What are Cataloging and Metadata Contributors?
These partners assist GPO with providing bibliographic data or serial holding information for historic and unreported publications that are not currently available in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) or for which there are only minimal records. No publications, either digital or tangible, are exchanged in this type of partnership. The publications, however, must be within scope of GPO’s information dissemination programs as defined by Title 44, U.S.C.
Active Cataloging and Metadata Contributors
| Name of Parner | NCSA | Contribution |
| Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines | West | Bibliographic records for USGS publications in the SuDoc ranges of I 19.3:, I 19.4/2:, I 19.13:, and I 19.16: |
Cataloging and Metadata Contributor:
GPO and the Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines signed a Letter of Agreement in June 2024, making this Cataloging and Metadata Contributor Partnership official.
The Colorado School of Mines created records for the electronic versions of publications from various USGS series, such as Bulletins, Circulars, Water Supply Papers, and Professional Papers. GPO enhanced the records by verifying the SuDoc number and performing needed authority work to the subject headings and corporate names. 13,799 records are available in the CGP because of this partnership.
Benefits of Being a Cataloging and Metadata Contributor
Gain national recognition for the work of your institution- Supporting the discovery of the tangible and digital collections in Federal depository libraries
- Increasing access to content digitized by partner libraries or Federal agencies
- Assisting Federal depository libraries with retrospective cataloging by providing access to bibliographic records
- Sharing the cataloging cost burden among libraries, and with GPO
Expectations for Cataloging and Metadata Contributors
- Records must represent information products that are within scope of GPO’s information dissemination programs as defined by Title 44, U.S.C.
- The bibliographic records or metadata provided by the potential partner meet the specifications stipulated in the partnership agreement, and the partner must be able to provide a sample of the records or metadata for evaluation.
- The partner must grant GPO permission to modify the records.
- The partner must allow GPO to redistribute the records and must impose no access restrictions on the records.
How to Become a Cataloging and Metadata Contributor
Please contact us via askGPO to learn more about how your institution can participate. When submitting a question, select the category, “Partnerships.”
The process is easy. Once you submit your inquiry, a member of GPO’s staff will reach out to coordinate on the specifics of the partnership and then work with your organization to formalize the agreement with a Memorandum of Agreement.