Dibblee Maps: who gets them, who catalogs them?Hi,
We do get the Dibblee Maps on standing order and do catalog them
individually as part of a series. I'm not sure how the increased production
will impact our work flow. Our cataloger indicates that it takes about 45
minutes to catalog a map. I don't know if this time is shorter for the
Dibblee maps because they are part of a series and share a similar call
number (G4361.C5 s24 .D4 no. DF-XXX).
Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian
Government Information and Maps
Peter J. Shields Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, California 95616-5292
(530) 752-5248
----- Original Message -----
From: Cynthia Jahns
To: UC/S Map Librarians
Cc: Jim O'Donnell
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: [CALMAP:108] Dibblee Maps: who gets them, who catalogs them?
Hello all,
You may have seen the recent email on MAPS-L, noting that the Dibblee
Foundation intends to release ten maps a month for the foreseeable future.
In addition to being a significant expense for some of us with small
budgets, this is a very large cataloging burden. My maps cataloger says it
takes about 45 minutes to do a good job of original cataloging for one of
these maps.
We can wait for months to see a cataloging record appear in OCLC for these
maps. This leads us to ask: who receives these maps on standing order?
Who is cataloging them?
Are they a priority for your cataloger, or are you too waiting for someone
else to catalog some of them?
If you do not catalog them, how do you store them (Filed by Dibblee # ?)
and how do you provide information to your patrons to enable them to find
them?
I'm starting this dialog in hopes of finding a solution to the large backlog
we have, which grows monthly. Thanks for your input and any suggestions.
Cynthia Jahns, UC Santa Cruz
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