We’ve changed some assignments in the Catalog Department. These changes follow our increasing emphasis on cataloging different types of material including online resources, uncataloged Special Collections material and non-print material such as maps and images. Also, with these changes Felicity is no longer doing double duty as a unit head and department head.
Units and assignments as of August 1 are:
Felicity Dykas, Head of the Catalog Department
Personnel: Gary Cunningham; Assignments: MERLIN maintenance and projects
Books, Rare Materials, and Music Unit
* Personnel: Wayne Sanders (Unit Head), Jerri Eldridge, Mary Hainen, Alan Jones and Suzanne Lippard.
* Assignments: Cataloging of print books, rare materials, manuscripts, theses and dissertations, new government documents, kits, scores and sound recordings. Reclassing material.
Catalog Management Unit
* Personnel: E.S. Bent (Unit Head), Jack Batterson, Dan Dodd, Ruthe Morse and Colleen Smith.
* Assignments: Transfers, withdrawals, reinstatements, replacements, MERLIN corrections and updating and government document retrospective cataloging.
Digital Resources Unit
* Personnel: Mary Aycock (Unit Head), Rebecca Schedler and a GLA.
* Assignments: Online and computer media e-book cataloging and MOspace metadata creation and maintenance.
Serials and Authority Unit
* Personnel: Karla Geerlings (Unit Head) and Carol Turner.
* Assignments: Cataloging serials (all formats) and databases, serial and checkin record maintenance and post-cataloging authority work.
Special Projects Unit
* Personnel: Jee Davis (Unit Head), Mary Amann and Alan Bloom.
* Assignments: Cataloging locally digitized resources, videorecordings, maps, collections and images (e.g., posters, photographs).
Current organizational chart: http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/catalogdept/catalogdeptorg.doc
Questions? Please email or call Felicity Dykas (882-4656).