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Full-Text Articles in Cataloging and Metadata
Taking Control Of Reproductive Health Information: Behind The Scenes With A Cataloging Librarian, Tanesa G. King
Taking Control Of Reproductive Health Information: Behind The Scenes With A Cataloging Librarian, Tanesa G. King
Library Scholarship
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the author saw a need for an assessment of her institutional library’s collection of resources about reproductive and sexual health, especially on topics related to abortion and birth control. The author worked as a cataloging librarian in Texas at the time and anticipated that patrons would turn to the library for information about reproductive matters and thought a project concerning the reproductive and sexual health collection was vital for her library. Ensuring that the library catalog provided adequate subject access to the reproductive health resources that library users need, as …
Wikidata Workflows: With Orcid And Openrefine - A Binghamton University Case Study, Sasha Frizzell
Wikidata Workflows: With Orcid And Openrefine - A Binghamton University Case Study, Sasha Frizzell
Library Scholarship
This lightning talk will provide an overview of the process Binghamton University Libraries has been using to transform faculty information from ORCID profiles into updates in Wikidata. Our pilot project began in January 2024 to support integratation of linked data workflows into cataloging efforts, diversify authority work, and improve the visibility of institutional research output in open knowledge ecosystems. This talk will discusses the process of collecting ORCID profile information via API, cleaning and mapping data in Open Refine, and proposed expansions of the workflow in future iterations. The lightning talk aims to offer practical strategies for other institutions interested …
"I Have A Very Particular Set Of Skills": Special Cataloging Approaches For Special Collections., Sasha Frizzell, Erin Labove, Natasha Zaleski
"I Have A Very Particular Set Of Skills": Special Cataloging Approaches For Special Collections., Sasha Frizzell, Erin Labove, Natasha Zaleski
Library Scholarship
Cataloging special collections materials requires specialized training that is not always readily available to catalogers. This presentation will explain the workflows and resources used by three different librarians to catalog materials with unique challenges: community cookbooks, government documents, and archival scrapbooks. Participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to catalog niche material types as this presentation introduces specialized MARC fields, databases, websites, controlled vocabularies, and descriptive standards to use as part of their cataloging toolkit.
Alternative Vocabularies: What To Do When Lcsh Isn't Enough, Sasha Frizzell
Alternative Vocabularies: What To Do When Lcsh Isn't Enough, Sasha Frizzell
Library Scholarship
Catalogers in the United States primarily use Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to describe the resources in their libraries, but sometimes, there isn't an LCSH term that is the right fit. Sometimes, terms are too broad or too narrow; occasionally, terms are simply outdated, and unfortunately, some are pejorative. When that happens, it's time to introduce an alternative vocabulary into the cataloging workflow. This presentation will introduce four alternative subject heading vocabularies: Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms, Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus, Rare Books and Manuscripts Controlled Vocabulary, and Homosaurus. Each vocabulary will be presented with a broad …
Call Numbers, Oh Call Numbers On Ebooks, Why Have You Forsaken Us!, David Schuster, Sasha Frizzell
Call Numbers, Oh Call Numbers On Ebooks, Why Have You Forsaken Us!, David Schuster, Sasha Frizzell
Library Scholarship
ILS vendor Knowledge bases (KB) are built in a black box. The quality of the metadata is not the concern of the ILS vendor which then leads to missing data, which impacts discoverability. Comparing records of two ILS vendors KBs has shown a disparity in how they manage metadata. We are evaluating multiple ebook publishers’ data in the KB based on the availability of call numbers and subject headings while looking at resource usage. Exploring ways to improve access by including call numbers and subject headings and discovering the larger problem.
