PCC Certificate for Ann Caldwell

PCC CERTIFICATE FOR ANN CALDWELL

-presented at the 2002 OLAC Conference by:
Allene Hayes
Computer Files Team Leader
Special Materials Cataloging Division
Library of Congress

The Steering Committee of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging recently resolved to honor outstanding Funnel Coordinators for the work they do in managing NACO Funnel Projects. The PCC wishes to thank OLAC for providing the opportunity to express its gratitude to the members of the OLAC NACO Project for their significant contributions to our shared databases, and to recognize a very special cataloger in the midst of her peers.

In July of 1995, the Chair of the OLAC Cataloging Policy Committee wrote to the Library of Congress Cooperative Cataloging Team about forming the NACO Funnel Project for Audiovisual Materials. This new project would be the first foray by the PCC into non-book materials other than the NACO Music Project.

Ann Caldwell of Brown University was named as the original coordinator for the NACO AV group, a position she has held ever since that time. Contributions began arriving in 1997. Membership has grown steadily each year due to the annual training sessions offered by Ann to new institutions at OLAC meetings. Seven institutions sent records in
1998. Following the September 26th training, the project will have more than 30 member libraries. From 1997 through March of 2002, PCC statistics show that the OLAC NACO Project has contributed over 14,000 new and changed authority records to the NACO database.

The OLAC NACO Project has brought qualitative changes to the PCC. AV catalogers add their expertise to policy discussions. Their authority records are the foundation of the AV bibliographic records entering the BIBCO program. OLAC catalogers volunteered to help develop the BIBCO Core record for AV materials.

In the varied world of AV materials, it is hard to choose the appropriate award for Ann Caldwell -- Grammy, Oscar, Tony, or Emmy? The PCC solves that problem by honoring its stars with certificates. It is with great pleasure that the PCC presents this certificate to such a valued producer, director, and actor in the field of AV cooperative cataloging.

The Certificate reads:

Whereas, Ann Caldwell serves as leader of the OLAC NACO AV Project, and

Whereas, the OLAC NACO AV Project has completed over 14,000 records in its history,

Therefore, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging gratefully presents this

Certificate of Appreciation

to

E. Ann Caldwell

in recognition of her outstanding leadership as OLAC NACO AV Funnel Coordinator,
in recruiting, training, reviewing, and supporting member libraries
as they make valuable contributions to the cataloging of non-print collections

[signed:]
Larry Alford, Chair
Program for Cooperative Cataloging
September 2002

[information forwarded by:]
Carolyn Sturtevant
NACO Coordinator
Cooperative Cataloging Team
Library of Congress

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