO Participants’ Manual was in need of updating. The SCT chair subsequently formed a new TG to revise that manual; the work should be completed by Fall 2005. John Mitchell and Adam Schiff are chairing the group.

Joint PCC/CCS Committee on Continuing Education Training Materials

The SCT chair is a member of this group, charged with keeping jointly-developed ALCTS/PCC training materials accurate and up to date. The group received the recommendations of a task force to review the LCSH workshop documentation.

The committee also accepted a proposal from Marty Kurth, chair of the LC Action Plan Continuing Ed Implementation Group, to have the committee assume responsibility for the maintenance of the five courses being developed under LC Action Plan item 5.3, the so-called “Cat 21” courses. The proposal has been accepted by the PoCo and by the ALCTS CCS Executive Committee. The committee’s charge was revised slightly to accommodate the change.

Task Group on Online Training

Chaired by Rachel Wadham, this Task Group’s initial report is due in Fall 2005. The group is working on Phase I of its charge, available for review online.

SCT liaison to PoCo Task Group on Bibliographic Control for Web resources

The PCC Policy Committee asked SCT for a representative to work on a new group that will examine the viability of different levels of bibliographic control for Web resources. Greta DeGroat has graciously agreed to represent the Committee on this group.

The chair is especially grateful to committee members, the PoCo and Steering Committee, and other PCC librarians who have served so well on the groups’ various task forces and subcommittees. The success of the SCT is due to their hard work and generous support.

Respectfully submitted,
David Banush
Chair, Standing Committee on Training
September 12, 2005