Journal of East Asian Libraries Journal of East Asian Libraries

Volume 2002 Number 127 Article 4

6-1-2002

LC-CEAL Cataloging Workshop LC-CEAL Cataloging Workshop

Kio T. Kanda

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LCCEALLC CEAL cataloging WORKSHOP

kio T kanda regional cooperative cataloging division library congress

council east asian libraries cataloging directorate library congressjoined forces hold preconferencepre conference cataloging workshop april I11 2220022002 workshop

made three sessions east asian art cataloging chinese japanese rare bookcataloging korean romanization held LC conjunction 2002 AASCEALannual meetings workshop attended 135 librarians across united states

far away australia china canada forty three LC staff various divisionsamong participants third workshop cataloging asian materials

staff regional cooperative cataloging division RCCD cataloging directorateworked organizing first seminar cataloging asian materials held

library march 1998 second devoted serials cataloging took place conjunction1999 AASCEAL meetings boston

idea holding workshop 2002 initially proposed committee japanesematerials CJM approved CEAL executive committee march 2000 based

results CEAL survey conducted committee technical processing CTP CJKrare book cataloging workshop held conjunction 2002 CEAL annual meetings

proposed jointly CTP committee chinese materials CJM committee koreanmaterials CEAL president bill mccloy sent letter director cataloging beacher wiggins

september 2000 requesting cooperation library offering CJK rare bookcataloging workshop 2002 DC though LC initially responded positivelyproposal made counter proposal hold art cataloging workshop instead citing LCslack expertise CJK rare book cataloging following further input CEALCEAIL membershipregarding training needs availability expertise CEAL members final plan

contents workshop program emerged

contribution CEAL planning successful execution workshopsubstantial planning committee organized LC may 2001 kio kandajapanese team I1 JPN 1I RCCD host chair abraham yu university california irvine

chair CTP accepted chairship planning committee coordinated CEALefforts took responsibilities publicity registration reiko yoshimura freer galleryart library joined planning committee CEAL members coordinated planningsegments programs sarah elman university california los angeles UCLAchinese rare book cataloging hyokyoungHyokyoung lee columbia university korean materials grouptoshie marra UCLA japanese rare book cataloging chinese rare book session featureddistinguished scholar bibliographer sorenseren edgren princetonofprinceton university noted

CEAL members participated panelists presenters LC side nearly forty staffinvolved preparing carrying through workshop planning committee members

presenters coordinators volunteer helpers

morning april 1 john byrum chief RCCD whose staff bore major responsibilitypreparation welcomed participants saying library congress truly honored

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us 90 members CEAL including descriptive subject cataloging expertswell area studies specialists noted workshop jointly prepared executedLC staff CEAL members thanked involved hard work summarizedobjectives respective parts workshop included learning how catalog chinese

japanese rare books sharing korean romanization issues learning applying aacr2LCRIs east asian art materials sharing east asian art cataloging experiences

expertise learning new subject cataloging rules new subject heading subdivisionpractices pertaining east asian art cataloging learning specific issues N classificationschedules pertain arts east asia noted during two days emphasis

discussion common cataloging problems sharing expertise abraham yuchair CEAL coordinator workshop planning comicommitteenitteecittee made welcoming

remarks thanked LC staff organizing preparing program

following opening session cataloging workshop began three CJK breakout sessionsrare book cataloging chinese japanese materials romanization issues koreanmaterials chinese rare book cataloging session conducted dr edgren presented

step step approach analyzing cataloging chinese rare books manuscriptsspecial reference publication cataloging guidelines creating chinese rare bookrecords machine readable form compiled chinese rare books projectintroduced several conformingnonconformingnon editions including forgeries make catalogerscatalogers familiarthem

japanese rare book cataloging session conducted manae fujishiro seniorcataloger japanese cataloging nH team RCCD cataloged 2500 titles pre meijipublications LC holdingsZ based upon experience answered fifty pre submittedquestions compiled submitted toshie marra UCLA

korean romanization session LC procedure handling proposed changesromanization guidelines presented robert M hiatt senior cataloging policy specialistcataloging policy support office CPSO changes korean romanization guidelinesbetween version two presented philip melzer acting assistant chief asiandivision problematic guideline items presented young ki lee senior catalogerkoreanchineseKorean Chinese team KCT RCCD mikyung kang UCLA these presentationsfollowed discussion session moderated sook hee weidman acting team leader KCT

aftemafternoonoon barbara tillett chief CPSO made special presentation entitled authoritycontrol future direction including non roman scripts using name authority recordconfucius example showed how internationally linked virtual authority filework CJK non roman scripts applied

east asian art cataloging workshop divided two parts descriptive catalogingsubject cataloging began descriptive cataloging presentation robert B ewald

senior cataloging policy specialist CPSO using sixty examples CJK bibliographic records discussed applying aacr2 LCRIs CJK art materials special emphasis

cataloging art exhibition catalogs next robert hiatt discussed named individual works

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art emphasis LCRI 253a 254a 2551325.513

full first days schedule participants went CJK breakout dinners relaxed enjoyedfellowship

second morning panel discussion focusing sharing descriptive catalogingexperience expertise expert art catalogerscatalogers held discussion moderatedphilip melzer panelists jane cheng nelson atkins museum art lydia hsieh seniorcatalogerofcatalo gerof KCT shu yong jiang art institute chicago yunahbunah sung cleveland museumart reiko yoshimura freer gallery art panelists shared participants wide range

topics including process analyzing art materials local practices difficulties efficiencycataloging suggestions changing descriptive cataloging rules interpretations

subject cataloging part workshop began presentation subjectheadings milicent wewerka senior cataloging policy specialist CPSO covered types

headings subdivisions used cataloging materials fine artsdecorative arts pertain specifically arts east asia including overview

construction subject headings use free floating subdivisions assignmentsubject headings bibliographic records

part workshop classification art materials analysisLC art classification schedules application east asian art cataloging three RCCD

senior catalogerscatalogers covered respective areas N schedules pertaining specifically artseast asia john topping KCT discussed N visual arts NA architecture NB sculpture

ND painting hiroshi suzuki JPN I1 discussed NC drawing NE prints judy choeKCT discussed NK decorative arts NX arts general

participants raised questions made suggestions shared views during each segmentprogram throughout workshop conclusion workshop interested CEALparticipants led tour thomas jefferson building asian division readingroom where greeted karl lo10 acting chief asian division

evaluations workshop submitted participants overwhelmingly positivemany expressed wishes type workshop held regularly

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