35/2/4 Guide to the Principal Cataloger Subject File Principal Cataloger Subject File Finding Aid Authors: Bill Maher; John Milano.

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Guide to the Principal Cataloger Subject File 1931/2004 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Principal Cataloger Subject File 1931-2004 1978-2000 35/2/4 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University Library 6.20 English University of Illinois Archives
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Additional information may be found at https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/3502004.pdf

Historical Note:

As an all-university unit, the University of Illinois Library preserves material to assist students and researchers, including books, pamphlets, periodicals, microtexts, audiovisual aids, maps, sound recordings, music scores, photographs and prints.1 The Library has existed since the University opened in 1868.2 Administering the Library is the University Librarian, holding a title that the Board of Trustees gave to him on April 21, 1971.3 Up to that time, since 1958, his title had been Dean of Library Administration. Before 1958, it had been Director of the Library.4 Until 1963, he also served as Director of the Graduate School of Library Science.5 Since 1967 the Chancellor has full authority for the Campus Library, and the University Librarian reports directly to him.6 The University Librarian's chief responsibilities are the arrangement and upkeep of library material. He also organizes the library staff. Its new members are appointed with the approval of the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Chancellor, President, and the University Librarian. Concerning such matters as book fund allocations and establishment of branch libraries, all three officials consult with the Senate Library Committee, which is composed of faculty representatives.7

1.  Statutes, May 17, 1972, as Amended, July 19, 1972, pp. 22-23.

2.  Board of Trustees Transactions, 1st Report, March 11, 1868, pp. 123-24.

3.  Board of Trustees Transactions, 56th Report, April 21, 1971, p. 267.

4.  Board of Trustees Transactions, 60th Report, July 29, 1958, p. 4.

5.  Ibid., 52nd Report, Supplement, June 30, 1964, pp. 170-71.

6.  Ibid., 54th Report, April 19, 1967, pp. 489-90, 551-52.

7.  Statutes, May 17, 1972, as Amended, July 19, 1972, pp. 22-23; Board of Trustees Transactions, 56th Report, April 21, 1971, p. 267.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Topical Term: Cataloging Illinet Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization (ILCSO) Library Computer System (LCS) Library Technical Services Ohio College Library Center (OCLC)
Arrangement of Materials:

Alphabetical by subject

Scope and Contents

Subject file of Principal Cataloger Arnold Wajenberg contains correspondence, reports, meeting agenda and minutes, statistical reports, manuals and guidelines, and planning documents relating to library reorganization, location of cataloging responsibilities, services to departmental library units, implementation of Library Computer Systems (LCS), development and implementation of online Full Bibliographic Record (FBR) via Washington Library Network (WLN), development of integrated library management system via Data Research Associates (DRA), OCLC cataloging services, Library of Congress cataloging standards and subject headings (LCSH), Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2), telecommunications, Cataloging Policy Advisory Committee (CPAC), and Technical Services Division meetings, budget planning, and bylaws. Correspondents include Hugh Atkinson, Michael Gorman, William G. Potter, Winnie Chan, and Fred Mansfield.