Today's Topics:
1. ALA Midwinter: BIBFRAME: ALCTS/LITA MARC Formats Transition
Interest Group at ALA Midwinter (Elaine Franco)
2. ALA Midwinter: Copy Cataloging Interest Group (Elaine Franco)
3. ALA Midwinter: ALCTS Interest Groups at Midwinter (Elaine Franco)
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The ALCTS/LITA MARC Formats Transition Interest Group is hosting two
presentations during its meeting at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Chicago.
The meeting will be held on Saturday, January 31, from 3:00-4:00pm, in
McCormick Place West, Room W187a.
The program will feature the following presentations:
Experiments in BIBFRAME: A modular approach Nancy Fallgren, Metadata
Specialist Librarian, National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine has been collaborating with Library of
Congress on BIBFRAME development and experimentation from the Early
Experimenters to the current Implementers. The goal of BIBFRAME is to
develop a data sharing standard to replace MARC that is web-based, flexible,
and extensible beyond the traditional library cataloging community (i.e.,
rule agnostic). To that end, NLM is focusing on flexibility and
extensibility by experimenting with a ?modular? approach to BIBFRAME. This
modeling approach is comprised of a core BIBFRAME vocabulary designed to be
extended with existing descriptive schemes already developed by the various
sectors of the cultural heritage community. Nancy will talk about this
approach and the status of NLM?s experimentation.
BIBFLOW: An IMLS Project
Xiaoli Li, Co-head of Content Support Services Department, University of
California, Davis
BIBFLOW is a two-year project of the UC Davis University Library and
Zepheira, funded by IMLS. Its official title is ?Reinventing Cataloging:
Models for the Future of Library Operations? and we are investigating the
future of library technical services, i.e., cataloging and related
workflows, in light of modern technology infrastructure such as the Web and
new data models and formats such as Resource Description and Access (RDA)
and BIBFRAME, the new encoding and exchange format in development by the
Library of Congress. Xiaoli Li will be provide an update on the progress of
this work.
We hope to see you there!
Program Co-Chairs,
Carolyn Hansen and Victoria Mueller
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Join us at the ALCTS CaMMS Copy Cataloging Interest Group meeting in
Chicago:
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
McCormick Place West, W474b
AGENDA:
Update from the Library of Congress
Presenter: Angela Kinney, Chief, African, Latin American and Western
European Division (ALAWE), Library of Congress
Preparing Copy Catalogers for Batch Cataloging
Presenter: Roman S. Panchyshyn, Catalog Librarian/Assistant Professor,
University Libraries, Kent State University
Between consortial purchases and local purchases, the number and frequency
of batch load projects of MARC records into the local catalog continues to
increase. The Metadata and Catalog department at Kent State University
Libraries is undertaking a project to train copy catalogers to evaluate and
load records from various sources in batch to its Innovative Millennium ILS.
This presentation will cover the following issues. Copy catalogers will be
trained in the use of data exchange and rapid update in Millennium and the
use of MarcEdit software and scripting languages for manipulation of batches
of records. They will also learn to evaluate record quality and maintain
statistics. Cataloging managers will be responsible for overall project
management, training and supervision, maintenance of load tables, and
updating documentation. The project benefits the department in several ways.
Copy catalogers become more empowered and learn valuable technical skills
making them more effec!
tive employees. Cataloging managers are relieved of much of the day to day
work required for processing records in batch and can better focus on other
departmental issues at the management level.
A Semi-automatic Workflow to Create Provider-neutral Records for Locally
Digitized Print Materials Presenter: Lucas Mak, Metadata and Catalog
Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries
Michigan State University Libraries has developed a semi-automatic workflow
for cataloging locally digitized print materials based on existing print
version records. In this process, digitization staff only needs to supply
cataloging staff a text file containing bibliographic record numbers of the
print version and URLs of the digital files. The subsequent cataloging will
be done in a multi-step process executed by a script, which includes sending
XML query against the library catalog, creating provider-neutral records by
XSLT transformation based on the returned XML, and converting the resulting
MarcXML into .mrc file for batch loading. This presentation will discuss the
design, challenges, and limitations of the process.
