Local cataloguing “a waste of money”

Anonymous Patron writes “Tim Coates of the Good Library Blog says ‘Within most of the 200 public library authorities in the UK there is a cataloguing operation which makes sure that the catalogue data sent with books conforms to the cataloguing procedures of that authority.’ ‘There is no need to do this work.’ ‘It is all a waste of money — but jolly good fun.’

August 15, 2007
Fifteen million pounds each year to re-catalogue books that have already been catalogued
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2007 /08/fifteen_million.html

September 7, 2007
Carry on Cataloguing
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2007 /09/carry_on_catalo.html

September 9, 2007
How many cataloguers are there in Essex Public Libraries?
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2007 /09/how_many_catalo_1.html

September 10, 2007
Bibliographic Data
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2007 /09/bibliographic_d.html

September 13, 2007
Cataloguing a go-go
http://www.goodlibraryguide.com/blog/archives/2007 /09/cataloguing_a_g.html