Campus publications: general catalog, schedule of classes, The Navigator, academic calendar

I asked the Registrar's publication editor to outline the print and electronic publication pattern for the four major campus publications. FYI, the information is given below. As we untangle this, Janet will attempt to amend the Cruzcat records.

-Christine

UCSC General Catalog:
Beginning with the 2004-2005 year, the General Catalog went to a biennial printing schedule. One year the catalog is printed, the next year it is updated online, with updates less encompassing than revisions for the printed year's catalog. In addition to the current General Catalog, previous year's catalogs, both online updates and printed catalogs dating back to 2003-04, are available online at http://reg.ucsc.edu/catalog/index.html. The printing status of the General Catalog for the upcoming year, 2010-11, is uncertain. No decision has been announced yet that we are or are not printing it. The current General Catalog is online athttp://reg.ucsc.edu/catalog/index.html.

Quarterly Schedule of Classes:
The Schedule of Classes was printed each quarter up to and including fall 2009. As of winter quarter 2010, the Schedule of Classes is no longer printed, but is available online at http://reg.ucsc.edu/soc.htm. In addition to not printing it, the winter 2010 Schedule of Classes includes several changes from previous quarters. One is that informational text that was duplicated in the Schedule of Classes and either the Navigator or General Catalog has been removed from the Schedule of Classes (with a few exceptions that are specific to a particular quarter). Additionally, previous Schedules included complete class listings that included all courses, sections, dates and times, locations, instructors, and requirements. That is no longer included in the Schedule of Classes as of winter 2010 because the online class search mechanism in AIS (Academic Information Systems) has been modified and greatly improved (https://pisa.ucsc.edu/class_search/). The search parameters are limited to the
current and immediately preceding quarter, however, so this is likely to impact anyone looking back to find whether a particular course was offered. The current Schedule of Classes is online at http://reg.ucsc.edu/soc.htm.

The Navigator Undergraduate Handbook:
This is a little less clear. The last officially printed copy of the Navigator we have dates to 2002-03. Subsequent year's Navigator's are not archived online since they are to be used by incoming undergraduates and are updated annually. If, however, you are missing years subsequent to 2002-03, we can get you an online address to print copies to bring your collection up to date. The current Navigator is online at http://reg.ucsc.edu/navigator/index.html.

The Academic and Administrative Calendar:
The calendar was printed through the 2008-09 academic year, but was not printed this year (2009-10). Printable PDF versions of the current and previous year's calendars dating back to 2004-05 are available online at http://reg.ucsc.edu/calendar/index.html.