Presented to COLINETBy

Wayne Walker, NLJ

NATIS (JAMLIN) Related Functions

Co-ordinate and facilitate the development of sectoral library networks;

Provide for co-operation between public libraries, school libraries, tertiary education institution libraries, private libraries, museums and the Jamaica Archives and Records Department;

Develop a National Bibliographic Database and facilitate access thereto;

Promote, by agreement amongst the library networks, the maintenance of the National Bibliographic Database;

Develop and promote national standards for the operation of libraries and the processing and delivery of information;

NATIS (JAMLIN) Related Functions

National Bibliographic Database – Jamaica Union Catalogue (JUC) Meant to be a one stop shop for efficiently

locating library resources ;Serves to save researchers valuable energy,

time and money in fulfilling their information needs;

Available via website www.nlj.gov.jm;Needs the cooperation of all to make it very

effective;Libraries / Information Units in Jamaica are

expected to submit their cataloguing records ;

Challenges in Developing the Jamaica Union CatalogueCataloguing Records not being submitted

for various reasons:-Cataloguing not done according to

standardsCatalogues not properly maintainedReservations about releasing the

cataloguing records

Increasing ComplianceNLJ Created the Jamaica Union

Catalogue Agreement

Benefits of Signing the JUC Contract

Assistance with Cataloguing standardsOff-site storage of Cataloguing recordsTechnical Support provided by NLJAccess to more diverse local information

sources / Inter-Library LoansContribution to the efficient locating of

information sources in Jamaica

NLJ Online CataloguesJamaica Union Catalogue (JUC) – 86,842

records60 Contributing libraries

NATCAT – 36,246 recordsNLJ’s Jamaican Collection

Socio-Economic Information Network (SECIN) – 78,43016 Contributing libraries

Way ForwardSign Jamaica Union Catalogue Agreement

and return to NLJ.Submit your Cataloguing Records for

inclusion into Union Catalogue.