What CTS Values the Most
January 1996

• Acknowledgment of, and adherence to, national and international standards for bibliographic, holdings, and fiscal control
  • cataloging codes
  • audit control
  • electronic retrieval and exchange

• Overall efficiency of operation
  • timeliness
  • task simplification
  • maximizing the use of staff and technology
  • eliminating duplicative efforts

• Providing and promoting accessibility
  • accuracy
  • support the belief that for any material which is held bibliographic control is essential
  • imagination and creativity driven by local needs and circumstances

• Providing continuity
  • consistent and uniform procedures
  • system-wide and collection-wide point of view
  • valuing the need and the right to make decisions based on CTS experience and expertise

• A capable and well-trained staff
  • assigning appropriate tasks to individuals
  • utilizing the abilities of the staff to the fullest
  • maintaining channels of communication
  • promoting staff independence and empowerment
  • providing the proper environment and equipment
  • providing the appropriate training
  • esprit de corps