Out of the Weeds: Effective Cataloging Tools and Strategies for a Post-CRDP World
Abstract
In August 2024, the Government Publishing Office (GPO)
announced the discontinuation of its Cataloging Record Distribution
Program (CRDP), a critical service for federal depository
libraries. Since its launch in 2009, the CRDP has cataloged
government documents and provided essential cataloging
metadata to support Federal Depository Library Program
(FDLP) libraries. However, due to the transition to digital collections
and the increasing use of electronic resources and metadata
formats like MARC, XML, and linked data, traditional
print-based cataloging methods are becoming less aligned with
modern library practices. As a result, GPO has decided to end
the program.
announced the discontinuation of its Cataloging Record Distribution
Program (CRDP), a critical service for federal depository
libraries. Since its launch in 2009, the CRDP has cataloged
government documents and provided essential cataloging
metadata to support Federal Depository Library Program
(FDLP) libraries. However, due to the transition to digital collections
and the increasing use of electronic resources and metadata
formats like MARC, XML, and linked data, traditional
print-based cataloging methods are becoming less aligned with
modern library practices. As a result, GPO has decided to end
the program.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/dttp.v53i01.8448
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