*ALA CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group*
*ALA Annual Program, Anaheim*
*Saturday, June 23rd, 2012, 10:30 a.m.-noon *
*Hyatt Royal Ballroom E. *
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The Cataloging Norms Interest Group program will focus on some of the
challenges in today's changing cataloging environments. Walter Walker's
presentation discusses improving cataloging workflow while maintaining
quality; Allison Jai O'Dell explores the issue of providing RDA
training; and Cyns Nelson analyzes metadata needs for an oral history
collection. Please join us on Saturday at 10:30 in the Hyatt Royal
Ballroom E.
*Allison Jai O'Dell -- Cataloging Consultant, Rare Book Department, Free
Library of Philadelphia
/Converting to RDA -- from what? An Exploration of RDA Training that
Does Not Assume Knowledge of AACR2/*
The majority of RDA training material developed thus far is based on a
reasonable, but potentially flawed premise: that working catalogers are
comfortable with AACR2. Many reasons may contribute to a cataloger's
lessened degree of conversance with the theories inherent in and
practical application of AACR2, including access to formal training in
cataloging and the concepts of information organization, a long career
of expertise in a particular genre or format that leads to waned
skill-sets in describing other materials, or newness to the profession
-- not to mention the erudite language used to express our content
standards and the administrative hurdles of traditional cataloging
workflows.
This presentation will review published and publicly available RDA
training materials produced to date as well as survey results from
participants of the U.S. RDA test, in order to set the framework for
discussion of the utility of AACR2-based instruction tools within a
realistic assessment of catalogers' needs. It will conclude with
suggestions for appropriate, efficacious education in FRBR concepts, RDA
rules, and the independent decision-making necessary for creation of
RDA-compliant data.
Participants will bring fresh perspectives on approaches to RDA training
to their home institution, where discussion of implementation may be
enhanced by a critical evaluation of staff learning requirements.
*Walter Walker -- Head Cataloging Librarian, Loyola Marymount University*
*/Changes in Cataloging Workflows at Loyola Marymount University/*
Many cataloging departments are trying to decrease backlogs, decrease
the time it takes for new books to reach the circulating shelves, and
decrease staff time copy-cataloging. How can we use shelf-ready
cataloging without sacrificing record quality? Walter Walker, Head
Cataloging Librarian at Loyola Marymount University, will explain the
procedures recently adopted by LMU that help us to only check a small
percentage of our new books for potential errors, sending the rest
quickly to the shelves, and to maintain cataloging quality.
*Cyns Nelson, Colorado Voice Preserve*, http://voicepreserve.org/*
**/Metadata for Oral History Collections /***
Cyns Nelson will briefly describe the Colorado Voice Preserve -- a
library that consists entirely of oral histories: interviews, first-hand
recollections, personal narratives -- focusing on research and planning
for an oral-history metadata scheme. The hope is to engage attendees in
a discussion of the need, use, and practicality of "Oral History Core."
Every interview within the collection is described and cataloged;
recordings can be "checked out" online; and audio content is linked to
other information sources and formats. The Colorado State Library,
partnering with History Colorado and Colorado Humanities, is planning
the Colorado Voice Preserve, an oral-history library and digital
repository of first-hand recollections. The Voice Preserve will be a
shared infrastructure for creating oral histories, housing interviews,
and making them available through public-library catalogs as well as Web
platforms. When history is told, the principles of library science can
be applied to the audio, to reveal its content and facilitate
connections between that story and a larger body of knowledge. To make
interviews accessible, item-level metadata must be articulated and
affiliated with the original sound file. Currently, no standard exists
for metadata pertinent to oral history; and descriptive metadata has
suffered particular neglect. Planning for Colorado Voice Preserve
involves research into the question "/what is important to know/?" The
goal is to develop a template, if not a standard, for popular
practice---an "Oral History Core."
CNIG Chairs:
Lisa Furubotten, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Lorraine Normore, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Ophelia Payne, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Karen B. Sigler, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
