Slides presented at the Librarians' Association at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Annual Research Forum, May 9, 2013, Chapel Hill, North Carolin

Breazeale, Becky

Richardson, Lee M.

Tysinger, Barbara

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Cataloging Activity LogsGathering Data To Explain What We Do and What We Need Lee RichardsonHealth Sciences LibraryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillBarbara TysingerBecky BreazealeIf We Aren’t Cataloging As Much, Why Are We So Busy? Budget cut – less materials purchased Lost a position – data to support need to get position backActivity LogBackground Department kept for 6 months (2 EPA, 1 SPA) Individuals kept detailed logs on all activities Contributed numbers only for certain activities to the department totals Privacy Categories of activities to focus on Define each categoryResults 7% - NC Health Info “cataloging” 5% - Cataloging 3% - Database maintenance MeSH, headings, close out serials, etc. 2% - Metadata projects Your Health blog, HIVE, etc. 2% - Special Collections support 1% - ETDs18% of our total time***approximate numbers***Did We Answer Our Question and Make Our Case? Partially How do we spend the rest of our time? Management/Administrative, Professional Development, Meetings, Field Experiences 2 Desk Hours/Week, Docline, Eresources Problems, Materials Processing, Transfer Materials, Special Collections (temporary) PROJECTS – International Theses, Journal Barcoding, Gift/Donor Info, Reclassifying Collections, Overhaul Lost/Missing, etc.What’s Next? Do it again? Some things have changed. It could be useful if we find the right way to do it Other uses of the logs Help to prioritize Enough time on higher priorities? What gets too much time? What doesn’t get enough time?Thank YouLee RichardsonCataloging and Metadata CoordinatorUNC Health Sciences Libraryricharlm@email.unc.edu

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