<font 24px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>Strategies for a Quality Database</font>

Definition of Quality Database:

Records that adhere to national MARC standards

Maintain current cataloging practices to national standards

Guidelines for Improving Bibliographic Records already in PINES Database:

Deduplication of the database

Fully trained cataloging staff that adhere to national standards

Guidelines for Improving Bibliographic Records Coming into PINES Database:

Weed and inventory collection

Deduplication of local database

Remove local cataloging practices that do not meet national standards (for example, local collection information in 245)

Incomplete records will be upgraded to meet MARC and national standards for cataloging. Incomplete records may be excluded in dataload. A report of such items will be provided to the library.

All collections will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by GPLS/PINES Staff to make recommendations to the incoming library.