OCLC Cataloging Partners program

Lehigh University uses Dewey to classify our library books.  We wish to 
explore the OCLC Cataloging Partners program (formerly known as 
PromptCat).  Our primary book vendor identified 2 Dewey libraries, but 
when contacted several times, these folks failed to respond, so now I am 
approaching a wider audience.

I'd like to hear from any Dewey library, preferably academic, about 
experiences with this program, particularly ...

1) How did you begin using this program, and how long have you been 
involved with it?
2) Did you run a pilot project by selecting a discrete subject area 
(e.g. 370s education) or a certain type of material (e.g. monographic 
series) to begin?  Have you broadened your coverage since you started?
3) Do you use it with firm orders, approvals, or both? 
4) Do you consider your participation a success?  Do you feel that you 
have sacrificed quality as a means of dealing with shrinking staff or 
cataloging backlogs?  Any problems?  Are you saving money?
5) How much checking do you do with the bib records that have gone 
though this process?  Any accidental call number duplication? 

Anything you can pass along would certainly be helpful to us as we 
consider participating in the OCLC Cataloging Partners program.  Thanks!  

-- 
Helen P. Mack, Acquisitions Librarian
Lehigh University, Linderman Library
30 Library Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015-3067  USA

Phone 610 758-3035 * Fax 610 758-5605
E-mail hpm0_at_lehigh.edu

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