Quantity with Quality: Maintaining Copy Cataloging Productivity while
Improving Cataloging Quality
Presenter: Sarah Wallbank, Technical Services Librarian, Bridgewater State
University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
In cataloging there is a continual tension between the need for productivity
and the need for good quality metadata. Both are needed to ensure that
library resources are discoverable, but they often seem mutually exclusive.
At Clement C. Maxwell Library at Bridgewater State University productivity
has been very good. Copy catalogers process new items quickly and the only
backlog, which they are working on, is in Special Collections. However, due
to weaknesses in training, the quality of copy cataloging needed
improvement. With a combination of paced training and written editing
guidelines and procedures, we have been able to maintain productivity while
increasing the level of cataloging knowledge. The copy catalogers have
learned RDA and improved their general knowledge of cataloging. Along with
the training, catalogers have been taught to work with written editing
guidelines and documentation that guide them on where to focus their
efforts. This two-pronged approach of g!
radual training and written guidance has allowed them to maintain
productivity while learning. With their improved cataloging knowledge, the
catalogers have also begun a project to create brief records for items in
Special Collections that do not have copy. They are now able to create
reasonable quality brief records, providing a degree of access while the
material waits for full cataloging.
Regards,
Linda Geisler
Nancy Poehlmann
Co-Chairs, Copy Cataloging Interest Group
Nancy M. Poehlmann
Head, Cataloging Services Department
University at Albany
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
(518) 442-3889
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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Below are summaries of what some of our ALCTS interest groups will be doing
at their Midwinter meetings. As always, you'll find a broad array of
stimulating topics. Times and locations are included in this list, but be
sure to check your final program for any changes.
Best regards,
Dale Swensen
ALCTS Interest Group Coordinator
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Acquisitions Managers and Vendors
Sun, Feb 1, 1:00-2:30 pm, MCP-W176a
The Acquisitions Managers and Vendors IG will be discussing the following
topic at ALA Midwinter 2015: "Using what we've got - analyzing data in a
useful way"
Description: Usage data has become more and more important in collection
development today, but how are librarians to use this information in a way
that informs collections thoughtfully. Should historical usage drive
acquisitions, or should collections be built with maximum usage in mind?
What kinds of decisions are made based on usage patterns? How much weight
should be given to usage versus "just in case" collection building. The
panelists will speak of best practices for obtaining, analyzing, and putting
to use the myriad data available today.
Administration of Collection Management
Sat, Jan 31, 4:30-5:30 pm, MCP-W186a
The ALCTS Administration of Collection Management Interest Group program
highlights our guest speaker Carmelita Pickett, Associate University
Librarian for Collections at the University of Iowa. In this position, she
is responsible for Collection Management, Acquisitions, Access Services and
Scholarly Communications. Prior to accepting this leadership position, she
was the Director of Collection Development Operations at Texas A&M
University Libraries where she provided leadership to the collection
management team with a budget of over $15 million and was responsible for
all aspects of the libraries' collection development strategy. She is a
past recipient of the Texas A&M University Association of Former Students
Distinguished Librarianship Award and the Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Program.
Her national service includes elected positions in the Association of
College and Research Libraries African American Studies Librarians Section
and the Association for Library Collect!
ions & Technical Services as well as her appointment to the ACRL Dr. E.J.
Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Committee and as an ALA Spectrum Scholarship
Juror.
Please join us in a discussion led by our speaker on the shifting landscape
for liaisons. In a March 2014 Ithaka brief, Anne Kenney (Cornell Univ.)
addresses this shift as a "move from a collections-centric to an
engagement-centered model for librarianship." This discussion will focus on
questions about the evolving role of liaisons and outreach services, what
aspects should change that will lead to added value for constituents, and
other ideas on leveraging resources to move toward meaningful impact.
Cataloging & Classification Research
Sun, Feb 1, 10:30-11:30 am, MCP-W176a
The Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group will be discussing
topics might focus on research on user contributed metadata (e.g.
folksonomies, tagging, etc.), discovery layer catalogs, cataloging using
multiple schema and metadata formats and standards, best practices in
non-book cataloging for a new generation catalog, alternatives to the MARC
format, and cataloging of non-traditional materials in RDA environment.
Cataloging Norms
Sat, Jan 31, 10:30-11:30 am, MCP-W181c
"Utility of the legacy MARC records: Analyses and Ways to Support Discovery
Services."
