Re: use of initials for cataloging stats and identification

["Elizabeth Swift" <eswift@xxxxxxxxxx>]

No, we do not care.

Louisa Kwok wrote:

> Then do you distinguish records that are copy-cataloged from those
> cataloged from scratch?
>
> Louisa Kwok,
> Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Library.
>
> On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Elizabeth Swift wrote:
>
> > We use a letter for each cataloger in bibliographic and item records.  These
> > go in a (y MARC) 945 field in the Bib record and a (y MARC) 999 field in the
> > item record.  At the beginning of each month, the head of cataloging creates
> > lists to gather each cataloger's statistics for the previous month.
> >
> > Patricia Thompson wrote:
> >
> > > I am starting to look into and experiment with ways to automate our
> > > cataloging statistics keeping using macros during the cataloging process
> > > that contain staff members initials, etc.  I know that many libraries use
> > > various types of systems to do this. Would any of you be willing to share
> > > your methods, such as which fields and subfields you use and what types of
> > > reports you pull using them?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > Pat
> > >
> > > Patricia R. Thompson
> > > Head of Cataloging
> > > Jessie Ball DuPont Library
> > > University of the South
> > > 735 University Avenue
> > > Sewanee, TN 37383
> > > (931) 598-1657
> > > (931) 598-1702 (fax)
> > > pthompso@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > --
> > Elizabeth E. Swift
> > System Librarian
> > Jefferson County Library Cooperative
> > 2100 Park Place
> > Birmingham, AL 35203-2794
> > eswift@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Tel. 205.226.3722
> > Fax 205.226.3729
> > http://www.jclc.org
> >
> >

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Elizabeth E. Swift
System Librarian
Jefferson County Library Cooperative
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203-2794
eswift@xxxxxxxxxx
Tel. 205.226.3722
Fax 205.226.3729
http://www.jclc.org