Deb,
To add a little spice to this, from my point of view, that is not the
case. They are involved in changes, but want to make only changes that
are good for them, not the patron or other users. They think in terms
of the catalog being a staff module and not patron driven. Even when
provided with a staff module, they are reluctant to use it.
Deb
DeGeorge, Deborah wrote:
> Not necessarily -- catalogers themselves are divided, and it's not
> necessarily as polar, for lack of a better term, as it may seem.
>
> Part of the issue is, from my point of view, that catalogers are not
> being involved in said changes -- administrators and systems folk are
> often treating catalogers as an afterthought.
>
> Deb
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Deb Bergeron
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 10:41 AM
> To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] As a Library 'decision maker'
>
> Jerri,
>
> So I take it the catalogers are on the 'no change is necessary' side.
>
> Thanks for the clarification.
>
> Deb
>
> Jerri Swinehart wrote:
>
>> At 10:08 AM 9/14/2007, Deb Bergeron wrote:
>>
>>> Aaron,
>>>
>>> Can you please elaborate on this point:
>>>
>>> I'll leave changing cataloging practice for the catalogers to hash
>>> out and hope they don't take too long, their window of opportunity
>>> is already closing.
>>>
>>> What do you mean? Sorry if this is a rudimentary question.
>>>
>> Catalogers have had several rather tense conversations on
>> other listservs about the future of cataloging. The division seems to
>> fall (and correct me if I'm misreading posts)between those of us who
>> understand that change will come and it's better to participate and
>> those who say no change is necessary.
>>
>> It's really sort of a cultural war.
>>
>> Jerri Swinehart
>> MLIS
>> Library Assistant III
>> Oakland University
>> Kresge Library
>> Technical Services
>> Rochester, MI 48309-4484
>> swinehar_at_oakland.edu
>>
>
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