USMAI Policies and Procedures

• USMAI Libraries catalogusmai bibliographic standards. (2/2007)
• Notes for URLs in catalogusmai (8/25/2008)
• Procedures for indicating record export when ordering (5/8/03)
• Procedures for Overlaying brief bib Records (5/7/03)
• Requesting changes to validation tables, indexes, and bibliographic loaders (11/04/2005)
• Requesting New Bibliographic Loaders for Electronic Materials (3/9/09) (PDF) or (Word)
• Requesting New Bibliographic Loaders for Tangible Materials (3/9/09) (PDF) or (Word)
• Resolution of Problem with Usurped Items in catalogusmai (10/18/2006)
• Setting WorldCat holdings via ALEPH: XPT and batch reconciliation (7/2005)
• Single Record Approach to Journals in Multiple Formats: Processing Documentation (11/5/2007)
• Training Document on Moving Items
• Linking to E-books in the Catalog via Find It (.doc), revised October 17, 2008

USMAI Specifications

• USMAI loaders
• Accession Date Algorithm
• Aleph Tables  
  
• Holdings Export to OCLC Specifications
• Indexing
  
• Superholdings Specifications (8/15/01)
• USMAI New Titles List Functionality

Consortium resources

• Database maintenance notification form
• Aleph Rx access
• Archived USMAI Cataloging and Database Maintenance Documentation
• Authorities Implementation Resources
• REPORTS of Interest  
• USMAI Bibliographic Specialists (02/2009)
• USMAI Cataloging codes and affiliations
• USMAI Cataloging contacts by institution
• Version 18 Test Catalog
  • Institutional cataloging policies
    • College Park's Cataloging Policy Coordinating Team

Catalogusmai training and orientation

• Cataloging User Request Form
  
• Aleph V.18 User Guide
• Aleph V.18 Cataloging Overview
• Aleph V.18 Guide for USMAI Catalogers
  • Forums and Workshops
    • Cataloging Workshop, 2007
    • Single Record Forum, 2006
• Connexion Set Up (PDF) (Word)

Cataloging Policy Committee

Cataloging and Database Maintenance Community of Interest

• Email reflector: USMAICOICATDBMAINT@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
• COI Members List  
  
• How to be added to COI Reflector

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