Today's Topics: 1. ALCTS program: Open Source Software & Technical Services (Elaine Franco) 2. ALCTS/LITA ERM Interest Group Meeting at Annual (Elaine Franco) 3. Program for Copy Cataloging Interest Group, Sat., June 27, 8:30 am (Elaine Franco)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Please join us for an ALCTS program at the ALA Annual Meeting in San Francisco Open Source Software & Technical Services: Kuali OLE, GOKb and VuFind http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28693 Monday, June 29, 2015 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm Moscone Convention Center 2022 (W) Description: Can technical services librarians influence library system development? In the open-source and community-source projects, such as Kuali OLE (Open Library Environment), GOKb (Global Open Knowledgebase) and VuFind, technical services librarians play lead roles in design, specifying, prioritizing, testing and implementing new software. This program will focus on the technical services librarian participation in these projects, and will show some of the technical services functionality of these products. Presentations: Community-Source Development and Technical Services Librarians Beth Picknally Camden (University of Pennsylvania Libraries) Kuali OLE Electronic Resources Management Development Kristin Martin (The University of Chicago Library) Building the Global Open Knowledgebase (GOKb) Kristen Wilson (North Carolina State University Libraries) Kuali OLE Describe Development and Lehigh University's VuFind Interface Lisa McColl (Lehigh University) This program is co-sponsored by the LITA Open Source IG ------------------------------ Message: 2 With ALA Annual kicking off just next week, we invite you to the panel discussion "Meeting the E-Resources Challenge: Utilizing ERMS in Libraries," organized by the ALCTS Acquisitions Section's Acquisitions Technology Committee and hosted by the ALCTS/LITA Electronic Resources Management Interest Group. What: Presentations by librarians who have implemented and are using the E-Resource Management Systems CORAL (open source, created at Notre Dame) and Sierra (Innovative Interfaces), followed by interactive discussion. Learn about how these tools support the workflows of e-resource management. See the session in the scheduler at http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28706 (LITA Electronic Resources Management Interest Group). When: Saturday, June 27, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Where: Moscone Convention Center 232-234 (S) Please contact Robert Heaton ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there! Kate Silton Electronic Resources Librarian/Assistant Professor F.D. Bluford Library North Carolina A&T State University [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 336.285.4256 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Join us at the ALCTS CaMMS Copy Cataloging Interest Group meeting in San Francisco: Saturday, June 27, 2015 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Moscone Convention Center, 122N AGENDA: Update from the Library of Congress Presenter: Angela Kinney, Chief, African, Latin American and Western European Division (ALAWE), Library of Congress Fighting the Hydra: or, Revising a Complex Quality Control Workflow Presenter: Autumn Faulkner, Assistant Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services, Michigan State University Michigan State University Libraries receives thousands of shelf-ready monographs from approval plans each year, which are accompanied by matching copy records located by the vendor. A recent overhaul of the quality control procedure for these records presented several challenging decisions, including what types of issues could be resolved by initial copy catalogers in Acquisitions, which errors should be passed along to an "advanced problem solver" in Copy Cataloging, and best methods for distilling many-layered, complicated instructions into a concise and user-friendly document. This presentation discusses the entire range of considerations encountered, from workloads, pay grades, and RDA training, to technical writing, formatting, and accessible web design! Using XSLT for Automated Quality Control for Vendor Provided Records Presenter: Dominique M. Bortmas, Complex Cataloging & Metadata Specialist, Florida State University Vendor records, ideally, should meet quality standards and be free of error. However, records do not always meet an institution's standards. Errors ranging from multiple 049s, 245 indicators, missing LOC call numbers 9or call numbers without cutter numbers), and many other problems produce incorrect records which create multiple conflicting issues for the library, staff, and patrons. Such records make items difficult for patrons to locate while also creating additional work for the cataloging staff. While these purchased records are meant to automate the cataloging process for accompanying vendor purchased materials, the flaws in the vendor records result in the use of more time and resources for librarians and staff. In order to save time and resources while still producing high quality vendor records, the presenters uses an XSLT script to address these and many other problems found within vendor records. The vendor supplied MARC records are converted to XML using MarcEdit and an XSLT script is run on the records to identify problems with the records. Rather than have catalogers search through each record for accuracy, the result from this script flag the problem records; in turn, the staff is informed about records that need correction. This saves time by automating the quality control review process, as opposed to the staff reviewing each record individually. This presentation demonstrates how to utilize xml technologies in order to automate the quality control review of vendor supplied catalog records. There will be an overview of the problems with some vendor records and why automation needs to be implemented. The presentation will include screen shots of the different steps for this quality control process and an explanation of how the XSLT script works to identify errors in the records. Lessons Learned from Managing Multiple Shelf-Ready Cataloging Projects Presenter: Angela Kinney, Chief, African, Latin American and Western European Division (ALAWE), Library of Congress The presenter describes her experiences at the Library of Congress of working with international vendors to implement and manage shelf-ready cataloging projects. It includes a description of the steps that can be taken when instituting such projects, the challenges and positive aspects of outsourcing cataloging, and the resources needed to do it. The presentation will discuss training issues, including the need for distance learning, and the impact of importing vendor-provided records on the roles of cataloging staff. Also included will be information about how vendor records are treated as copy cataloging at the Library of Congress, and the importance of quality control and of developing efficient workflows in order to reap benefits from shelf-ready cataloging projects. Regards, Co-Chairs, Copy Cataloging Interest Group Linda S. Geisler Chief, U.S. Anglo Division Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20540-4270 Phone: 202-707-0116 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Nancy M. Poehlmann Head, Cataloging Services Department LI B35A University at Albany, SUNY 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12222 (518) 442-3889 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- End of Tsig Digest, Vol 38, Issue 28 ************************************
