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Even You Can Afford Affordable Learning!: Grace Under The Pressure Of Open Educational Resources, Melanie Jolynn Mcgurr, Michael J. Monaco

Dr. Melanie McGurr

Even You Can Afford Affordable Learning!: Grace Under The Pressure Of Open Educational Resources, Melanie Jolynn Mcgurr, Michael J. Monaco

Michael Monaco

Technical Services Going Mobile, Ning Han

Ning Han

The article discusses how technical services librarians can benefit from integrating mobile technologies and devices into their daily workflow.

Allmusic--Open Access Version, Michael J. Monaco

Michael Monaco

Guidelines For Cataloging Unpublished Screenplays, Laura N. Evans

Laura Evans

These guidelines for cataloging unpublished screenplays were developed at Binghamton University Libraries to guide catalogers field by field as they describe individual film screenplays.

How Not To Waste Catalogers' Time: Making The Most Of Subject Headings, John Mark Ockerbloom

John Mark Ockerbloom

Moving The Marc: Transitioning Workflows To Target Digital Resources, Susan A. Massey

Susan A. Massey

Catalogers Unite! Creating Documentation Through Collaboration, Patricia K. Falk, Elizabeth Hertenstein, Stefanie Hunker

Libby Hertenstein

Recent changes have forced Bowling Green State University (BGSU) to reevaluate our documentation, workflows, and communication. There have been staff retirements, changes in staff responsibilities, and a new faculty cataloger. Additionally, BGSU is implementing a discovery layer, purchasing shelf-ready books, and adding more electronic resources. It has become apparent that documentation needs to be updated and, in many cases, created from scratch. Collaboration is critical as catalogers are currently few in number and are seeing the need to work with other departments in ways unheard of previously. The creation of a new cataloging manual is vital to the success of …

Report Of The Alcts Cataloging And Metadata Management Section Cataloging And Classification Research Interest Group Meeting, American Library Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June 2011, Susan A. Massey

Susan A. Massey

The ALCTS Cataloging and Metadata Management Section Cataloging and Classification Research Interest Group (CCRIG) met at the 2011 American Library Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans for an e-forum summary, a research presentation, and a research blitz involving seven speakers.

Traditions And Transitions In Batchloaded Catalog Data, Susan A. Massey

Susan A. Massey

A Report of The ALCTS Cataloging & Metadata Management Section Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Dallas, Texas, January 2012 The ALCTS Cataloging & Metadata Management Section Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group (CCRIG) met at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Dallas for three presentations on the topic of “Traditions and Transitions in Batchloaded Catalog Data,” followed by a panel discussion by the speakers addressing audience questions.

Beyond ‘2010 The Year Of Cataloging Research’, Susan A. Massey

Susan A. Massey

Based on a motion initiated by the Implementation Group on the Library of Congress Working Group Report, at ALA Midwinter 2010 the ALA and ALCTS Boards of Directors passed a resolution designating 2010 as the Year of Cataloging Research. The Report of the LC Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control addressed several goals, including “Work to develop a stronger, more rigorous culture of formal evaluation, critique and validation, and build a cumulative research agenda and evidence base. Encourage, highlight, reward and share best research practice and results.”

Moody Blues: The Social Web, Tagging, And Nontextual Discovery Tools For Music, Susannah Cleveland, Gwen Evans

Susannah Cleveland

A common thread in discussions about the Next Generation Catalog is that it should incorporate features beyond the mere textual, one-way presentation of data. At the same time, traditional textual description of music materials often prohibits effective use of the catalog by specialists and nonspecialists alike. Librarians at Bowling Green State University have developed the HueTunes project to explore already established connections between music, color, and emotion, and incorporate those connections into a nontextual discovery tool that could enhance interdisciplinary as well as specialist use of the catalog.

E-Book Readers: Exploration And Experiences, Patricia E. Maxwell, Jennifer J. Little

Jennifer Little Kegler

This presentation for the Rochester Regional Library Council described the Drake Memorial Library's experience with e-readers (Kindles). It features circulation and cataloging details, and user survey results.

