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Perceptions On Aboutness Of Documentary Films: Comparing Fast Headings To User-Created Imdb "Plot Keywords", Christopher S. Dieckman Oct 2020

Perceptions On Aboutness Of Documentary Films: Comparing Fast Headings To User-Created Imdb "Plot Keywords", Christopher S. Dieckman

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Many popular websites allow users to assign descriptive metadata to individual resources. Previous studies have analyzed user-created metadata with several comparing it to metadata created by information professionals. This study analyzed Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST) headings and IMDb “plot keywords” for the same documentary films in order to determine how much of the aboutness identified by the former was covered by the latter. A randomized list of documentary films held at the Iowa State University Library, a large academic research library, was created. Records for titles without IMDb headings were excluded from analysis. The FAST headings were compared …


Exposing Institutional Content: Preserving Legacies And Breaking Rules, Michelle Hahn Oct 2020

Exposing Institutional Content: Preserving Legacies And Breaking Rules, Michelle Hahn

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Indiana University recently engaged in an initiative to digitize and preserve hundreds of thousands of recording from all over the University. A significant percentage of those are recordings of performances produced by the now Jacobs School of Music. These performances feature some big names in music and the initiative spurred from 20 years of efforts to digitize and preserve recordings in volatile formats for music collections at Indiana University. My poster focuses on our efforts to make those performance recordings more discoverable in both their physical and digital surrogate formats and get all the necessary metadata to all the right …


Step Up Your Game With Genre Terms For Tabletop Games, Diane Robson, Catherine Sassen, Kevin Yanowski Oct 2020

Step Up Your Game With Genre Terms For Tabletop Games, Diane Robson, Catherine Sassen, Kevin Yanowski

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We created a controlled vocabulary of genre terms to enhance user access to a large college of tabletop games.


Clearing Out Backlogs From Home: Remote Cataloging Of Posters, Nicole Smeltekop Oct 2020

Clearing Out Backlogs From Home: Remote Cataloging Of Posters, Nicole Smeltekop

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In 2019, the Libraries purchased a collection of about 500 leftist political posters. These posters mostly originated from Europe, but the collection has an international scope. We set up a workflow that started with the Conservation department unrolling and flattening the posters, me cataloging them, and lastly, the digitization team creating images for our digital repository. As the only graphics cataloger, the original plan was for me to catalog these by myself and have batches of posters scanned by our digital imaging team as I completed cataloging. However, COVID-related work-from-home orders changed how this could be done.


Can I Show This Video?: Making Public Performance Rights Visible To Patrons, Lynn E. Gates Oct 2020

Can I Show This Video?: Making Public Performance Rights Visible To Patrons, Lynn E. Gates

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The Problem

Faculty & students ask Research Assistance Desk (RAD) staff about showing videos in class or in group settings. Faculty also asked how to search for videos that had public performance rights. Since this information is in order records and/or buried in licenses RAD staff had to ask acquisitions staff if a specific video had PPR.

The Goals

  • Make PPR information readily available
  • Make streaming videos with PPR searchable


Objects, Realia, And Virtual Reality For Libraries As Specialized Method For Teaching And Learning, Cyrus Ford Zarganj Oct 2020

Objects, Realia, And Virtual Reality For Libraries As Specialized Method For Teaching And Learning, Cyrus Ford Zarganj

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No abstract provided.


Olac Capc Unified Best Practices Task Force, Bruce Evans Oct 2017

Olac Capc Unified Best Practices Task Force, Bruce Evans

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Bruce J. Evans, CAPC Chair, will introduce everyone to the work of the newly-created OLAC CAPC Unified Best Practices Task Force, which seeks to unify all extant OLAC Best Practices into a single document.


Advanced Audio Recordings Cataloging, Mary Huismann Oct 2017

Advanced Audio Recordings Cataloging, Mary Huismann

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Audio Recordings: Advanced will cover more specialized topics related to audio recordings cataloging, including non-musical audio recordings (spoken word), miscellaneous audio carriers and streaming audio using RDA, MARC21, and best practices from the Music Library Association and OLAC.


