Training Copy Catalogers in Preparation for System Migration: An Incremental Approach

Autor:	Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	World Wide Web System migration Multimedia Interface (Java) Computer science business.industry Cataloging Library and Information Sciences computer.software_genre business computer Automation Computer Science Applications
Zdroj:	Technical Services Quarterly. 21:31-38
ISSN:	1555-3337 0731-7131
DOI:	10.1300/j124v21n01_03
Popis:	In January 2001, Valdosta State University's Odum Library migrated from a Data Research Associates (DRA) integrated system to an Endeavor Voyager system. Cataloging staff needed to shift from using a DOS-based cataloging module and online public catalog (OPAC) to using a Windows-based interface for daily cataloging and a Web-based OPAC. Cataloging staff also needed to learn to use MARC format for holdings data (MFHD). The Catalog Librarian trained copy catalogers to use the Web-based OPAC, Windows-based cataloging module, and MFHDs–entailing major visual and conceptual changes–using an “incremental” approach, which reduced large concepts to manageable pieces. This gradual, low-stress training enabled catalogers to learn a vast amount of material and apply it successfully immediately after migration without feeling psychologically overwhelmed and with no significant interruption in production.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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