SUNCAT at Edinburgh University Library Elize Rowan Bibliographic Services Manager SUNCAT Workshop 11 September 2006

Edinburgh University Library founded in 1580 one of the largest in the UK supports teaching and research over 23,000 students over 4m items

Library expenditure 2004/05

Materials budget spend 2004/05

Serials spend by College 2004-05

Serials cataloguing Voyager MARC 21 cataloguing standards (AACR2) coverage external sources

SUNCAT involvement EUL involvement began in 2003 one of 5 Associate libraries Phase 1 contributing library Bibliographic Quality Advisory Group

SUNCAT initial data load data questionnaire data specification serials records identified initial file delivered via ftp report of rejected records

Issues to consider record quality criteria for record selection print and electronic staff resource and skill base

SUNCAT updating major update file delivered in 2005 EUL still to establish regular update routine regular monthly or bi-monthly routine new titles/changes/deletions

SUNCAT as a working tool serials/acquisitions new titles title changes publisher details ISSN confirmation cataloguing enriching/upgrading notification of changes / unique records