Basic Audio Recordings Cataloging, Mary Huismann Oct 2017

Basic Audio Recordings Cataloging, Mary Huismann

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Audio Recordings: Basic will concentrate on basic cataloging of compact discs using RDA and MARC21, incorporating best practices from the Music Library Association.


Linked Data Initiatives At Memorial University Of Newfoundland, Heather Pretty Oct 2017

Linked Data Initiatives At Memorial University Of Newfoundland, Heather Pretty

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Heather will discuss a range of linked data initiatives at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She is currently on a one-year sabbatical titled "Learning Linked Data." She will discuss the approach she's taking in her sabbatical, a linked data project she is starting regarding Newfoundland Regiment soldiers in WWI, a couple of small linked data projects others at Memorial Libraries are participating in, as well as outline the Canadian Linked Data Initiative and some of the linked data resources and projects it has started.


Evaluating And Loading Ebook Metadata From Oclc Worldshare Collection Manager, Stacie Traill, Kelly Thompson Oct 2017

Evaluating And Loading Ebook Metadata From Oclc Worldshare Collection Manager, Stacie Traill, Kelly Thompson

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Libraries face many challenges in managing descriptive metadata for ebooks, including quality control, completeness of coverage, and ongoing management. The recent emergence of library management systems that automatically provide descriptive metadata for e-resources activated in system knowledge bases means that ebook management models are moving toward both greater efficiency and more complex implementation and maintenance choices. Automated and data-driven processes for ebook management have always been desirable, but in the current environment, they are necessary. In addition to initial selection of a record source, automation can be applied to quality control processes and ongoing maintenance in order to keep manual, …


Getting More Out Of Marc For Music And Movies In Primo: Strategies For Display, Search, And Faceting, Kelley Mcgrath Oct 2017

Getting More Out Of Marc For Music And Movies In Primo: Strategies For Display, Search, And Faceting, Kelley Mcgrath

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Many libraries have not yet taken advantage of specialized MARC fields for music and for characteristics of representative expressions in their discovery interfaces. This poster shows one approach to display, search, and faceting of selected fields using Ex Libris' Primo. For example, it will demonstrate how data in fields such as 382 (medium of performance) and 257 (country of producing entity) were manipulated using Primo norm rules.


The Sky Is Not Falling: Questioning Assumptions About The Future Of Special Formats Cataloging, Casey A. Mullin Oct 2014

The Sky Is Not Falling: Questioning Assumptions About The Future Of Special Formats Cataloging, Casey A. Mullin

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Much has transpired in the world of library metadata, both expected and unexpected, since MOUG and OLAC last met together in Cleveland in 2008. Mr. Mullin will summarize key developments in this arena since that time (including but certainly not limited to the advent of the RDA era), distill lessons learned along the way, and issue a call to action for all metadata practitioners in our beloved areas of expertise.


Streamlining Music Cataloging: Bringing Together Procedures And Corresponding Macros, Melissa Burel Oct 2014

Streamlining Music Cataloging: Bringing Together Procedures And Corresponding Macros, Melissa Burel

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This presentation covers the creation of music cataloging procedures with accompanying OCLC macros. It will discuss some of the useful features and iterations of cataloging procedures and will connect specific procedures with OCLC macros, including the conversion of AACR2 records to RDA.


Saving Orphans, One Vhs At A Time: The Story Of Section 108 At The University Of Connecticut Libraries, Jennifer M. Eustis Oct 2014

Saving Orphans, One Vhs At A Time: The Story Of Section 108 At The University Of Connecticut Libraries, Jennifer M. Eustis

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Perhaps you've witnessed the absolute terror of the faculty who cherishes their time old VHS used in teaching. At the University of Connecticut (UConn), those who have an affinity with VHS are finding it increasingly difficult to show them because UConn no longer supports this technology in classrooms. Hence, teaching faculty must either bring their own VHS player or use those in the library. Adding to this faculty frustration, many VHS tapes' quality are beginning to degrade with time and continual use. To help faculty, the Libraries use Section 108, orphan works, to determine when to provide a digital DVD …


Purchasing And Licensing Models Of Streaming Videos For Libraries, Cyrus Ford Oct 2014

Purchasing And Licensing Models Of Streaming Videos For Libraries, Cyrus Ford

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Libraries are moving toward online delivery. The distributors of commercial videos re-evaluated both the changing nature of the marketplace and the economic model of selling products. Also the licensing of online and on-demand video content is new and unclearly defined concept and practice. This program discusses the purchasing and licensing models of streaming videos for libraries.


