Top library blogs

So, has everyone seen the list of top library blogs at http://oedb.org/library/features/top-25-librarian-bloggers-by-the-numbers? There has been criticism about their methodology, but it sure has gotten people talking. I subscribe to a number of these blogs and added one more when the list came out.

Here are some of the Technical Services related blogs on my blogroll:

025.431 : The Dewey Blog
ALA TechSource Blog
Cataloging Futures
Catalogablog
Hectic Pace (by Andrew Pace)
Library Juice
Library Stories (that’s our Adri!)
Library Stuff
Library Technology in Texas (Christine Peterson from Amigos - not really geographically limited)
LibraryCrunch
Planet Cataloging (a roundup of multiple cataloging blogs)
Stephen’s Lighthouse (Stephen Abrams of SIRSI)
The Shifted Librarian
TSRT Oklahoma (of course!)

Do you keep up with library or Technical Services-related blogs? If so, what are your favorites? If not, why not? I find the blogs really valuable in helping me stay current with the main topics of discussion in the cataloging and Technical Services world, but just like electronic lists, there is a lot of stuff I skip over. Which blogs are worth it to you? Inquiring minds want to know!

Submitted by: Sarah S.

Baker and Taylor level 3 records

Does anyone else view those Baker and Taylor level 3 records with dread when they come up on an OCLC search? Do you then do a title search to try and find a better record? There's a whole discussion going in in AUTO-CAT about this. Here is a short summary of the discussion. Here is Glenn Patton's official OCLC response.

I'd almost rather catalog from scratch than use one of those records. OCLC says they are there to be upgraded by member libraries, vendor cataloging staff, etc. What are your thoughts?

Submitted by Jana