I'll add my amen to the previous replies encouraging you to get help
from an experienced source. The City Attorney is representative of most
lay people (and unfortunately many non-cataloging librarians) that think
"How hard could it be to catalog a book?" Doing it right requires
considerable intellectual effort. I worked with a student not long ago
who said he had no idea that so many steps were required to catalog a
book. Ironically, he was involved in only the processing of the items,
not the cataloging. There are many resources available for outsourcing
of this type of project, which is not as good as doing it in-house, but
may be a viable alternative for your attorney.
Dru Edrington
Public Utility Commission Library
PO Box 13326
1701 N. Congress Ave.
Austin, TX 78711-3326
512-936-7075
512-936-7079 (fax)
Dru.edrington@puc.state.tx.us
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