Abstract
ABSTRACT Employers and technical services managers recognize the importance of hiring catalogers who possess reading and writing proficiencies in multiple languages. This empirical research study reveals how 289 survey respondents use languages other than English. Respondents indicated their multilingual proficiencies, the tasks for which these skills are needed, and the most frequently used languages. Findings suggest that these librarians acquire language proficiencies independently of library education and read or translate data elements for the construction and enhancement of English-language bibliographic records. The identification of catalogers who bring language proficiencies with them is essential for maximizing access to multilingual resources available locally and globally.
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