Thank you all who offered feedback, both publicly and offlist - I am
hoping your feedback will sway my boss. She has a general disdain for
"traditional" library activities, which includes the library catalog
and cataloging in general. She has described authority control as a
waste of time and wonders why we should bother with a catalog at all.
Abby
On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Abby Hanks-Danvers
<ahanksdanvers_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Due to a cut in the budget for our library, we are possibly facing the
> loss of our cataloger. My boss is under the impression that this can
> be easily outsourced to a clerical level person. I was wondering if
> anyone had any talking points or an "elevator speech" I can give to
> her and senior management to possibly change their minds. I know the
> loss of this position would be devastating.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Abby Hanks-Danvers
> IT and Technology Librarian
> Private Industry
> Cincinnati, Ohio
>
Received on Wed Mar 16 2011 - 13:05:29 EDT