Purpose
The SCM Committee studies and disseminates information about cataloging, metadata and classification of Slavic and East European materials in the online environment, and advises on and develops best practices for Slavic cataloging. The committee sponsors the administration of the Slavic Cataloging Listserv, SlavCat-list, which serves as a platform for the discussion of issues related to Slavic cataloging and metadata and is open to all.
The Committee also administers two important tools for Slavic catalogers:
SLAVIC CATALOGING MANUAL : outlines and explains best practices for descriptive and subject cataloging of Slavic materials and related authority work based on the current cataloging standard - RDA
SLAVIC SUBJECT AUTHORITY FUNNEL : promotes and facilitates the creation of subject authority records for all subjects relating to the cataloging of Slavic materials. The funnel provides a framework for proposing new subject headings for inclusion in Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and new classification numbers for Library of Congress Classification (LCC).
Adrienne Seely (Chair, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022) - Chicago Public Library
Leszek Czubik (Member, July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2022) - Stanford University
Cammeron Girvin (Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023) - Library of Congress
Lana Soglasnova (Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023) - University of Toronto
Masha Stepanova (Member, July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022) - Miami University
Larisa Walsh (Member, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2023) - University of Chicago
Current projects:
Proposal to revise the ALA/LC Church Slavic Romanization Table
Survey on Cataloging of Foreign Languages Materials: Preliminary Results
Creation of a contact list/directory of individuals with cataloging expertise (with respect to language, geographic area, resource format, NACO/SACO, etc.)
Ongoing migration of the Slavic Cataloging Manual to new Google sites platform
Ongoing revision of the Slavic Cataloging Manual
Ongoing moderation of the SlavCat listserv
Past projects:
Task Force to Test ISO 639-3 Language Codes in MARC. See: Final Report.
Migration of SlavCat listserv to: slavcat@lists.illinois.edu
Task Force to Review Authority Records for Russian Guberniias. See: Final Report
Establishing Slavic Cataloging listserv
Proposal to revise existing ALA/LC Macedonian Romanization Table See: Macedonian Romanization Table Proposal
Slavic Cataloging Manual Guidelines Working Group: to develop guidelines on the maintenance of the Slavic Cataloging Manual (new submissions, editing, handling inquiries, etc.)
Committee's name change