1. IME ICC5 Report Working Group 4: Uniform Titles and GMDs Working Group Leader: Nonnie van Wyk Working Group Recorder: Trish Gierke IME ICC5 August 15, 2007

2. Working Group 4 Members WG4 Leader: Nonnie van Wyk WG4 Recorder: Trish Gierke Members: –’Mabafokeng Makara –Louise van Heerden –Desiree Minnaar

3. Statement of International Cataloguing Principles Recommendation –Term “cataloguing” to be updated Possible term: “resource description” –Re-number Statement  logical & helpful Re-number 5.2.4.1 - 5.2.4.1.2 –Term “uniform titles” to be renamed Term “conventional title” unclear Preferred term “commonly known title”

4. Statement of International Cataloguing Principles Recommendations –Indispensable access points Year of publication / issuance Series uniform title –Additional access points: Add (e.g. publisher) after “….in other roles than creator” [7.1.3] Move “ the year of publication / issuance”

5. Glossary Recommendations –Authority data –Bibliographic data –Uncontrolled access point –Normalized form [5.1] –Indispensable access point –Persona –Uniform title [Replace with “Commonly known title”]

6. Glossary Clarification –Controlled access point “Includes access points based on identifiers such as standard numbers….” Please explain

7. WG4 Other Suggestions Working together in Sub-Saharan Africa –Refer to regional IGBIS –Listserv –List of cataloguers to contact for assistance –Peer-reviewing –Promote training opportunities International cataloguing code –Group to discuss on Listserv –Group to share information resources located