Transforming Catalogers (and Others) into Digital Library Specialists: The Evolution of the University of Oregon's Metadata and Digital Library Services

Abstract

How does life change when your traditional cataloging department assumes responsibility for creating and maintaining digital library collections? What about: * preservation and public presentation * running the campus institutional repository, including marketing and setting policies, software admin (DSpace) and upgrades, public pages * digital and photographic reproductions of library materials * exhibit services (assist faculty with projects, presentations, posters,etc.) * microfilming (newspapers, theses, on demand reproductions) * preservation and conservation of print materials * traditional photography and darkroom work for library and campus publicity and publications.