Remember to delete any signature lines, etc. Some libraries up in the highline are participating in a shared catalog project that is being implemented now. West Yellowstone and Belgrade are now being hosted by the Bozeman Public Library. This year the western part of the state is in line for MLN funding, hence discussions with the Broad Valleys and Tamarack federations. By combining resources we extend the virtual library and can spend money more efficiently.
Standards based cataloging is more affordable to small libraries when they are shared.
Potential funding from the federal government fell through but Bruce is working on procuring private money to get this project started. The federal money for this project needs to be expended by September 2002. We think libraries will start coming up in fall, 2001. For public libraries the highest circulating materials are the most important, for school libraries - the highest number of materials cataloged. Ability and means of barcoding your collection and patron Ids following standards.