Comment by Bryan Campbell

#1 18. February 2010, 8:13 am o'clock

Those with access to many of Gale’s full-text offerings (e.g. AcademicOnefile, ExpandedAcademic ASAP) can now read the January 2010 issue of Library Technology Reports in electronic form.

Comment by Diane Hillmann

#2 18. February 2010, 11:45 am o'clock

Thanks Bryan. Sadly, the electronic versions I have access to aren’t yet caught up with the Jan. 2010 issue.

Comment by Cynthia Tobojka

#3 19. February 2010, 12:45 pm o'clock

I am not afraid of change. I’m afraid of lacking the knowledge I need to do my job. We need training and we need “someone” to explain and educate catalogers in direct, simple, jargon-free language.

Comment by Diane Hillmann

#4 19. February 2010, 2:44 pm o'clock

Excellent point, Cynthia. I wish I could be reassuring about the possibilities for such training any time soon. I’m not sure that there’s even much consensus on what catalogers will need to know, given that there are huge implications linked to seemingly simple implementation decisions. I do know that conversations about these issues are going on all over the place. I remember back when AACR changed into AACR2, and we all got fabulous training to make that leap. I don’t see that happening this time. I’ll tell you what I tell everyone who’s worried–learn as much as you can on your own and with your immediate colleagues. Set up study groups, read about the relevant issues more broadly, ask questions on the lists. And good luck to all of us!