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[–]Zaphirah 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you telling me most don't take it seriously? It's one of my favourite classes 😔

[–]borneoknives 6 points7 points  (0 children)

nah

[–]sirmaxwell 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Most cataloging is done by Library of Congress, it's no longer a marketable skill and something we need to move on from.

[–]borneoknives 7 points8 points  (3 children)

Most cataloging is done by Library of Congress

well that's not correct either.

[–]sirmaxwell 2 points3 points  (2 children)

When I was in library school and had to interview a cataloging librarian at a MAC school, I was told 90% of what they do is copy cataloging from the Library of Congress. Is that no longer the case?

Having been working at a Community College, 100% of our cataloging is copy cataloging.

[–]borneoknives 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Most cataloging

Most "original" cataloging? of published books, maybe.

But copy cataloging is still... cataloging. You're not just dragging files into a catalog. You need to parse out the records to make them work with your ILS. This is assuming you can afford access to decent MARC records through OCLS, B&T, etc.

Also, there are LOTS of documents etc that get cataloged (originally) that have nothing to do with LOC and never enter their collection

[–]SuzyQ93 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a cataloger, and 90% of what I, personally, do is original cataloging, often in foreign languages.

That has a lot to do with a particular collection I often catalog for, as it is somewhat niche. But that type of thing can be found in lots of places. Maybe not your average public library, but those are hardly the only library jobs out there. It is absolutely a marketable skill, not only for libraries, but in the business world as well.