partners in efficiency, opportunities for success

Partners in Efficiency,Opportunities for Success

Holly Tomren (@htomren)OCLC Good Practices for Great Outcomes:

Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference San Marino, CAMarch 23, 2011

Themes

• Eliminate redundant work• Re-purpose metadata• Prioritize discovery of hidden collections• “Good enough” records• Collaborate with Acquisitions and other units• Batch and automated processing• User-driven models

Opportunities

More cataloging:• Eliminate backlogs• Expose hidden collections• Cooperative cataloging

Opportunities

Metadata and beyond:• Non-MARC metadata• Digital collections• Electronic resources management

Opportunities

Data manipulation• Proactive data analysis and cleanup• Reactive data analysis and cleanup

“patron-driven maintenance”

• Projects to support end-user discovery

Opportunities

Training• Scripting and technology skills• New cataloging developments• Non-MARC metadata• Other library activities

Mindset

• Focus on the USER• Discovery & delivery• Different definition of quality• Look forward

Service

• Efficiency = better public service• Efficiency = goodwill from colleagues• Efficiency = time for projects• Efficiency = flexible and forward-thinking• Efficiency = everyone benefits

Partnerships

• Within the library• With other libraries• Beyond libraries• Global + Local

Success!

• Higher value• Higher visibility• More connections• Better service• Positive feedback

Thank you!

Holly TomrenUniversity of California, Irvine Libraries

htomren@uci.eduwww.slideshare.net/htomren