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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Recent updates
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Preferred Title in Serials (130/240)yesterday at 1:22 pm • contributed by Ronald Flewellen
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Changes Associated with the Authorized Access Pointyesterday at 1:09 pm • contributed by Ronald Flewellen
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Other 5xx Notes (504, 506, 520, 530, 533, 555)yesterday at 11:51 am • contributed by Ronald Flewellen
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Fixed-Length Data Elementsyesterday at 11:38 am • contributed by Ronald Flewellen
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FixedLengthData2025.bmpyesterday at 11:36 am • attached by Ronald Flewellen
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Introduction to CONSER CatalogingMar 24, 2025 • contributed by Ronald Flewellen