Title

Transforming the CIP Data Block: Assessing User Needs to Re-envision a Venerable Library Icon

Abstract

Between 2013 and 2015, the Library of Congress and experts from school, public, and academic library communities revised the 42-year-old Cataloging in Publication (CIP) data block (back-of-title-page cataloging data). This article describes the assessments, including development and analysis of two surveys, used in this data-driven process. The revised data block replaces the catalog card layout with a labeled layout that identifies components within the block, merges print and electronic information, and provides additional descriptive and subject access points. A 2017 follow-up assessment confirmed the project's success in meeting the needs of its principal users, those in school and public libraries.

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MSU Libraries

Document Type

Article

Additional Information

This article is not subject to copyright.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2017.1354116

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Keywords

cataloging, cataloging research, surveys, user studies, public libraries, college and university libraries, school libraries

Publication Date

9-12-2017

Journal Title

Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

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