Saturday, February 2, 2008

Competency #3

I searched on youtube.com for a podcast having something to do with cataloging. I could not find a podcast specifically about cataloging, however, I did choose one which shows the finished product of the cataloger. A cataloger prepares the bibliographic records so that the patrons will be able to find what they are looking for. If it weren't for the work of the cataloger, the catalog would not be there, and searching for a book would be very time consuming. This podcast is called Anna Introduction Tutorial and can be found at http://www.youtube.com/woodroof61
It is a basic introduction to the Anna Catalog which serves several libraries. It takes the viewer step by step through the process of searching for an item using the catalog. This kind of tutorial is very helpful to someone who has not used the online catalog, or who is new to the particular library that uses this catalog.

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