Sarah Yarrito (Chicago History Museum); Erik Radio (University of Kansas);
Myung-Ja (MJ) Han (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); Colleen
Fallow (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); Timothy Cole W.
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
The role of metadata is changing in the context of large digital initiatives
that depend on bibliographic control to support discovery of digitized books
and serials for users from diverse academic backgrounds. Since the 1960s,
catalogers have relied on MARC to create and share bibliographic and
holdings metadata across institutions on a massive scale. For this reason,
MARC has been the backbone of large digital collections like the HathiTrust
Digital Library, which contains over 10 million volumes of items digitized
by 90 partner institutions.
Such a large-scale digital initiative requires accurate, reliable, and
detailed metadata to support the research needs of users searching the
corpus. In order to help meet the challenges faced by researchers, the
HathiTrust Research Center was launched to develop software and tools for
computational access to digital texts. Our research looks closer at MARC
fields to characterize the consistency of the data used in HathiTrust. This
presentation reports on how catalogers used MARC data in practice by
analyzing a sample set of MARC records supplied by HathiTrust. Our research
builds on the previous metadata quality evaluations offered by Fenlon et al.
(2014) that focuses on the utility of the legacy MARC records ingested into
HathiTrust. An analysis of what information catalogers recorded in selected
fields could prove useful to understanding how the search engine should use
MARC legacy data fields and how metadata can be improved for the benefit of
researchers and scholars.
"Ready...Set...URIs... Actionable! --Experiencing a Linked Data Mindset
Now. --Preparing For the Next Generation Search and Discovery Environment."
Jackie Shieh, Resource Description Coordinator, George Washington University
Libraries and/orDan Tam Do, Metadata Services Manager, George Washington
University Libraries
Linked Data has gained momentum in the library community. Many colleagues
outside of technical services have equipped themselves with skills that will
usher library research to a level of service that Web platforms already
provide. So how can metadata professionals begin to taste what Linked Data
can mean while working in the current limited ILS environment? The George
Washington University Libraries, in its role as one of the BIBFRAME
Experimenters and Testers, introduced the use of $0 to convey the concept of
linking an authorized access point. Ultimately, the data coded in $0 will
form a critical component of the actionable URI, which has taken an
increasingly important role. This presentation proposes to share: 1) Ways
in which $0 has anchored staff education about linked data concepts, e.g.
identities, vocabularies, and "things not strings"-data, and how it has
demonstrated more concretely the use and benefits of actionable URIs
contributed by information professionals!
; 2)Tools and techniques for incorporating URIs into regular cataloging
workflows at the time of cataloging or batch processing.
"MarcMaker: A Metadata Creation Tool."
Myung-Ja Han, Nicole Ream-Sotomayor, Janet Weber, Patricia Lampron, Deren
Kudeki, Janina Maria Sarol, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Library
The Library has to work with an ever-increasing number of resources, notably
foreign language materials and gift collections that should be made
accessible to users in a timely manner. In order to make these resources
searchable and discoverable in the OPAC, each item should have descriptive
metadata that requires intensive training to create, not only for the
metadata itself, but also for the systems used, e.g., Voyager and OCLC,
which also requires creating user accounts based on an institution's
license.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library launched a project,
MarcMaker, to improve the productivity of metadata workflow and visibility
of Library's hidden collections to users. The goal of the project is to
build a web application that would facilitate a metadata workflow,
especially when it comes to creation, that is simple, easy, and fast. By
exploiting metadata workflows and technologies that are already in use,
e.g., JavaScript, XSLT, and other web technologies, the project develops a
web form that allows anyone to add information that is essential to resource
discovery. The web application then transforms and delivers the information
into MARC, MARCXML, MODS, and schema.org<http://schema.org/> based HTML page
depending on the need. This presentation will showcase the web application
developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library as well
as challenges encountered and plans for future development and use cases.
Collection Development Issues for Practitioners Sat, Jan 31, 1:00-2:30 pm,
MCP-W194a
The ALCTS Collection Development Issues for Practitioners Interest Group
will have a group discussion on topics proposed by librarians and others who
work on collection related services. The primary goal is to provide an
informal discussion opportunity for everyone! A call for discussion topics
have been distributed to several listservs early this month. Sherri and I
will select and consolidate three to four primary topics to be discussed at
the meeting. We will announce the discussion topics early January next
year!
