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Advocating the value of cataloguing - Coggle Diagram
Advocating the value of cataloguing
Convincing other library colleagues of the value of cataloguing
Not being sure if other people value cataloguing
Feeling that colleagues don't understand where metadata comes from
Others not appreciating the work and professionalism that goes into cataloguing
Feeling that it is undervalued outside of the cataloguing sphere
Frontline staff not recognising value
Cataloguing being a niche area of librarianship
Only hearing from people if there's a problem
Promoting metadata as an institutional asset
Senior Management having higher priorities more linked to student satisfaction (reading lists)
Not having the brain space or the budget to think about cataloguing
There not being an assumption of value
Having to fight your case
Spending 20% of working life explain why records ae valuable (suppliers)
Having a small team
Feeling islolated
Feeling like a voice in the wilderness
Knowing that you still need to make a stand
Not having time or staff to do things like authority maintenance at a local level
Not having the capacity to not have shelf-ready
We could do with more people
Feeling like it's a very hidden service
Having previous cataloguing experience (senior management)
Influences management decisions
Appreciating the work of cataloguers
Importance of records
Viewing them as a commodity
There is a cost to creating records
Worth doing properly in the first place
They need to be at a certain level
Recognising the need for discoverability
Understanding how people look for resources
Accessing resources safely, securely and easily
Move to digital making discoverability more crucial
Libraries won't pay for content that's not being used
Records being at the core of making resources discoverable
Understanding the need for accuracy and consistency
Previously not appreciating the value of cataloguing
Thinking that records just came from suppliers
Not understanding the scale of enhancing and checking required
Not seeing the holistic value