Information Bulletin - May 31, 1974 - Vol. 33, No. 22 - Part Ⅲ

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Library of Congress Information Bulletin dated May 31, 1974, Vol. 33, No. 22, Part Ⅲ reports on the progress and ongoing agenda of Library Human Relations Committees and the Congressional Research Service. Topics include parking and transportation concerns, flexible working hours, recruitment and affirmative action, discrimination complaint resolution, and staff relations within the Equal Opportunity Program. It also covers the Congressional Research Service Human Relations Committee focus areas and the Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication (CIP) absorbing the preassigned card number program.

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CIP Absorbs Card Number Program

LC Human Relations Committees

LCPA Sponsors Book Sale

Library of Congress Publications

Maps Exhibited at G&M

New Reference Works

News in the Library World

Photoduplication Alumnus Returns

Staff News

LIBRARYISSN 0041-7904OF CONGRESS INFORMATIONBULLETIN May 31,1974 Vol.33,No.22 LC HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEESWhere Have They Been?Where Are They Going?Part Ⅲ Parking and transportation has been a concern ofthe committee,as have the need for flexible workinghours,the CRS recruitment policy,the proposedlabor-management regulation,the Affirmative ActionProgram draft,LC Regulation 2010-3.1 on the resolu-tion of problems,complaints,and charges of discrimi-nation in Library employment,and staff relationsunder the Equal Opportunity Program.(Continued on p.179) Presented in this last part of a three-part article onthe progress made by Library Human Relations Com-mittees in their first two years of operation arereports submitted by the committees of the Congres-sional Research Service and the Office of the Librar-ian. CIP ABSORBS LC PREASSIGNEDCARD NUMBER PROGRAM CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE During its second year,the CRS Human RelationsCommittee has concentrated on concerns of divisionstaff members indicated in response to the secondannual CRS HRC survey.The survey revealed that themajor areas of concern of CRS staff members arepromotion and working conditions at the Library.The committee has been studying the“CRS CareerService Promotion Plan”and a report on this study isnearing completion.In the area of working con-ditions,the group has been examining safety precau-tions in the Library,with emphasis on fire safety.Thecommittee intends to work with the LC Safety andPreparedness Officer,Stephen E.Bush,toward a solu-tion to the problems which exist in this area. The Library of Congress Cataloging in PublicationProgram(CIP)is absorbing the LC preassigned cardnumber program,it has been announced.The growthand success of CIP has made possible the consolida-tion of these two programs.All LC preassigned cardnumber activities for books are being transferredfrom the Card Division to the CIP office.Publishersnow participating in the Card Division's preassignednumber program are being asked to communicatewith the CIP office in the future and that office willhandle all preassigned number functions for mono-graphs.CIP,which began in June 1971,now includesthe output of 610 publishers whose titles account forabout 65 percent of all monographs published in theUnited States and collected by libraries. | Attention bibliophiles and browsers!LCPA
announces its third annual book sale on p.179 of
this Information Bulletin. | | --- | Monographic titles with a U.S.imprint arecandidates for full CIP processing.Using publishers' CONTENTS CIP Absorbs Card Number Program .......177-178LC Human Relations Committees .....177,179-180LCPA Sponsors Book Sale .............179Library of Congress Publications ........182-183Maps Exhibited at G&M...............178New Reference Works ..............183-184News in the Library World .............184Photoduplication Alumnus Returns .......178-179Staff News...................180-182 galleys or prepublication information sheets andfront matter,the Library is now able to establish thebasic elements of the LC catalog record which is thenprinted in the published book.Publishers who nowuse the preassigned number in advance advertising cansubstitute the CIP symbol or the CIP assigned cardnumber,which will alert librarians that the book willappear with cataloging information,including thenumber,printed within. The preassigned number program began in July1956 as part of the Library's All the Books program,which enabled publishers to obtain numbers for usein advertisements and announcements;the Library toreceive prepublication copies of books for speedycataloging;and the library community to learn ofnew books from the dissemination of the catalogrecord as well as to order catalog cards by number forhalf the price of orders without card numbers. Using CIP gives publishers,librarians,and the Li-brary of Congress the same advantages.The Libraryhas found,however,that it is best to preassign n

FAQs

What does Part Ⅲ of the May 31, 1974 bulletin focus on for Human Relations Committees?

It describes the committee progress from the first two years and outlines current concerns such as working hours, recruitment policy, labor-management issues, affirmative action, and procedures addressing discrimination in Library employment.

What major areas of concern did the Congressional Research Service Human Relations Committee identify?

The CRS survey highlighted promotion and working conditions for Library staff.

How does the bulletin describe the Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication (CIP) relationship to the preassigned card number program?

CIP is absorbing the preassigned card number program, consolidating activities for books previously handled by the Card Division, and using CIP data to support catalog records in published books.

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