International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library Cataloguing Department in the Wind of Changes Mirjam Piik Cataloguer of Cataloguing Department, TUT Library

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library What does Cataloguing Department do? Cataloguing Department is responsible for cataloguing and classifying library materials and ensuring access through e-catalogue ESTER Department handles: printed materials CD-ROMs electronic resources

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library What does Cataloguing Department do? Department catalogues and classifies: new items and retrospectively old books and journals articles in Database of Estonian Articles ISE dissertations, textbooks and library publications in Digital Library Collection

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library Basic information about Cataloguing Department Integrated library system Millennium International Cataloguing Rules AACR II Marc format Cataloguing on the 4 th level Bibliographic description: author, title, publisher, publication date, pagination, ISBN etc. Estonian UDC Estonian Subject Thesaurus Security features

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library Personal of Cataloguing Department 13 people working: Head of the Department Supervisor 5 Cataloguers 5 Classifiers Person, who takes care of the security features

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library Past of Cataloguing Department: card catalogue

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library Past of Cataloguing Department TUT Library had 2 sets of card catalogues – in Cataloguing Department and in Service Department Library had: Main catalogue Systematical catalogue Alphabetical catalogue Periodicals Sorted by languages

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library Example of Cards Põhitekst

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library Computer era 1996 was founded Estonian Libraries Network Consortium 7 libraries, including TUT Library were members 1997 was made a contract with American software manufactor Innovative Interfaces Incorporated 1997 were bought 2 central servers – one for Tallinn, one for Tartu

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library Computer era Integrated library system was called INNOPAC The first bibliographic record was entered on February, 2nd, 1999 In 1999 was final card added to our card catalogue In 2000 was created e-catalogue ESTER Membership of Consortium has grown to 13 libraries

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library Computer era 1999 was published first Estonian UDC 1999 was published first Estonian Subject Thesaurus 2003 INNOPAC was replaced by web- based Millennium were developed new Marc manuals for cataloguing

International Week 2012, March 19-24, TUT Library Future of Cataloguing Department There are a lot of questions: Will Consortium buy a new library system Sierra? What will happen if Consortium can't buy 2 servers? Can Tallinn's and Tartu's databases be united? Will the new database of authorities NABA be developed? Will TUT want to retain its students' master thesises?