Automating Cataloging Workflow of Library Traditional Materials

Abstract

This paper describes the author’s experience with automating and streamlining cataloging workflows of traditional materials at the Florida International University Libraries using a combination of various cataloging tools, including MarcEdit, a local batch loading tool GenLoad, as well as OCLC services including WorldCat Updates service, OCLC Connexion’s batch process searches and Local File Manager. The paper addresses the old cataloging processes of these traditional materials, the developing process of new workflows and their impacts, and concludes with lessons learned and success factors. The new workflows have improved work efficiency and metadata control. The hope is that this paper will be of interest to libraries desiring to automate their cataloging workflow of traditional materials.

Bayan Traditional Library as the Source of Information, Education, and Cultural Preservation

“…Most importantly, based on the observation, a study on traditional libraries has never been carried out. Several references related to the library mainly discussed library digitalization and digital services, such as in (Dong, 2021), which explained the automation and streamlining of traditional workflow cataloging workflows at the Florida International University library. Scott (2021) and Singh (2014) also discuss library modernization.…”