Increasing Access To E-Books Using Qr Codes, Dana Hanford Oct 2014

Increasing Access To E-Books Using Qr Codes, Dana Hanford

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In order to draw attention to our library's ever-increasing e-book collection, I devised a way to promote select e-books by using QR codes that link a print copy of an e-book cover image to the bibliographic record in our catalog. By using a freely available QR code generator/tracker, I'm able to create a QR code with link for each select e-book cover image. The print e-book cover image and QR code are displayed in a clear acrylic frame on our new books display shelf (please see attached image). With the QR code tracker, I'm able to see which e-book QR …


The Progress Of Bibframe, Angela Kroeger Oct 2014

The Progress Of Bibframe, Angela Kroeger

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BIBFRAME is the Library of Congress's current effort to develop a linked data replacement for MARC. BIBFRAME is a work in progress, not yet ready for implementation. In this two-hour session, we will examine how BIBFRAME works, what it is intended to accomplish, and the progress that has been made toward that goal. We'll take a look at the BIBFRAME tools that are under development, including the prototype editor for creating new records. And we'll share a glimpse of what the future holds for library catalogs and cataloging.


Cataloging Audio Recordings With Rda, Mary Huismann Oct 2014

Cataloging Audio Recordings With Rda, Mary Huismann

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Participants in this workshop will learn about the differences between AACR2 and RDA cataloging for audio recordings, including new MARC21 fields created to accommodate RDA elements. Both musical and non-musical audio recordings will be covered. Although the focus will be on compact discs, other formats will be considered.


Cataloging 3d Objects & 2d Graphics Using Rda And Marc21: (The Fun, Touchable Stuff!), Julie Renee Moore Oct 2014

Cataloging 3d Objects & 2d Graphics Using Rda And Marc21: (The Fun, Touchable Stuff!), Julie Renee Moore

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This workshop will focus on the RDA description of some special formats-- such as 3-dimensional objects (such as realia, models, replicas, kits, and games) and 2-dimensional graphics (such as flash cards, pictures, posters, x-rays). Julie has much practice with these sorts of materials, housed in The Teacher Resources Center of the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State, which is home to the largest curriculum collection in the state of California. Attendees will participate in hands-on exercises which will include resources and documentation in support of cataloging these special formats with RDA.


Rda For Music Scores, Margaret Corby Oct 2014

Rda For Music Scores, Margaret Corby

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This workshop will cover the differences between AACR2 and RDA cataloging for music scores, specifically the new MARC21 fields created to accommodate RDA fields. The basics of score cataloging will be covered, as time allows. There will be some discussion on when to input a new record into OCLC, and some hints on searching for scores in OCLC.


A/V Cataloging At The Crossroads: Cartographic Resources Basics Using Rda, Paige G. Andrew Oct 2014

A/V Cataloging At The Crossroads: Cartographic Resources Basics Using Rda, Paige G. Andrew

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The three areas of a bibliographic record describing a cartographic resource that typically cause the most questions for those catalogers new to the format or who only occasionally catalog them are: (1) choosing between multiple titles for the title proper, (2) scale statements and their conversion and geographic coordinates, and (3) the physical description. This RDA-focused cataloging workshop will delve into expression and manifestation elements from these three descriptive areas, using the sheet map as a focus. It is expected that attendees be familiar with overall RDA-based changes such as no longer using abbreviations, and navigating the RDA toolkit.

The …


Rda Cataloging Of Videorecordings, Jay Weitz Oct 2014

Rda Cataloging Of Videorecordings, Jay Weitz

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This workshop will cover an introduction to using the RDA standard for visual materials including sources of information; fixed field and 007 coding; the GMD versus Content/Media/Carrier; field 300; statements of responsibility; video carrier details; broadcast standards; regional encoding; aspect ratio; sound characteristics; and other topics. Attendees should have a basic knowledge of the MARC 21 format for Visual Materials.


