Montana Shared Catalog - Cataloging

MSC Cataloging is cooperative.  All member libraries share the bibliographic records which belong to the consortium, while each library owns their individual item records.

Standard Cataloging Procedures- created by the Content Management Committee to promote consistency within the database. Revised October 2015:

Standard Cataloging Procedures (SCP) PDF

Symphony Cataloging Manual PDF

Training handouts:

Add an Item

Delete a Brief Record

Ephemeral Items

Training Videos: 

Video Tour of the 2017 SCP Update

Copy Cataloging - Before You Open SmartPort

Transferring Items

Discard VS Delete

Getting Started with SmartPort

Adding 33x fields in WorkFlows

Additional Info Column

How Cataloging impacts the OPAC

Standard Cataloging Procedures Series: 

 Technical Services Summit - April 29, 2016:  archived recording and draft report  of brainstormed ideas from the Summit. 

Cataloging – Archived Webinars