Cataloging and Metadata Department
FY05 Annual Report
Addendum
Below is a selected list of issues and demands on staff that affected cataloging output:
- Fluctuations in receipts per Acquisitions (see annual reports http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/acqlic/)
- Acquisitions and gifts of older material (e.g., Abraham Collection) with more problem-prone copy
- Aleph system (e.g., authorities problems, loss of CLARR)
- CatME/Connexion migration
-
Serials reorganization
- Striking a balance between cataloger specialization, which increases efficiency, and cataloger generalization, which prevents bottlenecks and fosters teamwork
- Reclass activities
- Problem-solving more difficult to resolve with material at ALF
- Grant cost share (SOLINET, NEH Baldwin)
- Permanent personnel changes
CopyCat Sr.LTA (Susan's old line)-eliminated to fund 6 upgrades (FY03)
HumCat Archivist (Stephen's line)-eliminated to fund PromptCat (FY04)
- Recent personnel changes
Yue resigned February 2005
Marcia resigned June 2005
Copy Cataloging Sr. LTA position unfilled until January 2005 (formerly Margaret Seals' position)
Copy Cataloging LTA position unfilled from January-April 2005 (formerly Todd Chisholm's position)
- Shifts in collections (e.g., theses formerly cataloged as original monographs are now cataloged as original Internet resources)
- Library closing between Christmas and New Year's (while this doesn't increase the total number of vacation weeks for all catalogers, it does increase it for a significant number)
Other factors were previously noted in the 2000-2002 Throughput Study (in particular, see "Other demands on cataloger time")
Prepared by: Betsy
Simpson
Created: September 15, 2005
