A Survey of Local Library Cataloging Tool and Resource Utilization

• Published in: Journal of education for library and information science Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 128 - 146
• Main Author: Miksa, Shawne D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arlington, VA Association for Library and Information Science Education 01.04.2008; University of Toronto Press
• Subjects: Bibliographic Databases; Bibliographic description. Cataloging; Bibliographic description. Cataloging. Referencing; Bibliographic records; Cataloging; Departments; Education; Educational Technology; Exact sciences and technology; Focus Groups; Health services utilization; Information and communication sciences; Information and document structure and analysis; Information processing and retrieval; Information science; Information Science Education; Information science. Documentation; Information Sources; Librarians; Libraries; Library and information science. General aspects; Library associations; Library collections; Library Networks; Library operations; Library Personnel; Library resources; Library Schools; Library Services; Library surveys; Metadata; Online Surveys; Outsourcing; Public Libraries; Quality; Quality Control; Resource utilization; Rural libraries; Sciences and techniques of general use; Use and user studies. Information needs; Survey; Cataloging; Professional activity; Public library; Professional practice
• ISSN: 0748-5786; 2328-2967

This study addresses the support of cataloging procedures by examining the local cataloging environment of the North Texas public libraries through the use of an online survey. In particular, the study sought to discover the comprehensiveness of cataloging resources and tools within technical service departments and the level of utilization of these materials by staff, both professional and paraprofessional. Data on use of particular tools such as cataloging rules, classification schemes, and subject headings was collected from 103 libraries in an effort to understand how currency and reliability of tools and resources are determined and how often staff are trained or updated in their use.