TELECOMMUTING FOR ORIGINAL CATALOGING AT THE MICHIGAN STATE-UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Telecommuting has become a popular option in recent years for workers in the business would seeking relief from lengthy, stressful commutes and workplace distractions. Working conditions in library technical se rvices departments can be a problem for catalogers in need of a quiet work environment. As technological advances continue to influence libr ary cataloging applications, creating cataloging records from work sit es outside the library is an attractive option for addressing library work environment concerns. Based on a successfull program for indexers at the National Agriculture Library, a proposal for an experimental t elecommuting program for original cataloging in a university library w as developed and tested.