The changing face of cataloging positions at academic institutions: What skill set is needed, and how can students prepare?

Serials Librarian

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 39-49

  Glasser, Sally ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalogers; Cataloging; Education; Technical services

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249748874     PISSN: 0361526X     EISSN: 15411095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J123v51n03_04     Document Type: Article

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