Naco-Av Workshop, Peter H. Lisius Oct 2014

Naco-Av Workshop, Peter H. Lisius

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This workshop is aimed at individuals either currently participating in or desiring to participate in the NACO-AV Funnel Project, in addition to those wishing to learn how to create name-authority records in the RDA environment. The construction of both authorized and variant access points for personal name, corporate name, and titles will be covered, specifically based on MARC encoding. Participants will also be instructed on using entities and notes related to authorized access points. Instruction will be based on RDA guidelines, LC-PCC PSs, and other documentation from the Library of Congress. Following completion of the workshop, individuals who are not …


Using "Tasks" In Marcedit To Do Your Dirty Work, Margaret Corby Oct 2014

Using "Tasks" In Marcedit To Do Your Dirty Work, Margaret Corby

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When you’re using MarcEdit to make the same edits to vendor packages month after month, why not set up a “task” to run the edits for you? This presentation with show how a task list is created to make the same edits to the Naxos bibliographic records.


Noaa Digital Collections: Archiving, Online Access, And Metadata Exchange, Anna Fiolek Oct 2012

Noaa Digital Collections: Archiving, Online Access, And Metadata Exchange, Anna Fiolek

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Fiolek presented a summary of several projects and metadata exchange efforts conducted by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Library. In giving details about one of the projects, Fiolek stated that for the last ten years the library has been cooperating with the NOAA Climate Database Modernization Program. As a result of this collaborative effort, more than 250,000 print documents have been scanned to PDF and TIFF formats, over 800 analog media converted into DVD, MOV, MP4, and AVI formats, and around 75,000 photographs born digitally or converted to high and regular resolution JPEG files for the NOAA …


Digitizing And Hosting Streaming Media Directly From Libraries, Cyrus Ford Oct 2012

Digitizing And Hosting Streaming Media Directly From Libraries, Cyrus Ford

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The latest developments in streaming technologies allow direct access to media contents in real time through personal computers and mobile devices over the Internet. Ford’s presentation dealt with the different acquisition and distribution methods used in delivering a wide range of streaming video and audio resources to the faculty, staff, and students of the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, as well as with the attendant licensing and copyright issues. Ford also talked about the joint project conducted by the library and the UNLV Film Department, the goal of which is to digitize videos for teaching, learning, and research purposes.


Snakes In The Library: "Taking Up Serpents" In A Dvd Collection, Valerie Prescott Adams Oct 2012

Snakes In The Library: "Taking Up Serpents" In A Dvd Collection, Valerie Prescott Adams

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This poster session provided an overview of an archival collection, The Hood-Williamson Archives on the Serpent Handlers of Southern Appalachia, at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The collection contains 184 DVD discs of original films that document the contemporary serpent handlers of Southern Appalachia from 1975 to 2004. Adams highlighted the creation and preservation processes, the metadata access to the collection, while emphasizing the importance of the unique collection to the scholars and researchers. The full description of the collection can be found at: http://findingaids.library.utc.edu/Hood.html


From Carrier To Equivalence: Cataloging Reproductions In An Rda/Frbr Environment, Morag Boyd, Kevin Furniss Oct 2012

From Carrier To Equivalence: Cataloging Reproductions In An Rda/Frbr Environment, Morag Boyd, Kevin Furniss

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Recipients of the 2008 OLAC Research Grant, Kevin Furniss, Serials and Electronic Resources Catalog Librarian, Tulane University, and Morag Boyd, Head, Special Collections Cataloging, The Ohio State University, spoke of their research into the cataloging of reproductions now that we are ‘on our way to RDA.'


Eserials Cataloging Using The Conser Standard Record, Steve Shadle Oct 2012

Eserials Cataloging Using The Conser Standard Record, Steve Shadle

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This workshop will provide an overview of cataloging eSerials following current CONSER Standard Record practices. Steve will also discuss anticipated changes to CONSER eSerials cataloging practice based on the upcoming implementation of RDA.