Library Cataloging
Reflections on Life as a Cataloger
Thinking inside the box: Reflections on my life as a cataloger by Ted Taylor, Senior Cataloger, Pepperdine University School of Law offers reflections on his career and the profession.
Using technology and helping people along the way have been constant throughout my career. It will be interesting to see how new standards such as RDA and FRBR will play out. Ultimately, we are all working to make it better for individuals to more easily search and find what they want and need. People will continue to become more accustomed to finding and retrieving the actual documents. Through all aspects of our interactions, it is becoming the expectation that there will be something tangible at the end of the line with each cast for information. I see this even with my two granddaughters. They are growing up to expect that a telephone call is a visual one. Anything else is unacceptable. This is an exciting time for librarians?ripe with opportunities and challenges to meet these very high expectations.
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Career
The latest issue of Info Career Trends is now available.Contents (Next Generation Librarianship):Career Q&A From the Library Career People (choosing a specialty, career advice for high school student)Management Experience Through the Back DoorMusings...
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Career
The new issue of Info Career Trends is now available. Some of the content includes:Career Q&A From the Library Career People (working part-time with a disability and staying in a librarian trainee MLS program)A Brief Description of Title I of the ADA...
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Info Career Trends
The May issue of Info Career Trends is now available. Contents include:Career Q&A From the Library Career People (transferring life experience & job hopping)Back to SchoolManaging the Business of the Library: How an MBA Benefits LibrariansLifelong Learning...
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Career
Rachel Singer Gordon and Sarah Johnson of Lisjobs.com fame have begun to 'blog. The purpose of Beyond the Job is to:post ideas and opportunities to help you develop your career as an information professional... things to take you beyond the job, in...
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Revolting Librarians
Much of this classic is now available on-line. If you are not familiar with the title, it is a fine example of the best and worst of '60's thinking. Some of the essays include:LC LABELING: AN INDICTMENT by Joan MarshallLIBRARIES TO THE PEOPLE!...
Library Cataloging