BCC98/SDC/4

ANNUAL REPORT
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGING

Members: Matthew Wise (Chair), Deta Davis, Brad Eden, Grace Fitzgerald, Laurie Phillips Gibson, Margaret Kaus

As the MLA representative, Matthew Wise attended meetings of the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access during ALA conferences in New Orleans and Washington, DC. Much of the Committee's attention during the past year has been focused upon the Toronto Conference, the development of an electronic version of AACR, the new ISBD for electronic resources, and a review of several metadata schemes. Full reports of these meetings may be found in the
"Music Cataloging Bulletin" and at the BCC website.

During the open meeting of the Subcommittee on Descriptive Cataloging at the MLA conference in Boston, Laurie Gibson and Margaret Kaus shared with the audience some of their experiences as
participants in the Music Cataloging Sabbatical Program offered by LC. Several of the Library's collections, cataloging projects, and training methods were highlighted. Audience members were also
encouraged to apply to participate in the program and practical tips were offered with regard to potential sources of funding and housing.  The meeting concluded with a panel discussion of the then recent Toronto Conference on AACR. Jennifer Bowen, Joan Swanekamp, and Sherry Vellucci spoke about the structure and general tone of the conference, summarized most of the specific outcomes, and shared some of their own personal insights.

Just prior to the MLA meeting, the Subcommittee co-sponsored a MOUG breakout session entitled "Correct AACR2r Transcription of Contents into Bibliographic Records for Music Materials," which was presented by Deta Davis of LC.

Submitted by Matthew Wise

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