Dave Van kleeck has been cataloging materials in public and academic libraries since 2006. He is currently the Authorities/Identities Librarian in the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida (UF). He provides guidance at UF in developing and applying best practices and international standards for the management of name authority metadata and coordinates the Libraries' Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) activities. Previously, he was Chair of the department and before that, Head of the Special Collections Cataloging Unit in the department, leading a team focused on cataloging rare and Florida-related materials.