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The Great Csu Weed Of 2019, Amy B. Parsons, Emily Crews
The Great Csu Weed Of 2019, Amy B. Parsons, Emily Crews
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We kicked. We screamed. We coped. We survived. We will tell you how. In early 2019, The Columbus State University Schwob Memorial (Main) library faced a MASSIVE weeding project like nothing they had coped with before. In this presentation, two librarians, Amy Parsons from Technical services and Emily Crews from Reference services, will share their workflows, public relations challenges, a few best practices, and changes that will be implemented. Oftentimes, libraries have to be torn apart to build them back better. This will be a lighthearted conversation on how we handled this challenge. We will also share a fall update …
Book Review: Text Lies And Cataloging: Ethical Treatment Of Deceptive Works In The Library, Amy B. Parsons
Book Review: Text Lies And Cataloging: Ethical Treatment Of Deceptive Works In The Library, Amy B. Parsons
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Cataloging Redesigned: Is Outsourcing Still A Dirty Word?, Amy B. Parsons
Cataloging Redesigned: Is Outsourcing Still A Dirty Word?, Amy B. Parsons
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With today’s financial constraints, librarians can never get too far away from the challenge of reorganizing, redesigning or reimagining their workflows, staffing or departments. Does the term outsourcing still scare you? How have libraries adapted to the threat or reality of outsourcing in their organizations? This presentation is a look back at outsourcing from case studies that were published in 1997. While investigating this provocative topic I discovered the book “Outsourcing Library Technical Services Operations: Practices in Academic, Public, and Special Libraries” , edited by Karen Wilson and Mary Lou Colver. This is a book of case studies describing libraries …
No, We Don’T Just Read Books All Day. Developing The Statistical Narrative/Infographic For Technical Services, Amy B. Parsons
No, We Don’T Just Read Books All Day. Developing The Statistical Narrative/Infographic For Technical Services, Amy B. Parsons
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This poster illustrates the development of statistical narratives for the work that is done in cataloging and technical services. Our work is behind the scenes but we do the technical work that transforms ordinary books into library books with access points for discoverability. Using infographics, tech services staff can illustrate the quality, quantity, and value of our important work in the library.
Mapping Marc To Dc, Amy B. Parsons
Mapping Marc To Dc, Amy B. Parsons
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A discussion about mapping metadata elements from MARC format to Dublin Core format.