[Evergreen-catalogers] Catalogers unite!

[Erica Rohlfs]

Good Morning,

I agree with everyone who expressed the importance of having a better
understanding of catalog searching and retrieving. It also has the pleasant
side effect of  helping staff gain a better understanding of their ILS as a
whole, such as "Why doesn't the Bib Call # always match our local call
number?"  "What is the record database id, and where does this information
live?" "What is this option to Retrieve Bib Record by TCN? What's the
significance of the TCN?" Regarding the item record, understanding the
various fields within the item record interface helps staff to better
understand the Item Status Detail View. I've worked with staff migrating
their special collections, who have limited cataloging experience; this
requires us to take the conversation back to the basic elements/
differences between Meta, Bib, "Volume" / Item (holdings) level
information, and their interdependence.

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 4:42 PM Jessica Philyaw via Evergreen-catalogers <
evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:

> Knowing something about cataloging helps all staff understand how the
> catalog works, and therefore how better to use it to find materials for
> patrons. Cataloging is about customer service. I think it's also great for
> catalogers to work a public desk from time to time, to see how their work
> enables discovery and influences patron satisfaction.
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 3:26 PM Kate Coleman via Evergreen-catalogers <
> evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org> wrote:
>
>> Fellow catalogers and Technical Services gurus. If you could share your
>> thoughts with me, I'd greatly appreciate it. How would you answer this
>> question from a fellow library worker (from ANY department from clerk to
>> Admin!) who DOES NOT catalog?
>>
>> How would me knowing some cataloging help me in my job?
>>
>>
>> Kate Coleman, MLIS
>> Technical Services Manager, Jefferson County Library
>> Missouri Evergreen Consortium
>> 5678 State Rd. PP
>> High Ridge, MO 63049
>> 636-677-8689
>> Fax: 636--677-1769
>> kcoleman at jeffcolib.org
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Erica Rohlfs
Senior Implementation Project Manager
Equinox Open Library Initiative
erica.rohlfs at equinoxOLI.org
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