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Copy Cataloging Gets Some Respect From Administrators . ALCTS CaMMS Copy Cataloging Interest Group January 21, 2012, ALA Midwinter .
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Copy Cataloging Gets Some Respect From Administrators ALCTS CaMMSCopy Cataloging Interest Group January 21, 2012, ALA Midwinter
Elaine A. Franco, Principal Cataloger, eafranco@ucdavis.eduLoretta Firestone, Head, Monographs Copy Cataloginglbfirestone@ucdavis.eduCataloging & Metadata Services Dept. University of California, Davis
Copy Catalogers assume more responsibility for complex cataloging • “Easier” cataloging (from PromptCat) processed through computer program script • Loss of librarian positions spreads more difficult cataloging among copy catalogers • Non-book material cataloging steadily increasing • More special collections cataloging as new receipts diminish (due to budget cuts and shelf-ready processing)
Dichotomy between global and local catalog begins to blur • Concept of WorldCat Local: catalog once for local and global access. • Success of OCLC Expert Community Project, introduced in 2009. Capabilities for enriching OCLC master records extended beyond participants in OCLC Enhance, PCC BIBCO and CONSER programs. • Why should expert copy catalogers be restricted to local catalog?
Training Opportunities for Copy Catalogers • Catalogers Learning Workshops (training materials freely available online at http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/courses, or through Cataloger’s Desktop subscription): • Fundamentals of Library of Congress Classification and • Basic Subject Cataloging Using LCSH
Selected Local Training Documents • Some documents were based on in-house workshops and revised to apply to copy, as well as original cataloging. Available on department wiki: • Art catalogs • Books Bound Together • DVD Cataloging • Electronic Media Cataloging
Selected Local Training Documents, Continued • Photocopies • Pseudonyms • Series Statements and Series Added Entries • Single Issues of Serials • Enriching and Enhancing the OCLC Master Record (incorporates principles from the OCLC Enhance Training Outline)
Enriching and Enhancing the OCLC Master Record • General Guidelines • Do not replace data in records for which you do not have the piece in hand. • Do not remove information from a record unless the information is clearly in error and cannot be corrected.
When in doubt, don't. • Never remove data from a record unless it is clearly incorrect. • Leave subject headings and call numbers in the record unless they are clearly wrong. • Use judgment on the determination of predominant subject emphasis.
Enriching • Encoding level(Elv) blank, 1 or 4 w/out 042 pcc, I, L • Record lacks classification, subject headings or 505
Minimal • Encoding level(Elv) K, M, 2, 3, 4 (w/out 042), 5, 7 • Bring record up to encoding level I • Always change fixed field Elv to level I. • Required fields in level I: 007 (if required) 020 028 034 041 240 246 300 (complete a-c) 4xx/8xx 5xx 6xx • Always correct any typos and include all necessary variable and fixed fields (i.e.: 024, 043)
Enhance • Any encoding level (Elv) w/out a 042 pcc, except: E, blank, or 1 (enrichments only) • Cannot change the encoding of level 8. Make changes but do not change encoding to I. • Use to add 2nd 090 (check OCLC enhance rules), additional subject headings, and for cleaning up the record • Can correct call number if clearly in error. Do not delete data unless incorrect in substance: i.e. Subject doesn’t apply
When to Enhance Credit Earned • Can add the following fields if not already in the record or edit if not correct: • Credit Earned: 024 090 (2nd) 490/830 505 520 530 6xx 856 060, 096 (if scheme not already in record)
When to Enhance No Credit Earned • Can add the following fields if not already in the record or edit if not correct: • 300 7xx 2xx • Always make improvements to or correct typos in access points
When to Enhance No Credit Earned • Add or correct if already working in master record for anything above: • No Credit Earned: 006 007 010 020 028 041 043
OCLC Credits 2006/07 to 2010/11 • 2010/11 $86, 368.76 • 2009/10 $82, 834.31 • 2008/09 $58, 074.33 • 2007/08 $37, 956.28 • 2006/07 $30, 712.36
OCLC Costs and Credits2010/2011 • $7,901.76 = Monthly subscription cost • $94,821.12 Subscription cost for fiscal year - 86,368.76 Total credits for fiscal year __________________________________ • $ 8,452.36 = OCLC cataloging cost for fiscal year
Year % Original %Copy $Credits Expert • 2011 13.88 86.12 86,368.76 676 • 2010 13.64 86.36 82,834.31 1166 • 2009 11.42 88.58 58,074.33 • 2008 13.63 86.37 37,956.28 • 2007 7.12 92.83 30,712.36
Cataloging StatisticsOriginal Catalogers • Original Catalogers 08/09 09/10 10/11 • Unchanged copy 172 188 703 • Enriched 1,764 3,328 2,135 • Original 2,258 3,508 4,009 • Total 4,194 7,024 6,847
Cataloging StatisticsCopy Catalogers • Copy Catalogers 08/09 09/10 10/11 • Unchanged copy 27,432 17,873 17,956 • Enriched 1,732 4,327 5,285 • Original 2,484 2,488 1,889 • Total 31,648 24,688 25,130
Copy CatalogersEnriched Cataloging Fiscal Year Number % Total 2006/07 231 0.05 2007/08 420 0.1 2008/09 1732 9.0 2009/10 4327 13.0 2010/11 5285 16.0 2011/12 (1st half) 2612 26.0
Cataloging StatisticsAll Staff • Totals 08/09 09/10 10/11 • Unchanged 27,604 18,127 18,659 • Enriched 3,496 8,410 7,420 • Original 4,742 6,342 5,898 • All titles 35,842 31,690 31,977
Value Added • Investments in copy cataloger training and OCLC WorldCat enrichment result in: • Tangible credits offsetting OCLC fees • Rise in staff expertise and confidence • Original catalogers concentrating on most difficult cataloging and hidden collections • Improved patron experience (WorldCat and UC MelvylWorldCat Local)