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Getting out of the cataloging business?

December 6th, 2006 Ruth Dukelow

Jeff Trzeciak, director of the McMaster University Library, announced on his blog on Monday that his library is “getting out of the cataloging business.”  Jeff wrote:

“I know this will not come as a shock to many who have paid attention to the changing library landscape!  However, McMaster has been slow to change!  Original catalogers will be moving to “tiered reference”.  Copy cataloging will cease.  We hope to do this as soon as possible and are offering separation incentives to staff.”

It’s a bold move to outsource cataloging entirely.  Are any Michigan libraries are going this route as well?  What are the implications?
Jeff’s blog post also outlines seven new positions at his library, including Digital Strategies Librarian.

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