DLF 2011 - Blue sky about how our work is changing
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Problem is that we need to be planning for the future, visualize our future, at the same time as we're still getting books in, have to get data into the ILS, etc. So how do we visualize the future?
- TALK. But this takes time.
- Take the opportunity of your institution's strategic planning process to justify time to step back and plan.
- Engage who you have on the ground, and try to just get some progress made.
Need to recognize that this is an iterative process. Catalogers can learn this from coders. Note that this an overgeneralization - eg continuing resources cataloging is nothing but revising what's been created before.
Hard to justify resources for repurposing in tight staffing times.
Keep tying into institutional mission.
Need ways to articulate the benefit/value of metadata creation work. http://connect.ala.org/files/7981/costvaluetaskforcereport2010_06_18_pdf_47879.pdf
Need more input from data folks into strategic directions of libraries.
