three priorities of maintenance

Three Priorities of Maintenance

The (Sad) RealityO Serial record maintenance is foreverO Some “bad pennies” will turn up

again and again….O There is more work than we will ever

finishO There will never be a perfect

database

So We Must Set Priorities

3 Priorities of Maintenance

the wrong

Correct

the missingSupply the uglyBeautif

y

Correct

(Major) Title changes

Holdings / items moving

Typos in searchable

fieldsISSN

Correct

Supply

ISSN Frequency changes

Additional corporate

bodiesNumbering

notes

Supply

Beautify

Problems in spacing Or, punctuation,

British / Canadian

spelling in notes

Rephrasing notes

Variations in Desc. area

Beautify

Judgment CallsIf you’re not sure …

O Does it affect access?O Was it reported by a patron or

staff member? O Will it cause problems

O for ILL, Acquisition, or Branch staff?

O Other state universities or FLARE?

Judgment CallsWill it take longer to explain why you can’t do it than it will take to do it?

No song and dance, please….

May I Suggest?O Keep a list of “beautify” records that

you can pull up and work on, or assign to student workers

O “Beautify” changes can be done at odd moments, low-energy periods, or times of frequent interruptions (desk time, chat reference, etc.)

May I Suggest? O If you see a lot of a particular error

or problem, speak to a supervisorO Others may need trainingO There may be a software errorO You may have misunderstood

somethingO Always record system nos. when

reporting a problem

Questions?

naomi@uflib.ufl.edu