Collection Evaluation and Assessment
Sun, Feb 1, 1:00-2:30 pm, MCP-W184a
The Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group program tentatively
includes three presentations about collection assessment projects to support
data-driven decision making in academic libraries.
"Planning for Certain Future Cuts when the Future is Uncertain."
Beth R. Bernhardt, Assistant Dean for Collection Management and Scholarly
Communications, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Many academic libraries have to make decisions about journal and database
subscriptions before the university releases the upcoming budget. Often, it
is necessary to not only make decisions for the following fiscal year
without a final budget, but to plan ahead and forecast for an additional
year. The Library at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)
formed a Collection Development Team with members from several invested
departments who could divide into subgroups, analyze data, and return
quickly with proposed cuts. Different scenarios were identified, and a
proposed plan for cuts was created for each potential scenario. This
data-driven process provided CPU, circulation, and other data to assist the
team in making decisions. Timelines were created to allow for ample input
from subject liaisons and departments, including time for departments to
react to the proposed cuts in their areas and to swap out items. This
presentation will cover how UNCG librarians wo!
rked as a team and used data to arrive at budget cut decisions and how we
conveyed this information to the UNCG campus.
"Right Sizing the Print Collection: Collection Assessment Methods for
Ensuring that Shippensburg University Has the "Right Books" for Its Users."
Ashley N. Esposito, Collection Development and Assessment Librarian,
Shippensburg University
In August 2014, the Associate VP and Dean of Technology and Library Services
assigned the task of creating a "right sizing plan" for the print
collections that had been weeded and moved to one floor in a previous and
hurried project to make room for renovations on the main level of Lehman
Library. He posed the question: "We still have books, but are they the right
books?"
This presentation will provide an overview of the various user-based and
collection-based assessment techniques designed to systematically-and with
great care-identify what books are not right for supporting our curriculum,
what books are that we do not have, and, most importantly, what formats
students in various disciplines are accessing curricular and research
materials. Methods include a survey of faculty and students, statistical
analysis (circulation, interlibrary loan, age), and collection comparison.
In addition, the presenter will discuss how the library expanded the current
collection map, an approval plan for collection development that connects LC
areas to specific department purchase codes to reflect the requirements of a
four-year undergraduate liberal arts university with additional graduate
degree programs, to include the much-debated Conspectus levels.
"Assessment methodology: Information gathering for serials review."
Carol Seiler, Account Services Manager, EBSCO Information Services; Kelli
Getz, Assistant Head of Acquisitions, University of Houston.
Each year, the University of Houston's M.D. Anderson Library reviews serials
to make sure the current title list harmonizes to faculty research areas.
Depending on the budget, titles may be added or canceled. Often titles are
both added and cancelled to complement both the collection and university
research objectives. Over the years, the University of Houston has
developed specific methodology to gather and disseminate vital information
needed to make such decisions. They have determined a wide scope of
information needed to best evaluate the existing collection. The presenters
will share what they have learned is needed to assess serials purchases and
will discuss each area and their adventures in bringing together this
information.
Collection Management and Electronic Resources Sun, Feb 1, 3:00-4:00 pm,
MCP-W176c
The Collection Management and Electronic Resources IG plans to discuss the
following during ALA Midwinter 2015:
Title: Resource Sharing of Electronic Resources: Problems, Opportunities,
and Alternatives.
Description: We will discuss how resource sharing of electronic resources
differs from interlibrary loan services based on physical materials. Changes
in technology, license terms, business models, and best practices for
electronic resources management require that libraries reinvestigate how to
provide the best possible information services to the contemporary user.
What are the implications of these changes for libraries in terms of
administration, organizational structure, and professional specialization,
as well as routine business processes and workflows?
Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging Fri, Jan 30,
1:00-4:00 pm, MCP-W176a
"Shawne Miksa (University of North Texas), Gretchen Hoffman (Texas Woman's
University), Allyson Carlyle (University of Washington) -- library science
professors who teach cataloging -- will present their perspectives on the
state of cataloging and metadata education. Panelists will address course
content, the balancing of theory and practice, and pedagogical approaches.
Discussion will explore the challenges of teaching cataloging in the context
of the broader, and rapidly evolving, metadata landscape."
