Does your catalogue need some Vitamin G? G For government publications, of course! Have you ever wondered how to get MARC21 records for the federal government publications into your library’s catalogue? One of the services Library and Archives Canada (LAC) performs is the creation and distribution of high-quality MARC21 records for the newest publications released by the federal government. This session will explain LAC’s responsibilities supporting the Canadian library community as outlined in its Act and explain where LAC “fits” within the family of federal departments that have responsibilities relating to publishing. You will discover what publications are our priority for cataloguing (not just the ones that are hot off the presses, but also rarer and hard to find publications, too) and how libraries can easily access batches of new cataloguing records, putting the most up-to-date publications in the hands of Canadians.
Outcomes:
– Understand how to access batches of new MARC21 records for this specialized publication type and load them into their own catalogue
– Learn what types of publications are available and how quickly, as well as what cataloguing treatment the publications receive
– Understand the relationship between two federal organizations with official publications and their respective roles in collection development and cataloging responsibilities
