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Did you know that the Library of Congress classification system dates back to roughly 1900? Continually updated since its inception, SVSU uses the Library of Congress Classification System for all collections with the exception of Digital Archives, Popular Reading, Children's Literature, and the English Language Program. 

Below are some recent statistics from our Unit:

April 2022:

• Bibliographic records added: 317 (Average of 10.5 records per day)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 291 (Average of 9.7 records per day)
• Bibliographic records edited: 21,139 (Average of 704.6 records per day)
• Item records edited: 208 (Average of 6.9 records per day)
• Authority records imported: 48 (Average of 1.6 records per day)

March 2022

• Bibliographic records added: 6,936 (Average of 223 records per day)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 261 (Average of 8 records per day)
• Bibliographic records edited: 108,690 (Average of 3,506 records per day)
• Item records edited: 510 (Average of 16 records per day)
• Authority records added: 21 (Average of .67 records per day)

February 2022

• Bibliographic records added: 193 (Average of 6.89 records per day)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 73 (Average of 2.6 records per day)
• Bibliographic records edited: 144,958 (Average of 5,177 records per day)
• Item records edited: 83 (Average of 2.96 records per day)
• Authority records imported: 15 (Average of .5 records per day)

January 2022

• Bibliographic records added: 5,182 (Average of 167.1 records per day)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 1,709 (Average of 55.12 records per day)
• Bibliographic records edited: 29,989 (Average of 967.3 records per day)
• Item records edited: 197 (Average of 6.35 records per day)
• Authority records imported: 31 (Average of 1 per day)

December 2021 (NOTE: One unit member was on leave during December. The university was closed 12/18/21-12/31/21.)

• Bibliographic records added: 223 (Average of 13.1 records per day)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 501 (Average of 29.4 records per day)
• Bibliographic records edited: 16,498 (Average of 970.4 records per day)
• Item records edited: 98 (Average of 5.76 records per day)
• Authority records imported: 0

November 2021

• Bibliographical records added: 324 (Average of 10.8 records per day)
• Bibliographical records withdrawn: 92 (Average of 3.06 records per day)
• Bibliographical records edited: 19,679 (Average of 655.9 records per day)
• Item records edited: 1,202 (Average of 40 records per day)
• Authority records imported: 32 (Average of 1 record per day)

October 2021

• Bibliographic records added: 371 (Average of 11.9 records per day)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 96 (Average of 3 per day)
• Bibliographic records edited: 29, 453 (Average of 950 records per day)
• Item records edited: 141 (Average of 4.5 records per day)
• Authority records imported: 26 (Average of .83 records per day)

September 2021

• Bibliographic records added: 3,273 (Average of 109.1 records per day)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 355 (Average of 11.8  records per day)
• Bibliographic records edited: 23,883 (Average of 796.1 records per day)
• Item records edited: 483 (Average of 16.1 records per day)
• Authority records imported: 4 (Average of .13 records per day)

August 2021

• Bibliographic records added: 314 (Average of 10 records per day)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 598 (Average of 19.9 records per day)
• Bibliographic records modified: 30,849 (Average of 1,028.3 records per day)
• Item records edited: 561 (Average of 18.7 records per day)
• Authority records imported: 19 (Average of .63 records per day)

NOTE: The Metadata / Catalog Unit worked remotely from March 17, 2020 - May 31, 2021 due to COVID.

July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 year end statistics*

• Bibliographic records added: 65,414 (Average of 5,947 records per month)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 35,385 (Average of 3,217 records per month)
• Bibliographic records edited: 579,404 (Average of 52,673 records per month)
• Item records edited: 65,045 (Average of 5,913 records per month)
• Authority records imported: 436 (Average of 40 records per month)

*Includes 10 months of completely remote work due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 year end statistics:

• Bibliographic records added: 37,179 (Average of 3,379 per month)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 28,428 (Average of 2,369 per month)
• Bibliographic records edited: 263,936 (Average of 21,9994.6 records per month)
• Authority records added: 568 (Average of 47.3 per month)
• Authority records withdrawn: 74 (Average of 6 per month)
• Item records edited: 20,653 (Average of 1,721 per month)

July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 year end statistics:

• Bibliographic records added: 17,897 (Average of 1,491.4 per month)
• Bibliographic records withdrawn: 19,455 (Average of 1,621.25 per month)
• Bibliographic records edited: 1,730,115 (Average of 144,176.25 per month)
• Authority records added: 15,387
• Authority records withdrawn: 136
• Authority records edited: 583
• Item records edited: 34,806

July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018:

• Volumes added to the collections (print, media, digital): 42,462
• Volumes removed from the collections (print, media, digital): 15,063
• Bibliographic records edited (print, media, digital): 809,579

Questions?  Contact Heather Fisher, Head of Access Services, at x7053 or hgfisher@svsu.edu.

The second phase of the RDA 3R release is still set for sometime in October 2018.

RDA 3R - Beta release of the Toolkit set for evening of June 13, 2018.

The Unit engages in multiple projects daily in addition to regular cataloging duties. Here are some of the special projects we are working on:

• Ken Follett Digital Archives (now live at https://ezahnow.svsu.edu/digital/)
• Ensuring all records have an OCLC number
• Providing subject headings to records that don't have any
• Providing relationship designators for records that don't have them

Some projects will be ongoing:

• Bibliographic record cleanup (ensuring all records are consistent and meet national standards)
• Technical support for library products for SVSU students, faculty, and staff
• Continual upload/deletion of ebook subscription records
• Continual upload and maintenance of authority control records