Outsourcing Copy Cataloging and Physical Processing: A Review of Blackwell's Outsourcing Services for the J. Hugh Jackson Library at Stanford University.

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Title: Outsourcing Copy Cataloging and Physical Processing: A Review of Blackwell's Outsourcing Services for the J. Hugh Jackson Library at Stanford University.
Language: English
Authors: Wilson, Karen A.
Source: Library Resources & Technical Services. Oct 1995 39(4):359-383.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 25
Publication Date: 1995
Document Type: Information Analyses
Reports - Descriptive
Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Cataloging, Library Technical Processes, Pilot Projects, Publishing Industry, Quality Control, Tables (Data)
ISSN: 0024-2527
Abstract: Describes the background of library outsourcing, and discusses the quality of cataloging and physical processing services provided by Blackwell North America and B. H. Blackwell Ltd. during a one-year pilot project at Stanford University (California). At the end of the project, an error rate of less than 1% was achieved in outsourced work. (Contains 76 references.) (JMV)
Entry Date: 1996
Accession Number: EJ513843
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Describes the background of library outsourcing, and discusses the quality of cataloging and physical processing services provided by Blackwell North America and B. H. Blackwell Ltd. during a one-year pilot project at Stanford University (California). At the end of the project, an error rate of less than 1% was achieved in outsourced work. (Contains 76 references.) (JMV)
ISSN:0024-2527