TY - BOOK ID - 79510974 TI - Assessment of cataloging and metadata services PY - 2020 SN - 9781138326651 9780367665333 PB - London : copyright 2019 Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Alphabetical cataloguing KW - Subject indexing KW - Computer architecture. Operating systems KW - Cataloging. KW - Metadata. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:79510974 AB - Written by experienced practitioners and researchers, Assessment of Cataloging and Metadata Services provides the reader with many examples of how assessment practices can be applied to the work of cataloging and metadata services departments. Containing both research and case studies, it explores a variety of assessment methods as they are applied to the evaluation of cataloging productivity, workflows, metadata quality, vendor services, training needs, documentation, and more. Assessment methods addressed in these chapters include surveys, focus groups, interviews, observational analyses, workflow analyses, and methodologies borrowed from the field of business. Assessment of Cataloging and Metadata Services will help managers and administrators as they attempt to evaluate and communicate the value of what they do to their broader communities, whether they are higher education institutions, another organization, or the public. This book will help professionals with decision making and give them the tools they need to identify and implement improvements ER -