administrative history

The Catalog Department (1973-2007) was a technical services processing unit in the Harold B. Lee Library.

The Catalog, or Cataloging, Department was retained from the organization of the Clark Library in its reorganization in 1973. The department was responsible for cataloging library resources for patron use, and was involved in both original and copy cataloging. The unit was part of the Technical Services Division from 1980 to 2002, and of Collection Development and Technical Services Division from 2002 to 2007. Department chairs were Gloria Jenson (1973-1993) and Carla Kupitz (1993-2007). In 2007 the department was split into three units, including the Cataloging Services Department, the Special Collections and Metadata Catalog Department, and the Catalog Systems and Database Unit.

Citation:

BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, Dec. 4, 2013 (Catalog Department; Cataloging Department; est. 1973; responsible for cataloging library resources for patron access, including both copy cataloging and original cataloging; previously organized under the Clark Library; split into three units in 2007, including the Cataloging Services Dept., the Special Collections and Metadata Catalog Dept., and the Catalog Systems and Database Unit; chairs: Gloria Jenson (1973-1993), and Carla Kupitz (1993-2007); part of the Technical Services Division from 1980-2002, and of Collection Development and Technical Services from 2002-2007)