[PW] Cataloging in Publication (CIP)

[Dan Clinton]

Copy the first ed. data and make the necessary changes, esp. the date
in the call no.

LC does not necessarily catalog everything sent to them; LC has
collection development policies just like other libraries. His 1st
book is not n the catalog because either it was rejected for the
collection or is caught in the backlog somewhere.

For many self-published authors the insistence on CIP amounts to an
affectation. It's NOT necessary to include it. There is no cache to
having CIP data printed in your book. Many large publishers don't
include it any more. If a libray wants to add his book to their
collection, they'll catalog it then.

LC's CIP office is short-staffed (2 people have left) at the moment
and without a section head. There are no plans to fill these
positions, rumor has it. They are in the process of reassigning the
CIP workflow. I'm sure the existing work is backlogged.

On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Pam Rider <tsktsk at tns.net> wrote:
> A self-publishing client is working on a second edition. The first ed.
> CIP (Cataloging in Publication) was "handled" by someone now gone. There
> must have been a glitch. Neither the author nor the book first edition
> is in the LOC (Library of Congress) database. (I suspect that a copy was
> never sent to the LOC.)
>
> The author needs help in correcting any problems going through the CIP
> process. The LOC basic pages don't list a CIP "contact" link.
>
> Information on clearing up CIP anomalies will be much appreciated or a
> link to that Library of Congress.
>
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> Pam Rider
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Dan Clinton
US Census Bureau Library
Washington, DC

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