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Cataloging Outsourcing -- Practice and Thinking

Explore the initiation, practice, and future of cataloging outsourcing in libraries. Discover the pros and cons, including cost savings, specialized services, and the impact on library profession and service quality.

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Cataloging Outsourcing -- Practice and Thinking

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  1. Cataloging Outsourcing -- Practice and Thinking Amy Tsiang Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library The University of California, Los Angeles San Francisco, April 5, 2006

  2. Cataloging Outsourcing -- Practice and Thinking • Initiation: • Why did we need cataloging outsourcing? • 2. Practice: • How did we handle the cataloging outsourcing? • 3. Thinking: • What will be the future of cataloging outsourcing?

  3. Cataloging Outsourcing -- Practice and Thinking • Initiation: • Why did we need cataloging outsourcing?

  4. Cataloging Outsourcing -- Practice and Thinking 2. Practice: How did we handle the cataloging outsourcing?

  5. Cataloging Outsourcing -- Practice and Thinking 3. Thinking: What will be the future of cataloging outsourcing?

  6. Cataloging Outsourcing -- Practice and Thinking 3. Thinking: What will be the future of cataloging outsourcing? The Pro-Outsourcing Reasons: (1) Outsourcing saves library budget and speeds up the cataloging process. (2) Outsourcing helps library get much needed specialized service. (3) Outsourcing centralizes the library functions to specialists in the fields. (4) Outsourcing goes along with the trend of privatization and globalization.

  7. Cataloging Outsourcing -- Practice and Thinking 3. Thinking: What will be the future of cataloging outsourcing? The Con-Outsourcing Reasons: (1) Outsourcing diminishes library profession. (2) Outsourcing lowers library’s service quality by using less skilled part-time or foreign workers. (3) Outsourcing reduces the need for librarians and library staff. (4) Outsourcing moves American jobs abroad.

  8. Cataloging Outsourcing -- Practice and Thinking Q & A

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