Cataloging and Metadata Services (CAMS)

The Cataloging and Metadata Services (CAMS) department is responsible for cataloging serials and monographs, regardless of format, for the MIT Libraries, and for the integration, quality assurance, and general database management of Barton records created locally or provided by an external source. CAMS also provides metadata services to the Institute on a fee basis.

Cataloging and Metadata Services supports the MIT Libraries in its efforts to provide "rapid, easy, and precise [bibliographic] access" to the MIT Libraries' physical and virtual collections.

Mailing address:
Cataloging and Metadata Services
MIT Libraries, Building 14E-210B
77 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

telephone: (617) 253-1928
fax: (617) 253-2464

for more information: Rebecca Lubas, rll@mit.edu

CAMS is located in Building 14, in Room 14E-210B.

CAMS consists of five work units:

Monograph Cataloging | Serials Cataloging | Special Collections Cataloging | Database Maintenance | Metadata

• Monograph Cataloging Unit:
  The Monograph Cataloging Unit is responsible for monographs in many formats in OCLC WorldCat.
  
  for more information: Selina Wang, selinaw@mit.edu
  
  
• Serials Cataloging Section
  The Serials Cataloging Section is responsible for the cataloging of serials in all formats for the MIT Libraries. The section participates in CONSER, an international cooperative program for cataloging serials, and adheres to its standards for record creation and maintenance.
  
  for more information: Ben Abrahamse, babraham@mit.edu
  
  
• Special Collections Cataloging:
  Special Collections Cataloging is responsible for the creation of new catalog records for MIT theses, rare books, and technical reports.
  
  for more information: Stephen Skuce, skuce@mit.edu
  
  
• Database Maintenance:
  The Database Maintenance Section is responsible for the quality assurance and holdings maintenance of Barton records and assists with the integration and management of external source records in Barton. The section handles all vendor and system-generated reports related to bibliographic and authority record quality control.
  
  for more information: Beth Brennan, siers@mit.edu
  
  
• Metadata Unit:
  The Metadata Unit provides metadata consulting and services to MIT's Open CourseWare Project and to other MIT initiatives on a fee-for-service basis.
  
  for more information: Robert Wolfe, rwolfe@mit.edu