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Carol High level paraprofessionals contribute BIBCO records (original and OCLC enhance) for belles lettres only. They receive NACO training and training in classification in-house. We went this route to free original catalogers for more difficult material and to take advantage of the language expertise of our support staff. Kate On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Carol Hixson wrote: > I have two questions that I would like to have input on from other > BIBCO libraries: > > 1) How many of you have paraprofessional catalogers doing some of > your BIBCO cataloging? > > (Lest anyone think that I have an axe to grind about this, one way or the > other, let me just state: I think this is an institutional decision that > depends > on a lot of factors. It is not something that I think the PCC should be trying > to "legislate" in any way. I am simply trying to get a sense of what > current reality is for BIBCO libraries.) > > 2) If you do have paraprofessionals doing BIBCO cataloging, do you > rely on in-house training for MARC, AACR2, subject analysis, and > classification? Or do you send staff to training sessions provided by > other agencies? > > I have personal knowledge of BIBCO workflows at four different libraries, > all of which have paraprofessionals contributing BIBCO records. In my own > library, all of our high level paraprofessional catalogers contribute BIBCO > records, both full and core, original and upgraded. The training that they > have received in general cataloging concepts and tools has largely been > provided in house. > > Carol Hixson > Head, Catalog Dept. > University of Oregon > ********************************************************** *Kate Harcourt * *Assistant Head, Original & Special Materials Cataloging * *Columbia University Libraries * *212.854.2714 (voice) 212.854.5167 (fax) * **********************************************************