Hi Lynette North Shore Libraries does from catalogue Websites time to time. We have not yet developed a firm policy on what is/is not catalogued but have tended towards cataloguing websites that either: a) Contain information that is topical (general or supports high-school focus) for which we hold little other information. Examples in the past have included leaky buildings, painted apple moth, party political websites during election time, Whenuapai airbase, meningococcal disease, GE, fisheries allocation, methamphetamine, foreshore & seabed. b) Are of local interest or significance, e.g. Community/continuing education classes on the North Shore, Campbells Bay Primary School's 'World War II at our School', History of Kennedy Park). c) Fill gaps in the collection (either because there is little appropriately-targeted literature or little available that is up-to-date) for which quality and up-to-date information is available online. Health information typically falls into this category. d) Support the reference-only collection, e.g. Index of Maori names, UBD. We did not have a URL checker available to us in our previous catalogue which has meant links in the catalogue are likely to have become out of date over time. Although we do have a URL checker in the system we have been on since June last year, I have not looked specifically at the longevity of the links included in bib records of websites vs. those that have been added to records representing print/text items. Feedback from staff has been very positive but I appreciate that this is anecdotal only. Regards, Sarah Sarah Menzies Cataloguer North Shore Libraries Phone: 09 486-8473 Email:sarahme@shorelibraries.govt.nz Lynette Oliver asked: ... am preparing a report on the pros and cons of cataloguing websites and including them in library catalogues... I was wondering if anyone would mind letting me know if they catalogue websites for their libraries and any problems they have, such as on-going maintenance, sites disappearing etc. ... This email is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please do not read, distribute or copy it or any attachments. Please notify the sender by return email and delete the original message and attachments. Any views expressed in this email may be those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of North Shore City Council.