The next regular meeting of the UPRLC Board of Directors will be held on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 11 AM Central/12 Noon Eastern. The meeting will be held via Zoom conferencing service. Contact Pam Malmsten (pmalmsten@superiorlandlibrary.org) for more information.
If you’re playing matchmaker between an item you want to add to your catalog and a bibliographic record, you need to follow two steps: Find a record. Match the record to the item you have in your hand. ♥ This entry to the Cat’s Meow is about making the match. ♥ Good matches make for happy patrons. If you have a patron who requests a large-print copy but gets a mass market edition with tiny print when their hold is available, they won’t be happy. If they want an ebook … read more Matchmaking :|b the forgotten step
What kind of cataloger do you want to be? The cat in the hat: If you wear many hats and one of them happens to be a cataloger hat, that’s great! Your willingness to take on this task is key to making items findable and borrow-able to your patrons. Thank you! What you do: Find existing bib records in our shared system and match with items you wish to add to your collection. When you will need help and how to get it: If you’re new to working … read more What kind of cataloger are you?