for those interested…————-Library of Congress News from CDSThe Cataloging Distribution Service has launched a new and enhanced web site.You can find us at our usual URL–it has not changed: http://www.loc.gov/cds/ The new web site has easy-to-use navigation and a new search engine. The best places to find specific products or to browse our catalog of products and services are in the “Product Categories” and “Find ...

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Sounds interesting…————————-Summarizing from an email:Karen Snow is a Ph.D. Candidate in Information Science in the College of Information at the University of North Texas who is collecting data for her dissertation “A Study of the Perception of Cataloging Quality Among Catalogers in Academic Libraries.” This study addresses the ambiguous nature of “quality” in cataloging and the difficulties in assessing what quality cataloging means due to ...

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Interesting group of materials (presentations, webinars, etc.) about employer expectations and what they do not teach in “library school” in regards to the cataloging profession. The sessions focused on the disconnect between what you learn in library school and the reality of working in cataloging. Panel members shared their professional viewpoints and personal experiences related to the changing technical skills, education requirements, cataloging and bibliographic ...

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