A Clean Slate: Increasing Cataloging Capacity in the Sage Library System

About This Grant

The Sage Library System covers literally half of the state of Oregon, including over 70 libraries of various types. Unfortunately, the varying skills levels in the system, paired with recent growth in the consortium, has resulted in an inconsistent bibliographic database. This frustrates patrons who use the online catalog (http://catalog.sage.eou.edu) and makes it difficult for them to find what they want. Sage seeks funds to hire a fulltime Cataloging Specialist to train Sage members in cataloging.  They will also clear up database inconsistencies, and lay the groundwork for consistent cataloging so that Sage can better connect its patrons with the items they want.