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Abstract

In the summer of 1996, the Monographs Cataloging Unit of the University of Alabama Libraries engaged in a pilot project with OCLC's TechPro to catalog the monographs in the Wade Hall Collection of Southern History and Culture. This collection, donated to the Libraries' Special Collections Department, included approximately 6,000 uncataloged monographic titles that were determined to be a cataloging priority. Reductions in cataloging staff, however, had left the department with resources for little more than remaining abreast of current receipts and routine maintenance. We, therefore, began to investigate ways to increase the efficiency and decrease the costs for cataloging the materials. As many of the materials were popular titles with records already in OCLC, TechPro seemed to be a viable first choice as we considered outsourcing the cataloging of the collection. The article describes the pilot project, its objectives, procedures, and results--why we ultimately decided to catalog the materials in-house.

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Abstract

While the literature addresses to some degree the practitioner's view on the educational requirements of the entry level catalogue, usually in the form of the theory versus practice argument, little is written about specific qualities, skills, and abilities that the cataloguing supervisor looks for when recruiting new cataloguers. Outlines, from a library supervisor's perspective, some of those specific attributes looekd for when recruiting such staff and explains their importance in the current cataloguing environment