Patron-Driven Expedited Cataloging Enhancement to WebPAC Pro

• Main Author: Steven Jay Bernstein
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Code4Lib 2012-10-01
• Series: Code4Lib Journal
• Online Access: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/7179

This article outlines the development of an integrated patron-driven expedited cataloging feature in the catalog of the Connecticut State University Library System (CONSULS). The proposed enhancement to the library’s Innovative Millennium ILS provides users with a direct method for obtaining newly-arrived library materials and allows the Cataloging & Metadata Services Departments at the four Connecticut State University campuses a way to better identify priority materials in their queues. While the project was developed with a single ILS in mind, the idea behind it can easily be implemented on most any other integrated library system. Two versions of the enhancement are covered: one for standalone libraries and one for libraries that share a union catalog. The source-codes for both versions of the enhancement are provided, as are instructions for implementing the enhancement on any Millennium installation.