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Outsourcing Cataloging

The Process in Action

These images illustrate steps taken to maintain quality control of the outsourcing project.

Processing the books in preparation for shipping to TechPro.
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Coordinating shipment schedules and reviewing statistics.
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A message is entered into the copy holding field of each provisional record indicating the number of the TechPro shipment.
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A list can then be retrieved of all the titles of a particular shipment.
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Books are packed in Shipping/Receiving area to send to TechPro.
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Labelled boxes of the shipments are stored in the Library's Mail Room until shipping date arrives.
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Verification is made that the bibliographic records of the material cataloged by TechPro have been successfully transferred into the library's database.
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