Re: GEN: Please help with Cataloging Survey

[Patsy Small <psmall@tenet.edu>]

Tricia Volore wrote:

> 1.  What is the type of library at which you work?  (school, public, univ.,
high school

> 2.  Are books classified by Dewey or LC call #s?  Dewey

> 3.  Is your card catalog computerized or traditional?
>Computerized, gosh no, why would anyone?
> 4.  How do you obtain your cataloging?  Many, through vendor supplying books, but 
>beware of some.  Always check them through Mitinet.  Texas Library Connection 
>(shared cataloging info for Tex. libraries).
Original cataloging,
> 5.  What do you see in the future of Cataloging?It doesn't look good as some 
>univ. are no longer requiring the basic cataloging course which I think is a big 
>mistake.  All librarians need to understand the basics in order to know whether 
>MARC records are acceptable.
> 6.  What's your pet peeve about Cataloging?  Sometimes it does get a bit esoteric.

Patsy Small, psmall@tenet.edu
Bandera High School
>

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