Theology Cataloging Bulletin Section 3 
Vol. 18, No. 4—August 2010 
 

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LYRASIS Summit on the Future of Cataloging 
 
LYRASIS convened a Summit Meeting of leading academic library directors to discuss the 
future of cataloging.  The Summit was held in Atlanta on May 26, 2010.  A summary of the 
event was prepared by Arnold Hirshon (LYRASIS Chief Strategist and Executive 
Consultant), and is available in PDF form at 
http://www.lyrasis.org/Resources/~/media/Files/Lyrasis/Resources/cataloging%20summ
it%20report%20distrib.ashx. Chris Schwartz (Metadata Librarian, Princeton Theological 
Seminary) recently posted her observations on the report on her blog, Cataloging Futures—
take a look now at http://www.catalogingfutures.com/catalogingfutures/2010/07/lyrasis-
future-of-cataloging-summit-paper.html. 
 

Selected Articles from Current Library Journals 
 
Han, Myung-Ja, and Patricia Hswe. “The Evolving Role of the Metadata Librarian: 

Competencies Found in Job Descriptions.” Library Resources & Technical Services 54, 
no. 3 (July 2010): 129-141. 

 
Howarth, Lynne C., Leslie Moor, and Elisa Sze. “Mountain to Molehills: The Past, Present, 

and Future of Cataloging Backlogs.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 48, no. 5 
(2010): 423-444. 

 
Kiczek, Steven A. “Thomas Mann’s Contributions to Current Library Debates on Cataloging 

and Bibliographic Control.” Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 48, no. 5 (2010): 450-
471. 

 
Wu, Annie, and Anne M. Mitchell. “Mass Management of E-Book Catalog Records: 

Approaches, Challenges, and Solutions.” Library Resources & Technical Services 54, no. 3 
(July 2010): 164-174.