SCT Training and Mentorship Program Needs Assessment Task Group

Training and Mentorship Program Needs Assessment Background Information

Background

The Program for Cooperative Cataloging’s training and mentorship needs assessment task group has been charged with conducting a needs assessment to inform the development of PCC training and mentorship programs that allows metadata practitioners of all backgrounds

regardless of PCC membership status to engage with PCC expertise. 

The task group (see charge above) is seeking input through a survey [link when applicable], interviews and focus groups [link to sign up form] with task group members.

Task group’s operational definitions

Training

Training includes programs and resources that focus on the development of skills and knowledge required to perform specific tasks or forms of work.

Mentorship

Mentorships are relationships that frequently include both personal and professional components.The mentee and mentor learn from each other’s experience and knowledge and aim to aid in long-term career development for the participants.

PCC Programs:

PCC is comprised of several well-established programs: 

• Name Authority Cooperative Program (NACO)
• Cooperative Online Serials Program (CONSER)
• Monographic Bibliographic Record Program (BIBCO)
• Subject Authority Cooperative Program (SACO) 

and the current pilot program:

•  Entity Management Cooperative Program (EMCO) 

Additionally, several committees develop standards, recommendations, and training to support cataloging efforts:

• Policy Committee
• Standing Committee on Standards
• Standing Committee on Applications
• Standing Committee on Training
• Standing Committee on Membership and Programming . 

Details about the different programs and committees can be found at the following website: https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/index.html and at the PCC wiki

Existing PCC Training and Mentorship

In support of its mission and goals, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging conducts specialized training and mentoring for participants and non-members in conjunction with professional meetings and conferences, or as part of the Program itself with training held at the Library of Congress and institutions around the world. Additionally, in response to the need for general cataloger education, the PCC, the Library of Congress, and ALCTS (Association for Library Collections and Technical Services)*,  developed several workshops now freely available through the Web at the Cataloger’s Learning Workshop (CLW). CLW workshops reinforce metadata and cataloging creation skills that ultimately improves the quality and increases the number of shared records.- from: https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/about

*Note ALCTS is now part of ALA Core (https://www.ala.org/core).