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Amy DelCastillo, MA, MLIS

Dana Higginbotham 

Lead Catalog Librarian

Cataloging Clerk

amy.delcastillo@bvsd.org

dana.higginbotham@bvsd.org

 Location

Phone

Hours (School year)

Hours (Summer)

 Education Center

720-561-6016 (dept.)

Mon. - Fri.

Mon. - Thurs.

6500 Arapahoe

720-561-5806 (Amy)

7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Boulder, CO 80303

720-561-6076 (Dana)

 Support Services

  • Create and provide MARC catalog records for a wide range of materials, including audiovisual, multimedia, and foreign language items.
  • Provide cataloging instruction and support for Teacher-Librarians.
  • Consult with Teacher-Librarians at their library media centers to maximize the effectiveness of their catalogs.
  • Maintain an online pathfinder of current cataloging resources.
  • Align BVSD cataloging practices with national and international standards, including the AACR2 content standard and the MARC bibliographic format standard.

 "First in First Out" Policy

 The Cataloging Department processes materials in the order they are received. Two additional factors influence the processing of materials:

  • Materials shipped from library media centers will be processed in batches of up to 60 items at a time. Shipments over 60 items will be broken into batches and cataloged on a rotation schedule. This ensures equitable access to cataloging services for all libraries.
  • In accordance with a district directive, the Librarian Cataloger will process Spanish language items first.

 Book Cover and Repair Materials

The Cataloging Department has some remaining materials for covering and repairing book jackets. Teacher-Librarians are welcome to use these materials in the Cataloging Department office or take whatever they need back to their libraries. Please contact us for more information.

 Inventory Wands

Inventory wands will be housed in the Cataloging Department beginning June 6, 2009. All checkout reservations must be made through Amy DelCastillo. There are 7 wands. As a courtesy to others, please request no more than 2 wands for 2 weeks at a time. Please note that during the summer term, teacher-librarians will be responsible for picking up and dropping off inventory wands at the Cataloging Department in the Education Center.

Click here to see the calendar of inventory wand checkouts.

   Visit Other Resources within the Cataloging Corner Website

 Department Resources

Amy's Blog

  • Links to Books Awards
  • Free catalog web resources
  • Cataloging documentation
  • Special topics in cataloging
  • Surveys
  • Links to other cataloging blogs

   www.bvsd.org/library/staff/Cataloging/