Re: bib services outdated?

Hi
One of the questions about naming conventions relates to the intended
audience.  Is the name of your group designed to convey information to
your staff, students and faculty, other librarians, or the general
public?

I agree that the word "collections" seems to imply something that you
own -- but  I learned while working in a public library system that the
public associates that word with the process of collecting money for
fines.  Our Access Services (which did handle fines) was not part of
Collection Services but the Collection Services Manager often got those
phone calls.

Brenda Clark
Portland, OR



-----Original Message-----
From: Amira Aaron <aaaron_at_BRANDEIS.EDU>
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
Sent: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:00 am
Subject: Re: bib services outdated?


Our department at Brandeis includes much the same as you describeÂ
below, with the addition of cataloging and metadata services,Â
acquisitions, and Archives and Special Collections. Several monthsÂ
ago, after much discussion we renamed it: "Resource Management andÂ
Access" (in my mind, with the emphasis on Access). We stayed awayÂ
from the term "Collections" to emphasize that we don't need to own theÂ
materials to which we provide access - quite the contrary.Â
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--Â
Amira AaronÂ
Director for Information ResourcesÂ
Brandeis University LibraryÂ
415 South Street MS045Â
Waltham, MA 02454Â
phone 781-736-4647Â
fax 781-736-4724Â
aaaron_at_brandeis.eduÂ
lts.brandeis.eduÂ
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Quoting Patricia Martin <Patricia.Martin_at_UCOP.EDU>:Â
Â
> my team is called "Bibliographic Services", and we support:Â
> Union catalog for UCÂ
> link resolver technologyÂ
> ILL and document deliveryÂ
> metasearch projectsÂ
> ERMS solution.Â
>Â
> so, we do provide a number of technical services, but i'm objecting
moreÂ
> to the term "bibliographic" since what we do cuts across more thanÂ
> books. library services is too vague - that could mean anything....Â
>Â
> -----Original Message-----Â
> From: Next generation catalogs for librariesÂ
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jack HallÂ
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 12:31 PMÂ
> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDUÂ
> Subject: Re: bib services outdated?Â
>Â
> I assumed Patricia meant what has often been called "technicalÂ
> services", since that is what was re-named bibliographic servicesÂ
> here some years ago. Another poster took it to mean library servicesÂ
> in general, and perhaps that is what was originally meant.Â
> In any case, our former "bibliographic services" (previously:Â
> "technical services") is now: "collection services", as of justÂ
> recently.Â
>Â
> Until about 15 years ago it included acquisitions, cataloging, andÂ
> serials; then "access services" was included (circulation,Â
> interlibrary loan, shelving, current journals, reserves, and mediaÂ
> collection servicing). Then, some 10 years ago, the head ofÂ
> acquisitions became head of acquisitions and collection development,Â
> putting the administration of collection development in technicalÂ
> services, although most of the actual work was done by librarians inÂ
> public services. Before that, the head of collection development wasÂ
> either the head of public services, or a special assistant directorÂ
> position. Then, about two years ago, a special position (eventually,Â
> it will be two librarian positions) was created to administerÂ
> collection development, still in technical/bibliographic/collectionÂ
> services.Â
>Â
> So now Collection Services has: collection development, acquisitionsÂ
> (which also includes serials now), cataloging, and access services.Â
>Â
> Stay tuned ...Â
>Â
> JackÂ
>Â
>Â
> At 01:31 PM 9/28/2007, Patricia Martin wrote:Â
>> i've been thinking of the future of bibliographic services at myÂ
>> organization, and it occurs to me that the term Bibliographic
ServicesÂ
>> is outdated in an increasingly electronic, digitized world. i'm
tryingÂ
>> to think of a new way to describe what my team does - discovery,Â
>> access, delivery, etc....Â
>>Â
>> does anyone have any opinion on this? or had this discussionÂ
> elsewhere?Â
>> heard of a really good description lately in an organization?Â
>>Â
>> any comments or suggestions welcome.Â
>>Â
>> patti martinÂ
>> director, bibliographic servicesÂ
>> california digital libraryÂ
>Â
> Jack HallÂ
> Manager, Cataloging ServicesÂ
> 114L University of Houston LibrariesÂ
> Houston, TX 77204-2000Â
> telephone:(713) 743-9687Â
> e-mail: jhall_at_uh.eduÂ
> fax: (713) 743-9748Â
>Â


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