Monthly Archives: January 2011

Guest post: The role of the cataloguer in the 21st century

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Before Christmas, we received a document on the role of the cataloguer in the 21st century from Lynne Dyer, Bibliographic Services Team Manager, De Montfort University. We felt it spoke about many of the issues about the current state of the … Continue reading →

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Cataloguer Day in the Life

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Library Day in the Life Round6 begins tomorrow, Monday 24th January 2011 and runs all week (yes, it’s a day in the life but some people like to do a whole week, or don’t work on Mondays or… well, it’s … Continue reading →

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Penny Robertson

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

I’m a fellow cataloguer aka metadata dark arts magician aka taxonomy temperer. I’ve been involved in the mystic arts of cataloguing since I qualified(’99) and it has been the most intellectually stimulating part of being a librarian. I’ve recently moved … Continue reading →

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Esther Arens

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

According to the job description my current post is of somewhat narrow remit, i.e. more traditional cat & class. But with previous experience in LMS I’ve extended my contribution to the organisation’s aims by becoming involved with IT (data conversions, … Continue reading →

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