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By: Deidra

Deidra — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:08:21 +0000

Thanks for such a clear, annotated list! Although I am not currently in a library position, I will finish my certification in a few weeks and will definitely return to your blog post to help me when I do get a position as an LMS. My question is: Which one of these have you found the most useful to you personally in public school libraries. After coming from a school that does not any automated system, I found that as incredibly inadequate to run an effective program; thus, if I do enter into that position, I would like to be prepared to argue for having such a system in place and how much more efficiently the library could be run, creating an atmosphere of simplicity for my students and staff and, hopefully, increase usage of our library, which is woefully underused. Thanks!

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By: Lorraine Knight

Lorraine Knight — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:08:35 +0000

Hi Joyce:

What a wonderful resource this is! So often, cataloging seems to be forgotten while so many other issues involved in school librarianship are highlighted over and over again.

I first got into this when buying VHS tapes for a new school library (i.e. over 15 years ago)–no cataloging available! On a leave of absence I decided to do somethings about it. The story is told at our web site: http://www.marc4media.com.

I’m so proud now–we have a database of over 110,000 MARC records for non-print materials, including streamed media, that can be downloaded from the website, once a school or district takes out a subscription. Many of these records are not available elsewhere. That’s because I started hounding educational video distributors to send us viewing copies for cataloging and eventually, they did.

I’d love to know what you think–we’ve got a sample of “bullying” MARC records that anyone can download free of charge, just to see how the service works.

Thanks, Joyce.
Lorraine.

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By: Lisa Morein

Lisa Morein — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:14:12 +0000

Joyce,

This will prove invaluable for me. Thanks. L