Cataloging

The process of getting the cataloging underway has been instructive to me as far as project management here. As I had never started a cataloging project from scratch, I floundered a bit at the beginning when it came to devising a budget and ordering supplies. But there were also some hurdles when it came to getting the resources we needed to begin, which put us behind a bit. I’m inwardly a little nervous about finishing another cataloging project we have going on in another library, as we are actually trying to automate that catalog, and the software we are using has been proving troublesome. I’ve found a library in Guatemala City that is using the software succesfully, so I am planning a visit soon. Right now, however, I’m trying to finish another project before a deadline, so I haven’t been able to do everything I want in the timeline I want.  There have also been meetings and training sessions that have slowed things down, but I don’t regret any of them. Everyday I learn something new, which makes work here very exciting.

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