Title

Risky Business: Outsourcing Serials Cataloging

Keywords

Cataloging; Collection; Outsourcing; Serials; Staffing; Training

Abstract

In 1999, the University Library System at the University of Pittsburgh began a project to outsource cataloging for both the monographs and serials that were included in a special collection known at the university as the Glidden Collection. The collection had previously been accessible only through the existence of a card catalog. The materials had originally been cataloged using a local hybrid classification system based on the Glidden classification system. In her presentation, Faye Leibowitz provides detailed information about the history of the collection and why certain factors associated with the collection made it a difficult candidate for outsourcing. Libraries should seriously consider the hidden costs of outsourcing serials cataloging. The decision to outsource serials cataloging should take into account staffing problems and training. The way in which catalogers at the selected vendor use cataloger's judgment can also impact consistency between existing library policy and the outsourced records. © 2008 by The Haworth Press. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

12-1-2008

Publication Title

Serials Librarian

Volume

54

Issue

3-4

Number of Pages

253-260

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/03615260801974214

Socpus ID

67650783180 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/67650783180

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