| Because library media specialists are among the most skilled teachers of information management and transfer, it is imperative that these professionals have as much opportunity to interact with students and teachers as possible. Integrating a district level centralized processing facility may enable library media specialists to provide more personalized services to students and faculty. Professional responsibilities such as purchasing, cataloging, and processing library media materials may be provided by a centralized processing staff. Using case study methodology, evidence indicated that services provided by the centralized processing personnel may secure the integrity of an automated catalog, customize bibliographic records, and provide functional system databases for user access to media center holdings. Generating reports as needed by media specialists may be useful in documenting usage, identifying collection development needs, and providing inventory status. The purpose of this effort was to help determine procedures for integrating efficient district level centralized processing services. |
