Today's Topics: 1. ALCTS/LITA MARC Formats Transition IG at ALA (Elaine Franco) 2. Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group 2015 ALA Annual Meeting (Elaine Franco) 3. ALCTS CMS Collection Management and Development Research Forum (Elaine Franco)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Please join us for the ALCTS/LITA MARC Formats Transition Interest Group Meeting in San Francisco! Saturday, June 27th 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Moscone Convention Center Esplanade 302 We are excited to announce our speakers: Roy Tennant "Ground Truthing MARC" "Ground truthing" is the verification of remote sensing data by direct observation. Over the last few years, OCLC Research has been doing the equivalent for MARC, by exposing exactly how various fields and subfields have been used by catalogers around the world and over time. Using the massive WorldCat database and modern cluster computing techniques, data is extracted, summarized, and reported, to better inform efforts to move this data into new formats and uses. Roy Tennant is a Senior Program Officer with OCLC Research. Terry Reese "MarcEdit Tools for Linked Data" Terry Reese will discuss how catalogers can track BIBFRAME developments and participate locally by beginning to add linked data concepts into their MARC data. Mr. Reese will show how to utilize MarcEdit's MARCNext Toolset or the MarcEdit LibHub plugin. Terry Reese is the Head of Digital Initiatives at The Ohio State University and the developer of MarcEdit. Carl Stahmer "A BIBFLOW Project Update" 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 it is 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. Carl Stahmer is the Director of Digital Scholarship at the University Library, University of California, Davis Michelle Jeske "The Libhub initiative and Denver Public Library - Leading Libraries to the Web!" The Libhub Initiative aims to raise the visibility of Libraries on the Web by actively exploring the promise of BIBFRAME and Linked Data. Denver Public Library joined the Libhub Initiative as a Founding Partner and has served as its pioneer institution. Ms. Jeske will share DPL?s experience in exploring and implementing linked data and making DPL?s entire catalog available on the web! Michelle Jeske is the City Librarian of Denver. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Please join us for the ALA Annual meeting of the Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group. This meeting will feature seven lively round table discussions that each address some facet of the ever-changing world of technical services librarianship. Sunday, June 28, 2015 3-4pm Marriott Marquis San Francisco Golden Gate C3 ALA scheduler link: http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29217 1. Topic: The impact of discovery layers on Technical Services staff Facilitator: Erika Johnson, University of San Francisco While some libraries have made the switch to next-generation library systems that only have a discovery layer, others are running both a discovery layer and a traditional catalog. This discussion will investigate whether such duplication is still necessary for some resources, and the impacts on tech services staff. 2. Topic: Redesigning libraries and archives using user experience design Facilitator: Alexandra Lederman, Teachers College, Columbia University As digital repositories grow into maturity, how can libraries and archives redesign them to maximize design and patron experience? We'll examine well-designed and recently re-designed digital archives while considering a question set inspired by user experience (UX) design. 3. Topic: Streaming media Facilitator: Beth Bernhardt - Assistant Dean for Collection Management and Scholarly Communications Streaming Media - Come join the discussion on how technical services departments are handling request for streaming media. How do you fill these requests? What are the options for streaming media? And how are you communicating this information to your users? 4. Topic: Acquisitions of digital materials Facilitator: Dana Haugh, Teachers College, Columbia University Materials budgets have shifted to accommodate large journal and database subscriptions, single-title article access, and most recently, ebook holdings. Can libraries use the digital age as a means to change the digital publishing system and distribution? 5. Topic: Assessment and Technical Services Facilitator: Leanne Finnigan, Temple University Libraries Though library assessment has long been associated with public services, technical services departments increasingly play an essential role, both as supportive partners and as the subjects of assessment. In this discussion, we will share challenges we face and brainstorm ways to engage in assessment most effectively. 6. Topic: Using service experience design to create user-centered library services Facilitator: Meredith Powers, Teachers College, Columbia University How can library staff be encouraged take a user-centered approach towards library services as a whole, rather than as independent entities? The concept of service experience design takes a macro view of user/patron experience, and can help us take a broader approach to policy development. Discuss how looking at the library from a holistic perspective might lead us to better evaluate and assess the whole library ecology, and deliver better user services in all contexts. 7. Topic: Cataloging and Describing Graphic Materials: Negotiating New Terrain Facilitators: Nicole Smeltekop, Michigan State University Libraries and Tim Kiser, Michigan State University Libraries As more technical services work becomes automated, many of us have found that cataloging becomes more directed toward the unique materials held by our institutions. This roundtable will focus on practices in cataloging and describing graphic materials of all kinds (maps, posters, photographs, and more) in both physical and digital formats. ** Best, Erin and Kelly Erin Leach Head of Serials Cataloging University of Georgia Libraries Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group Chair, 2014-2015 Kelly Smith Coordinator of Collections and Discovery Eastern Kentucky University Libraries Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group Chair-Elect, 2014-2015 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Find this program in the conference scheduler at http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29196 The Publications Committee of the Collection Management Section of ALCTS is sponsoring the Sixth Annual Collection Management & Development Research Forum at the 2015 American Library Association Annual Conference in San Francisco. Sunday, June 28, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Moscone Convention Center 3012 W Tony Greiner will discuss a data-driven weeding project in which he developed a list of common characteristics of uncirculated materials. This work led to recommendations for identifying and avoiding purchasing books that are unlikely to ever be used. Tony is Reference and Instruction librarian at Portland Community College in Oregon. While his professional interest is in collection use, his best stories are about driving the hippo truck when he worked for the circus. Forrest Link and Bethany Sewell are currently investigating the feasibility of using short-term loans of ebooks as an alternative to traditional interlibrary loan. They will present their findings at the forum. Bethany is the Access Services and Reference Librarian at The College of New Jersey where she oversees the functions of Circulation, Reserves, and Interlibrary Loan. Prior to coming to The College of New Jersey, Bethany was the Access Services Librarian at the University of Denver. Bethany received her MLS with a specialization in Art Librarianship from Indiana University, Bloomington in 2006. Forrest is the Acquisitions and World Languages & Cultures Librarian at the College of New Jersey. He received his MLS from Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Emily Prather-Rodgers Technical Services Coordinator, Oesterle Library, North Central College [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> p: 630-637-5709 ------------------------------ End of Tsig Digest, Vol 38, Issue 22 ************************************
