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

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

3. Library expenditure 2004/05

4. Materials budget spend 2004/05

5. Serials spend by College 2004-05

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

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

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

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

10. 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

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