1. ILS Preparation Connie Amon Christie Thomas

2. Where to Begin? Weeding Processing Cataloging Inventory Cleaning up records Creating an electronic catalog

3. Weeding American Library Association on Weeding http://www.ala.org/ala/alalibrary/libraryfactsheet/fact15.cfm CPS Department of Libraries http://www.cps.k12.il.us/aboutcps/departments/libraries/21st.shtml CREW Method of Weeding http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/ Weeding as Part of Collection Development http://www.islma.org/pdf/weeding.PDF Weed It! For an Attractive Useful Collection http://www.wmrls.org/services/colldev/weed_it.html

4. Processing Attach barcodes, spine labels, label protectors, and date due card (if applicable) Stamp with school name

5. Cataloging CIP data OCLC Library DatabasesLibrary Databases→ OCLC First SearchOCLC First Search Authorization=100-111-270 Password=bxxd.puxx Library of Congress http://catalog.loc.gov/

6. Inventory (Automated libraries) Set the system to inventory mode Scan the barcode of each item into the system (+) Run a missing items report Run a shelf-list report

7. Cleaning Up Records (Automated Libraries) Enhance short or brief records. All records must include: – ISBN – Title – Author – Publisher – Date – Format

8. Cleaning Up Records, cont. (Automated Libraries) Locate and remove/merge duplicate records. Search for duplicate records by: – running a report and sorting by title, ISBN, and author – review reports for duplicate titles, ISBNs, and authors – compare fields of suspected duplicates carefully before merging/deleting

9. Cleaning Up Records, cont. (Automated Libraries) Review records to confirm that the following fields have not been altered, contain extraneous information or spelling errors: – Author – Title – ISBN – Publisher – Date – Format

10. Creating an electronic catalog (Non-automated libraries) Sign up for MARC Set Go (retrospective conversion software) training. --Offered once a month with the exception of August Provide the DLIS with MARC record files provided by book vendors Use MARC Set Go to enter all other items Retrospective conversion must be complete one month prior to end-user training

11. Questions?