Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tech Services
I took the Web Junction course called, Technical Services: What they do, Why they do it, How it's Changing. It covered a lot of material starting with some background info about the history of cataloging and the Dewey Decimal System. It covered the different aspects of tech services, acquisitions, cataloging and classification, and processing. Collection maintenance was another part. It was interesting that it was said that repairing is not always a good option since the time and materials it takes may not be cost effective and replacement may be a better option. After each section there was an activity to reinforce what was learned, message board posting, Dewey classification exercise, and a collection maintenance activity where you decide what to do with items that need repair, replacing etc. I think this was a helpful course and a good addition to what we are learning in our class.
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It seems like this course covered alot of material. With collection development, if you don't have a big budget, you may have to repair books instead of replacing them, even if it is more cost effective.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting. I agree with Mary that when you are working with a smaller budget sometimes the most effective way to keep titles on the shelf is to repair them. It may be quite a while before you have the money to replace them.
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