1.
So many records, so
little time …
UL Library’s experience of
outsourcing catalogue clean-up
Justine Bennett
Librarian, Cataloguing & Metadata

2.
• We wanted to upload our records to OCLC
• Authority control
• Resource Description & Access (RDA)
enrichment
• Satisfaction from cleaning
Why do a ‘clean-up’?

3.
• National Library of Ireland recommendation
• Customisation options provided
• Resource Description & Access (RDA)
programme offered
• Relationship existed between UL & Backstage
Why this supplier?

4.
• Create our online profile
• Determine our RDA requirements
http://ac.bslw.com/mars/guide/
• Decide reports schedule and requirements
Agreeing terms for the project

5.
• Sooooo many reports
• Loading back 300,000 records
– Did 5,000 a day
– Took us 3 months
Implementation

6.
Our challenges
1. Scarriff, Co. Clare becomes Colorado . . .
2. Provenance field (561) duplicating on OPAC

7.
Improvements and benefits
• Records ready for OCLC upload
• Consistent formatting and updated catalogue records
• Display of correct headings in user searches
• Elimination of manual, cumbersome processes
• Future discovery capabilities based on RDA fields

8.
Justine Bennett
Librarian, Cataloguing & Metadata
Acknowledgments
Cutlery ‘before’ http://tinyurl.com/omas3ta
Cutlery ‘after’ http://tinyurl.com/nqpa64x
With special thanks for their help on this project - Gerardine Ahern,
Judy Carmody and Caleb Derven.