‘Oh, So We’re Going to Be Just Like Amazon, Huh?’: Preparing the Catalog for FRBR, XML, Open-Source ILSs and Patron-Initiated Catalog Enhancement. Ross Shanley-Roberts (Miami University (Ohio))
As we move closer to integrating our catalogs with other information sources, we find that earlier cataloging practices and the necessity of quick-and-dirty methods for acquiring catalog records have caused innumerable challenges to this integration. In this presentation I will detail some of the more egregious errors in MARC records, tools for repairing them and explore techniques for creating a more robust catalog. I will also show some current examples of enhanced catalogs and share a vision for Miami University’s enhanced catalog and discuss the value of local catalogs in a world of increasing globalization of information.