Creative Ideas in Technical Services
Sun, Feb 1, 3:00-4:00 pm, MCP-W184d
The Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group will have roundtable
discussions on a variety of topics related to the future of technical
services including skill development, cross-departmental collaboration, and
the role of technical services in emerging library services.
Electronic Resources
Sat, Jan 31, 1:00-2:30 pm, MCP-W187a
Ms. Jenn Wright from the University of Michigan will be presenting the
results of an exciting study on electronic resources troubleshooting. Please
join us for our Midwinter meeting in Chicago:
"Electronic Outages: Who Broke It? How Long Was It Broken? We're...Tracking
That, Right?"
In the rush to fix electronic outages as swiftly as possible, it can be easy
to miss connections and overall trends in favor of focusing on the immediate
concern: restoring access to users. This represents a missed opportunity to
address overarching themes and longstanding issues with particular
resources.
Thanks to a ticketing system implemented in 2013, we at the University of
Michigan are now able to look back at a year's worth of electronic
troubleshooting and analyze data gathered over some 1600 separate outages.
With fields to denote which party caused a problem, and whether it was
related to metadata, bundled content, holdings or a host of other issues, we
are able to speak to a year's worth of outages in more detailed and
data-driven a fashion than we have been able to before. With the ability to
report out from the system and compare outages across vendor, type and
duration, we are better able to inform our discussions about what works for
electronic resources, and what may need to be improved.
In this presentation I will highlight the results of our retrospective,
touching on the top outages we tend to encounter, which vendors we tend to
encounter them from, and how we might improve upon our own record-keeping
practices in order to better capture the nuances of outages in the future.
Heads of Cataloging
Mon, Feb 2, 8:30-10:00 am, MCP-W470a
The Heads of Cataloging IG will be discussing BIBFRAME testing at George
Washington University and the BIBFLOW project [1] at the University of
California Davis (in collaboration with Zepheira).
In addition to updates on their respective projects, we will ask our two
speakers to help us think about strategic priorities, e.g.: What kind of
investments are needed in training and infrastructure? What skills need to
be developed to prepare staff for a future of linked data catalogs and
workflows? How do we marshal our limited resources to have the biggest
impact on our strategic goals? What conversations do we need to have with
stakeholders throughout our library and institution?
Library Code Year
Sat, Jan 31, 1:00-2:30 pm, MCP-W175c
Library Code Year Interest Group is a joint interest group with ALCTS and
LITA members that focuses on introducing librarians to code languages,
technology, and programming tools. This year at Midwinter we'll have a
lively and informal meeting in which we take the mystery out of technology
jargon by defining and distinguishing some of the terms, names, tools, and
buzzwords that might confound librarians and keep them from giving code a
try. Bring your favorite baffling buzzword (Bootstrap?!? Git? Front-end?!
Python? Wordpress?! agile?! Etc.) to the meeting or submit it
anonymously<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QuHlrWOkNyTjJTkbKkACIGgsSk6TcpN
Qo6nkWRX05mU/viewform> beforehand. Experienced systems librarians and IT
professionals will go over what each term means, what makes it different
from everything else out there, and how it fits in with library technology.
Librarians from all levels of comfort will be joining us- so should you!
Linked Library Data
Sun, Feb 1, 8:30-10:00 am, MCP-W192b
The Linked Library Data Interest group will host a presentation by Philip
Schreur on the Linked Data for Libraries project, and by Kristi Holmes, who
will speak on linked data applications such as VIVO.
MARC Formats Transition
Sat, Jan 31, 3:00-4:00 pm, MCP-W187a
The MARC Formats Transition IG will be hosting three presentations focusing
on MARC format transition in regard to: 1) tools available for transition,
2) experiments on implementing BIBRAME and 3) issues to be aware of in
Change Management.
Currently, we have an Invitation out to Terry Reese to share his MARC to
BIBFRAME tools. Nancy Fallgren from National Library of Medicine will speak
on their experiments with BIBFRAME and rethinking how their cataloging can
leverage the benefits of linked data. We also have an invitation out to
Carl Stahmer from UC Davis working on the BIBFLO project to discuss how
librarians prepare for the changes in the library environment as their
partners and vendors move to linked data.
