Cataloging and Metadata Services

Cataloging and Metadata Services (CaMS) is a multidisciplinary group of professional and paraprofessional catalogers dedicated to supporting the research of the Princeton University community by providing efficient, thorough, and accurate access to the Library's holdings in various formats and languages.

CaMS is one of five departments that comprise the Library Information Technology, Imaging, and Metadata Services Division.

Organization

The department is organized into the following teams:

• Approvals and Copy Cataloging Team
• East Asian Languages Team
• Metadata and Enterprise Operations Team (includes the Alma Tech Team)
• Middle Eastern Languages Team
• Special Collections Cataloging Teams (includes Cotsen Children's Library Cataloging Team and Rare Books Cataloging Team)
• Serials and e-Resources Team
• Other World Languages Cataloging Team

Standards

CaMS catalogs according to Resource Description and Access (RDA) and LC/PCC Policy Statements. Other descriptive standards used for special materials include Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (DCRM), and Descriptive Cataloging of Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Manuscripts (AMREMM).

CaMS uses Library of Congress Classification (LCC) and Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).

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