Analysis Of Readex's Serial Set Marc Records: Improving The Data For The Library Catalog, Daniel C. Draper, Naomi Lederer

Daniel Draper

Technical Services Assessment: Help For Navigating The Wilderness, Leslie Engelson

Leslie Engelson

Name Disambiguation – Learning From More User-Friendly Models, Bob Thomas

Bob Thomas

Library catalogs do not provide catalog users with the assistance they need to easily and confidently select the person they are interested in. Examples are provided of Web services that do a better job of helping information seekers differentiate the person they are seeking from those with similar names. Some of the reasons for this failure in library catalogs are examined. This article then looks at how much information is necessary to help users disambiguate names, how that information could be captured and shared, and some ways the information could be displayed in library catalogs.

Resource Discoverability, Anne Diekema, Cheryl Walters, Liz Woolcott

Liz Woolcott

Resource discoverability is the crossroads where library resources and users should come together, but do they? Librarians “catalog”resources by describing, indexing, and organizing them. Then they make these resources available -- on library shelves, in databases, and on the web. The Internet, however, is changing how people find and use information. Users increasingly are discovering relevant resources outside traditional library systems and expect immediate access to resources at the point of discovery. These changes are challenging traditional thinking on how we should “catalog” and provide access to resources. This panel intends to engage the audience in a lively discussion on …

Making Cents Of Cataloging: Are We Getting What We Are Paying For?, Becky Skeen, Julie Grover, Liz Woolcott

Julie M. Grover

Presentation given at the 2010 Utah Library Association annual conference about cataloging costs. Discussion focused on patron needs, workflow, training, and how to do more with less to make the process more efficient.

Making Cents Of Cataloging: Are We Getting What We Are Paying For?, Becky Skeen, Julie Grover, Liz Woolcott

Becky Skeen

Presentation given at the 2010 Utah Library Association annual conference about cataloging costs. Discussion focused on patron needs, workflow, training, and how to do more with less to make the process more efficient.

Making Cents Of Cataloging: Are We Getting What We Are Paying For?, Becky Skeen, Julie Grover, Liz Woolcott

Liz Woolcott

Presentation given at the 2010 Utah Library Association annual conference about cataloging costs. Discussion focused on patron needs, workflow, training, and how to do more with less to make the process more efficient.

Metadata Cataloging, Storage, And Retrieval Of Multilingual Motion Picture Subtitles: An Xml Digital Library, Helena Marvin, Kimmy Szeto

Helena Marvin

Anatomy Of An Institutional Repository: Dissecting The Metadata Process, Lisa A. Palmer

Lisa A. Palmer

In 2006 the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School licensed ProQuest’s Digital Commons institutional repository (IR) software and launched eScholarship@UMMS. The goals were to provide a showcase for the medical school’s research, teaching, and scholarship; promote open access to research; and make available an easy way for faculty and researchers to promote and distribute their work. To date the Library has established five distinct collections. Each collection varies in scope and in the way the Library acquires the content. This variation poses many challenges for metadata creation and maintenance. Each collection entails the establishment of record …

Improving The Flow Of Materials In A Cataloging Department: Using Addie For A Project In The Ohio State University Libraries, Melanie Jolynn Mcgurr

Dr. Melanie McGurr

Thermal-Transfer Printing: A Better Way To Print Library Labels, Cheryl D. Walters

Cheryl D. Walters

Thermal-transfer printing, a technology borrowed from the manufacturing sector, offers libraries a flexible method for printing durable, accurate, legible, and attractive labels that reliably adhere to most book surfaces. When guided by an electronic program customized to meet a library’s particular needs, a thermal-transfer printing system offers virtually limitless variations in font, format, and functionality. It can print labels directly from the online catalog, thereby guaranteeing that call numbers on labels match what patrons see in the catalog. This article explains thermal-transfer printing and how it compares with other printing technologies, briefly explores applications in both the manufacturing and library …

A Guide To The Library Of Congress Classification, 5th Ed. (Chan), David Procházka

David Procházka

Progress Report On Kentucky State Publications Cataloging Grant, Kate Seago

Kate Seago

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