changing rules, changing roles
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Changing rules, changing roles. Being a cataloguer in 2012. These views are all my own and only my own. Change is the new normal. Changing rules and formats Changing materials Changing roles. New tasks? New challenges? New opportunities! Well, maybe…. New opportunities. Acquisitions. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Changing rules, changing roles
Being a cataloguer in 2012
These views are all my own and only my own
Change is the new normal
• Changing rules and formats
• Changing materials
• Changing roles
New tasks?
New challenges?
New opportunities!
Well, maybe…
New opportunities• Acquisitions
New opportunities• Acquisitions • Management information
New opportunities• Acquisitions • Management information • System management
New opportunities• Acquisitions • Management information • System management
We often have to send back items to be re-done due to errors, duplicating the amount of time and work we spend
on it.
The jobs we have to ask them to do
could easily be done by the ALs and the
turnaround time would be
instantaneous.
With less stock to be catalogued, central
ordering for the lending libraries and catalogue records available to be
bought in - why is there a need for [so many staff in
BSS]?
There is potential for further reductions from BSS.
I’m not exactly new but BSS is a mystery to me and I have no experience of what
they do from their end.
New opportunities• Acquisitions • Management information • System management • Advocacy
New opportunities• Acquisitions • Management information • System management • Advocacy• Income generation
New opportunities• Acquisitions • Management information • System management • Advocacy• Income generation
Some of the good stuffLearning new skills
Showing that our skills are relevant
Playing a more crucial role
Being more visible
Good enough isn’t good enough!
Questions?
@heather_jardine
http://www.pointsmean.blogspot.co.uk/