Using Batchloading to Improve Access to Electronic and Microform Collections

Mugridge, Rebecca L.; Edmunds, Jeff

doi:10.5860/lrts.53n1.53

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“…Mugridge and Edmunds also discussed the benefits of batchloading MARC records sets. 121 These sets often prove valuable in revealing hidden collections and increasing collection use. After MARC record loads, librarians at Penn State would often observe an increase in collection use within days.…”

Section: Value Of Automationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mugridge and Edmunds as well as Kemp observed that use of a MARC record service is often incompatible with the single-record approach in serials cataloging, where multiple versions of a serial title are described using one record. 123 Libraries implementing these services have often reversed their policy from a single-record approach to a separate-record approach. Mugridge and Edwards discussed difficulties in de-duplicating records to maintain a single-record approach with a batchloading process.…”

Section: Value Of Automationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Serials Literature Review 2008–9

Collins¹

2011

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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I wish to acknowledge the contributions of my husband, Leonard Collins, for writing the reference notes and providing thoughtful edits to this paper (as well as looking after our three children). He has been wonderfully supportive and patient during the many hours spent on this project. I also would like to thank Liz Burnette, Head of Acquisitions at NCSU Libraries, for her continued support of my research and professional service.

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Section: Value Of Automationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Value Of Automationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Serials Literature Review 2008–9

Collins¹

2011

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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“…In their 2009 overview of batchloading advantages, challenges, and workflows, the authors noted the difficulties inherent in balancing record quality and timely improvement to access. 7 They observed that few record sets are perfect and that some errors are difficult or impossible to correct during preload editing. In their 2012 survey of batchloading practices in large research libraries, Mugridge and Edmunds reported on the effects of batchloading work on staffing, workflows, and quality.…”

Section: Quality Issues In Vendor-provided E-monograph Records Staciementioning

confidence: 99%

Quality Issues in Vendor-Provided E-Monograph Records

Traill¹

2013

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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213 Notes on Operations As e-book batchloading workloads have increased, the quality of vendor-provided MARC records has emerged as a major concern for libraries. This paper discusses a study of record quality in e-A s libraries expand their electronic collections, many find that the most effective and practical means of providing catalog access to these collections is through batchloading MARC records provided by vendors or publishers into local catalogs. As batchloading becomes more common and libraries share their experiences, certain themes and focuses of discussion have emerged. One is the challenge of incorporating batchloading into existing technical services and systems workflows. Another is navigating the mechanics of record editing and loading processes. A third strand running throughout the batchloading literature is the issue of record quality. General discussions of the topic usually include a least a brief discussion of concerns about record quality, and most case studies of batchloading projects identify multiple quality issues found and addressed as part of the project.At the University of Minnesota Libraries (UML), experiences have been much the same as those at other institutions. Librarians learned how to manipulate MARC records in batch and determined how to train staff and design workflows to accommodate batchloading. However, poor record quality continued to trouble catalog and authority control librarians. Years of providing feedback on record quality to vendors had yielded mostly discouraging results. Although librarians had largely mastered the processes for correcting certain kinds of critical problems, dramatic increases in batchloading work indicated a strong need to develop more efficient and systematic batch editing processes. To that end, technical services managers charged a small group of two catalogers and one systems Stacie Traill (trail001@umn.edu) is Cartographic and Electronic Resources Cataloger,

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“…2 They found that efficiencies can be gained by striving for a standardized workflow and documenting procedures while recognizing that some flexibility must be maintained to accommodate the needs of various stakeholders and library users.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%