Expert Advisory Group to review the guidelines for the cataloguing of electronic resources

This EAG has been formed to review the Libraries Australia guidelines for cataloguing of electronic resources. The group will commence meeting via teleconference in the near future. The existing guidelines and other working papers of the EAG will be available on the web at:http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/EAGelecres.html and there will be regular updates posted to librariesaustralia-l

In 2005, Libraries Australia conducted a survey on cataloguing and access issues for electronic collections in Australian libraries. The results suggest a number of potential areas where Libraries Australia could work with libraries to improve the management and access of electronic resources.  In particular, there is scope to encourage improved workflows by providing guidance on options for obtaining and managing bibliographic records.  There is also opportunity to encourage consistency of cataloguing approaches and improved levels of contribution to the Australian National Bibliographic Database.

The Libraries Australia Advisory Committee at its meeting in February 2006 recommended that an Expert Advisory Group be established to review and update the Libraries Australia guidelines for the cataloguing of electronic resources and to provide advice on actions that Libraries Australia could take to encourage improved library workflows for managing access to e-resources.

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Terms of Reference

Membership

Anatta Abrahams State Library of New South Wales
Carmel Denholm State Library of Tasmania
Lisa McIntosh University of Western Sydney
Dorota Pudlowski La Trobe University
Bemal Rajapatirana Libraries Australia
Robert Walls Libraries Australia
Julie Whiting National Library

 

Guidelines for cataloguing remote access electronic resources

The Guidelines for Cataloguing Remote Access Electronic Resources have been developed to provide guidance and advice when cataloguers are creating or editing bibliographic and holdings statements for remote access electronic resources. These guidelines consolidate, extend and replace the previously and separately issued electronic resource guidelines:

Revisions to the existing guidelines include:

Libraries are encouraged to use these guidelines and feedback on the advice provided can be submitted to Libraries Australia via the Help Desk on 1800 026 155.