Procedures: |
Individual NACO membership:
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Funnel NACO membership: |
Application |
institution sends one application to Coop team |
each institution sends application:
if joining an established funnel, to coordinator and/or to
Coop Team;
if new funnel being formed, to coordinator;
in any case funnel coordinator is responsible for assuring
that all applications are sent to Coop team |
Who receives administrative mailings? |
Library director, Tech services head, NACO contact as appropriate |
Funnel coordinator, who informs funnel members as needed |
Who may subscribe to PCClist? |
All participants in library as requested |
All participants in funnel as requested |
Who receives free CDS subscription? (LCRIs, MARC21, DCM
Z1) |
one copy sent to institution |
one copy sent to coordinator, who provides copies to all participants;
some funnel coordinators may assess fees from members for photocopies,
etc. as predetermined by funnel |
Training |
5 day general NACO training by PCC NACO trainer for NACO contact
and all who will contribute headings (5th day optional) |
Funnel Coordinator may be trained before or during funnel
training; participants may be trained by coordinator or by
PCC NACO trainer; scheduling flexible as predetermined by funnel
coordinator |
Training location |
at LC or at institution |
determined by funnel coordinator and members |
Training materials |
NACO training materials accessed online and printed locally
for each trainee. Request access through trainer or NACO coordinator
at LC |
NACO training materials accessed online and printed locally
for each trainee. Request access through trainer or NACO coordinator
at LC |
Utility membership/NACO authorization |
Utility membership and NACO authorization required; may contribute
via more than one utility; local NACO contact applies directly
to utility for NACO authorization |
Utility membership and NACO authorization required of the
funnel coordinator and any members who wish to contribute directly;
members may contribute via more than one utility; each local
NACO contact applies directly to utility for NACO authorization |
Utility input/update skills |
pre-requisite for NACO training; must be arranged via utility |
pre-requisite for NACO training if PCC NACO trainer is involved;
must be arranged via utility, or, funnel coordinator may provide |
MARC codes used for record contribution |
records may be contributed under all institutional codes
(within 040) for which library has NACO authorization; local
NACO coordinator applies for this from LC's Network Development
and MARC Standards Office |
records may be contributed under all institutional codes
(within 040) for which member libraries have NACO authorization;
or, under symbol of funnel coordinator; each member library
applies for code from LC's MARC Standards & Network Development
Office |
Cost |
institution pays expenses of trainer |
dependent on arrangements; funnel pays expenses if PCC NACO
trainer does training |
Review |
by local NACO contact and trainer/reviewer until independent;
NACO contact continues internal quality review, communication
with coop liaison |
by funnel coordinator if that cataloger is independent for
NACO, or by NACO trainer/reviewer; funnel coordinator may continue
internal quality review as needed; consultation with coop liaison
as necessary |
Independent status |
granted to institution; must maintain NACO leadership and
skills |
granted to coordinator; coordinator may grant to individual
contributors; if funnel member wishes to go solo, NACO coordinator
consults funnel coordinator for further training/review needs |
Expansion opportunities |
PCC encourages expansion of NACO activity within institution
and its departmental libraries |
PCC encourages expansion of NACO activity in consultation
with funnel coordinator |
PCC voting rights |
one vote per institution in PCC elections, cast by library
director |
one vote per funnel; cast by funnel coordinator as representative
of all the funnel members |