New Members
Sat, Jan 31, 10:30-11:30 am, MCP-W471
The ALCTS New Members IG plans the following for MW:
Are you a new ALCTS member or considering membership with ALCTS? Want to
learn more about the division and how you can get involved? Join the ALCTS
New Member Interest Group at our ALA Midwinter Conference meeting as we
discuss these and other topics! ALCTS leaders will be on hand to share about
the division and answer questions. The meeting will also feature breakout
groups organized around topics that are of interest to new members
including, but not limited to: networking, publishing with ALCTS, presenting
at conferences, building your resume, current trends in technical services,
being a new professional, etc. Breakout groups will provide an opportunity
for new members to dialog with each other and an ALCTS veteran, sharing
experience and asking questions.
Public Libraries Technical Services
Sat, Jan 31, 7:00-10:00 am, MCP-W185d
The ALCTS Public Libraries Technical Services Interest Group will be
discussing the Cataloging in Publication (CIP) Program and the CIP E-books
Initiative at the Library of Congress. The Cataloging in Publication (CIP)
Program is now accepting e-books from major U.S. publishers to help build
the Library of Congress' collections. This is a major step forward in
management of e-book collections at the Library of Congress as the process
for ingesting CIP e-books will be used as a model for acquiring e-books from
other acquisitions sources. Caroline Saccucci, Acting CIP Program Manager,
and Camilla Williams, CIP Program Specialist will discuss all elements of
the CIP E-Books Program, including the application process, publisher
participation, e-book metadata creation, and ingestion of the e-books into
the Library's Content Transfer System to add to the Library's collections.
Publisher/Vendor/Library Relations
Sat, Jan 31, 4:30-5:30 pm, MCP-W186c
Should Publishers and Library Vendors share data information with the
library world? Should this inclusion be shared with their competition as
well as their client base?
The PVLR, Publisher-Vendor-Library Interest group of ALCTS is interested in
exploring relationships developed between vendor and client as well as
vendor and vendor to enhance their product or their position in the market
place. Are these sharing partnerships based on desire to improve the
library world or are they based purely on economical advantage? What is
the advantage of these collaborations to the library world? Do vendors
collaborate to produce a better product or do they collaborate to advance
technology in the library world?
The PLVR interest group is interested in exploring these vendor
relationships. We will invite several vendors to speak about how a
collaboration they have with another vendor or a library has benefited their
product as well as their position in the market place. We are also
interested in hearing from the library world on how a vendor to vendor or
vendor to library partnership has helped their library.
Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Sun, Feb 1,
1:00-2:30 pm, MCP-W176a
The ALCTS Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest
Group (RPLTS-IG) is planning a program for at ALA Midwinter 2015. We are in
the process of choosing among several proposals. The topics of interest
include but are not limited to the following:
* Leadership in technical services
* Emerging roles for technical services/technical services librarians
* New staffing models in technical services
* Training (such as E-Resources Management training, and if it differs for
professionals versus non-professional staff)
Technical Services Managers in Academic Libraries Sat, Jan 31, 8:30-10:00
am, MCP-W471
The Technical Services Managers in Academic Libraries IG will hold
roundtable discussions for Midwinter. Our topics include: library-vendor
relations; duplication of effort at libraries using a catalog and a
discovery layer; the effects of ADA compliance on technical services work;
linked data--is anyone using it yet?; marketing technical services; in-house
collaborative work. We'd love to have your insights on these topics if you
can join us on Saturday morning from 8:30 to 10.
Technical Services Workflow Efficiency
Mon, Feb 2, 1:00-2:30 pm, MCP-W176a
The Technical Services Workflow Efficiency Interest Group will be discussing
best practices for streamlining workflows for technical services functions
and staffing. Topics include "Taking the First Step towards Change; A
Workflow Analysis of the Cataloging Functions at the University of Houston
Libraries," presented by Heylicken "Hayley" Moreno; "Who Catalogs What?: A
Virtual Workflow for Cataloging Electronic Theses & Dissertations,"
presented by Joshua Barton & Lucas Mak; "Linking E-Resources Management and
Metadata Works," presented by Sherab Chen; "Expanding Technicians' Work
Within and Beyond the ILS: 'Whoever Has the Item/Information Completes the
Work'," presented by Betty Landesman. Discussion points include adjusting
workflows as staff increase their credentials and exploring efficiencies for
tracking workflows with online tools.
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