This document summarizes an interview with Lee Ann Dalzell, the Cataloging and Bibliographic Database Manager Librarian at Georgia Southwestern State University. It provides details about Dalzell's education, experience, daily activities, the library's cataloging software, and her advice for MLIS students. Dalzell has worked in cataloging for over 30 years and enjoys the detail-oriented work of ensuring accurate records in the library's catalog.

1. Interview with Lee Ann Dalzell
Cataloging and Bibliographic Database Manager Librarian
Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, Georgia
Date of Interview & Tour: February 24, 2012
Interviewer: Valarie Anthony

2. James Earl Carter
Library
 Named after President Jimmy Carter’s father
 190,000 volumes
 Serves more than 3000 students, faculty, staff &
the surrounding community
 9 full-time Faculty/Staff
 11 Student Assistants
 Website
 http://gsw.edu/Library/index

3. Education
 Bachelors in Library
Science, Western
Kentucky University—
with a teaching certificate
 Discovered passion for
cataloging books and
enrolled in graduate
school at the University
of Kentucky, earning her
MLIS in May 1977

4. Experience
 Three years with the public
school system in Tucker
County, West Virginia
 Part-time cataloger at the
College of Graduate Studies in
Nitro, West Virginia
 Joined the Technical Services
staff at Georgia Southwestern
College in Americus, GA in
1978
 Granted tenure in
1988, Assistant Professor in
1991
 Promoted to Associate
Professor in 1995
 Plans to retire in the next 2 to
3 years

5. Why she chose
cataloging?
 Really enjoys
cataloging
 finding the subjects, call
numbers, and making
sure the database has
the correct information
 Considers herself to
be very detail-
oriented, as far as the
OPAC and library work
is concerned
 Catalogs her books at
home

6. Daily Activities
 3-4 projects going at a
time to keep from tiring of
one thing
 New materials are
cataloged first, then gift
books and materials
 Makes time for rush
projects, like the deletion
of much of the Index Table
Reference books
 Serves on various library
and university committees
(LibAdmin, Graduation, etc
.), attends
conferences, webinars, &
workshops

7. Hardware/Software Used
 Ex Libris Voyager
system
 Dell computer with
Microsoft Office
2003/Internet
Explorer
 Label Printer
 Shelflist cards
become useful
when making sure
OPAC is accurate

8. Relationship With the Rest of
the Library
 Daily interaction with other departments is
minimal
 Works periodically with the
Circulation, Collection Development and
Government Documents departments on
processing books for the collection
 Discarding books
 Stamping, stripping, gift plating

9. Advise for VSU's MLIS
Students
 Take a cataloging class
 Learn RDA and AACR2
 Even if RDA becomes the
standard, most catalogs will still
have AACR2 cataloging in them
 Easy to edit old cataloging into
AACR2 as she hits it when
cataloging something else or
when doing database cleanup

10. Thank You!
Valarie Anthony
vnanthony@hotmail.com