Cataloging:
As with most days, I assist the media center with circulation duties and help to oversee parent volunteers. Today I cataloged 10+ books into the card catalog program, Destiny. The books were purchased from various vendors through several different funding sources. The first step was to search for existing copies of the book within the system via the ISBN. If the book was found in the system and the media center had an existing record, then the record was duplicated. The book's barcode is then entered under the 'copies' page along with any changes to price and/or title details such as vendor and funding source. If the record is not found 'in house', then a cataloging resource is used to create a copy of the record-in this case, Alliance Plus by Follett. The barcode is then entered for that particular book along with the call number, vendor, and funding source. With both processes above, the record must then be saved. While the process seemed complicated at first, I am certain it is much easier than entering the Marc record manually while using Sears subject headings.
