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Charting A Course With Nomap: Integrating Metadata Workflows Into A Traditional Cataloging Unit, Teressa M. Keenan

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

The life of a cataloger today is in a state of flux; as libraries continue to transition from a predominately print world to a digital one, catalogers need to secure a functional future. To do so catalogers must change their mental models to stay flexible and pertinent in an ever-changing information environment. A recent digital project undertaken at the University of Montana provides an example of how research and developments in the area of metadata and bibliographic control have influenced cataloging and metadata workflow integration.