Jim RickersonTechnical Services Librarian

Cataloger 1Statesboro Regional Public Libraries

Statesboro, Georgia Tuesday February 8, 2011

Cameron Asbell

MLIS 7300

BackgroundFrom New Orleans, LouisianaBA in Photography from Washington State UniversityMLIS Louisiana State University 1990

Library ExperienceChildren’s Librarian in Jacksonville, FLReference Librarian in Columbus, GABranch Manager in Brandon, MSReference Librarian in Statesboro, GA

Cataloging ExperienceCopy cataloger for past 4 years

enjoys detail oriented workenjoys working away from public

serviceswanted to explore a new opportunity chance to further career

Workplace

4 workstations 2 cataloging desks 2 processing station

for adding stamps, tattle tags and covers

Books for 6 branches on carts and shelves

Supplies for processing

Software and Hardware Dell computer Dymo Label maker Barcode scanner

Cataloging

Mostly copy cataloging (90%)

Search for authority records in OCLC

Look for best records, avoiding publisher records - especially pre-release records

Import records Fix any errors and

removes unnecessary fields

Original cataloging for genealogical materials Jim’s encoding level for

cataloging is k, so materials he creates records for must be sent to a cataloging specialist.

Finishing Touches

After a record is copied or created for a bookbook is barcoded and scannedspine labels printed and appliedmylar cover put on hardback booksbook is sent to the owning branch

After a record is copied or created for AV materialitem is re-packaged into a more durable casebarcodes added and scanned into recordspine labels printed and applieditem is sent to the owning library

Recognizing a Bad Record

What about pictures or symbols in title?

Hardest item to catalog

Recent population of Korean immigrants. Money given to purchase Korean books. How do you catalog them? How do the Korean patrons locate them in the catalog? Books sent to a cataloging company with a Korean

cataloger and paid 10.00 each book to have a record created.

Advice for Students

Keep the textbook – you’ll need it later AACR2 handbook & DDC books Learn about RDA (Resource Description and

Access) *an evolution of the cataloging principles from AACR2 Websites suggested

Dewey Summaries Dewey Blog ALA Tech Source

Contact Info:Cameron Asbell

camerona@strl.info