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Wikimedia And Beyond: Linked Data Projects In Minnesota, Greta Bahnemann, Theresa Berger, Bri Krumwiede, Sara Ring, Heidi J. Southworth Oct 2023

Wikimedia And Beyond: Linked Data Projects In Minnesota, Greta Bahnemann, Theresa Berger, Bri Krumwiede, Sara Ring, Heidi J. Southworth

Library Services Publications

How many linked data conference sessions have you attended where the benefits of linked data to libraries were discussed, with the ultimate goal of leading to better visibility for libraries? These sessions likely mentioned research initiatives at large, well-resourced institutions such as the Library of Congress and OCLC Research. But then the post-conference reality sets in and linked data applications in the real world seem almost unattainable. Join us to learn about some of the more approachable and practical implementations of linked data in libraries. We have discovered that one of the best ways to learn about the impact of …


Library Of Congress Genre/Form Terms For Library And Archival Materials Lcgft Moving Image Genre-Form Terms, Scott M. Dutkiewicz Feb 2018

Library Of Congress Genre/Form Terms For Library And Archival Materials Lcgft Moving Image Genre-Form Terms, Scott M. Dutkiewicz

OLAC Publications and Training Materials

Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials LCGFT Moving Image Genre-Form Terms Updated through February 16, 2018 (Monthly List 02).


Survey Of Classification And Organization Of Videorecordings, Barbara J. Bergman, Jessica Schomberg, Dorie Kurtz Jan 2016

Survey Of Classification And Organization Of Videorecordings, Barbara J. Bergman, Jessica Schomberg, Dorie Kurtz

Library Services Publications

Libraries have long struggled with the question of how to best classify and enable access to videorecordings. While giving a presentation at a state library conference, the authors observed from comments during the question and answer portion of the presentation that the libraries represented in the audience use a variety of video classification and organization practices. To better understand how local practices and librarians’ attitudes regarding the efficacy of these practices vary, we conducted a survey soliciting responses from librarians representing a broad array of library types.


Online Bibliographies For Shared Discovery, Jessica Schomberg Jun 2015

Online Bibliographies For Shared Discovery, Jessica Schomberg

Library Services Publications

A few years ago, I began investigating best practices in cataloging assessment. I started with a review of related literature to gather citations on the topic. As this work progressed, I found that researchers describe assessment, or pieces of assessment, using many different terms including evaluation, quality, workflow, cost, and production. They also write specifically about cataloging or broadly about technical services; of which cataloging or metadata is a part.


Free Puppies: Integrating Web Resources Into The Catalog, Robert L. Bothmann, Kellian Clink Mar 2011

Free Puppies: Integrating Web Resources Into The Catalog, Robert L. Bothmann, Kellian Clink

Library Services Publications

Nongovernmental groups, state governmental agencies, and of course, the federal government put timely, authoritative, practice-oriented reports up on the Web with great speed. This presentation will provide the rationale and procedures for adding freely available Web sites to the online catalog to augment and support curricular needs and provide some mechanisms for students to find and access the resources easily.


Electronic Resources, Robert L. Bothmann Oct 2010

Electronic Resources, Robert L. Bothmann

Library Services Publications

Emphasis will be on coding of electronic monographs and on the provider-neutral versus single-record approach.