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ABSTRACT
Between 2013 and 2015, the Library of Congress and experts from school, public, and academic library communities revised the 42-year-old Cataloging in Publication (CIP) data block (back-of-title-page cataloging data). This article describes the assessments, including development and analysis of two surveys, used in this data-driven process. The revised data block replaces the catalog card layout with a labeled layout that identifies components within the block, merges print and electronic information, and provides additional descriptive and subject access points. A 2017 follow-up assessment confirmed the project's success in meeting the needs of its principal users, those in school and public libraries.
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10. Kevin Crestsos. “What's in a Catalog Record?” University of Dayton Libraries Blog, University of Dayton Libraries, October 12, 2015, https://udayton.edu/blogs/libraries/2015-10-12-catalog.php/
11. Karl E. Debus-López, “Introducing the new CIP data block,” LCCN, September 29, 2015.
12. CAG Minutes, February 2, 1981.
13. CAG Minutes, July 11, 1982.
14. CAG Minutes, January 8, 1984.
15. Susan H. Vita. Final Report: IFLA Working Group on a Standardized Format for the CIP Record in the Book, June 1985.
16. Electronic CIP Publishers Manual. Updated February 14, 2006.
17. CIP Poised for Change: Survey Findings and Recommendations of the 2006 CIP Review Group, 2007. 59–60.
18. CAG Minutes, January 25, 2003.
19. CAG Minutes, June 21, 2003.
20. CAG Minutes, June 26, 2010.
21. CAG Minutes, June 23, 2012.
22. CAG Minutes, June 30, 2013.
23. CIP Data Block Committee members: Karl Debus-Lopez, Chief, U.S. Programs, Law, and Literature Division; Lynnette Fields, ALCTS representative; Marilyn McCroskey, AASL representative; Rebecca Mugridge, ACRL representative; Regina Reynolds, Director, U.S. ISSN Center; Caroline Saccucci, CIP Program Manager; Camilla Williams, CIP Program Specialist; David Williamson, ABA Automation Specialist; and Michele Zwierski, PLA representative.
24. CIP Data Block Committee Meeting Summary, September 23, 2013.
25. The survey was sent to the following electronic mailing lists: AASL Forum, ALCTS Central, ASCLA-L, CAG, Community College Listserv, FAFLRT, FEDLIB, ISSN Directors, LM_NET, MEDLIB-L, OCLC-CAT, PCC, and PUBLIB.
26. Regina Reynolds, Overview of CIP responses from 12 ISSN centers.
27. Gordon Dunsire, Comments from the Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA, June 4, 2015.
28. Karl E. Debus-López, “Introducing the new CIP data block,” LCCN, September 29, 2015.
29. Shortly after the release of the new data block, webinars were hosted by ALCTS, AASL, and the Western New York Library Resources Council. A presentation on the data block was also given at the New England Library Association/New Hampshire Library Association meeting in October 2015. Additional training was considered, but was not followed through on as it seemed that users of the data block easily adapted to the new format.
30. 2015 Annual Report of the CIP Section.