Classification From The Margins : Three Alternative Classification Systems, 1930-1975, Sasha Frizzell
Classification From The Margins : Three Alternative Classification Systems, 1930-1975, Sasha Frizzell
Library Scholarship
Library classification systems frequently fail librarians and patrons because they do not provide space for the depth and breadth of topics both about and created by people within marginalized communities. This presentation explores three classification systems, created in North America between 1930-1975, that were produced by people in and for the communities that they represent. In 1930, Dorothy Burnett Porter Wesley, a librarian who helped to build the collection at Howard University, also created a classification system to better represent the works by, about, and for Black people. During the same time period, Alfred Kaiming Chiu was creating the Harvard-Yenching …
Establishing Digital Collections: Advocacy And Working With Institutions, Donica Swann
Establishing Digital Collections: Advocacy And Working With Institutions, Donica Swann
Library Scholarship
Discussion of emerging trends in digital preservation with an outline of ideal digital repository goals, assessment of content management and digital asset management systems, and tips for using digital collections in the classroom. Presentation concludes with ways to advocate for digital archives through collaboration with institutions.
Composers' Collected Works: A Case Study In Remote Work Compatible Catalog Maintenance, David Floyd
Composers' Collected Works: A Case Study In Remote Work Compatible Catalog Maintenance, David Floyd
Library Scholarship
Approximately 15% of Binghamton University Libraries' 28,000 musical scores are collections of scores comprising a composer's complete works. Ideally, these large, multipart, non-circulating collections are cataloged consistently with either comprehensive records for each set, or individual records for each score within the set. Our catalog is inconsistent in this approach and requires remediation. The resulting workflow maximizes flexibility in who participates, where, and when, by siloing the portion of the work requiring data processing and advanced music cataloging skills. This poster will show both the workflow for standardizing composers' collected works sets, and how the project is designed for remote …
Streaming The Archives: Repurposing Systems To Jumpstart A Media Digitization Program, Talea Anderson
Streaming The Archives: Repurposing Systems To Jumpstart A Media Digitization Program, Talea Anderson
Library Scholarship
Presenting lessons learned by the archives at Central Washington University during the first year of its new media digitization program. This poster, presented in 2015 at ACRL's national conference, demonstrates how the archives jumpstarted its program by using available systems--an institutional repository and cloud-based streaming service--to disseminate digitized media. The poster presents advantages and disadvantages uncovered while using these repurposed systems, including consequences for metadata, workflow, interoperability, and discoverability.
Guidelines For Cataloging Unpublished Screenplays, Laura N. Evans
Guidelines For Cataloging Unpublished Screenplays, Laura N. Evans
Library Scholarship
These guidelines for cataloging unpublished screenplays were developed at Binghamton University Libraries to guide catalogers field by field as they describe individual film screenplays.
We’Ll Help You Handel It: Music Resources For Library Services, Mary Wise, Verletta Kern, Erin Conor, Bob Tangney, Laurel Sercombe, Ann Shaffer, Judy Tsou
We’Ll Help You Handel It: Music Resources For Library Services, Mary Wise, Verletta Kern, Erin Conor, Bob Tangney, Laurel Sercombe, Ann Shaffer, Judy Tsou
Library Scholarship
Do you receive music questions at your reference desk? Are you in charge of purchasing music books, scores, and media materials? Do you catalog music materials? If you said yes to any of the above, this session is for you! In this lightning round style presentation, you’ll hear from a panel of music librarians who work in public, academic and archival settings. Learn about resources to use for collection development, resources to ease cataloging music materials, resources to answer those tricky reference questions, and how the Pacific NW Chapter of the Music Library Association acts as a networking resource for …
The Open Worldcat Is Out Of The Bag, Mary Wise
The Open Worldcat Is Out Of The Bag, Mary Wise
Library Scholarship
This article discusses the features of Open Worldcat, a public interface to OCLC's WorldCat online library catalog.
Cataloging The Congressional Serial Set, Aimée C. Quinn
Cataloging The Congressional Serial Set, Aimée C. Quinn
Library Scholarship
Many librarians question the usefulness of the traditional cataloging of difficult historic sets in a time when more and more information moves either to the Internet or is digitized outright. One of the most challenging sets to catalog is the United States Congressional Serial Set, a 14,000+ (and growing) mega serial comprised of five monographic sub-series. The Congressional Serial Set is an anomaly since it is both monographic and serial in nature. This article examines the intricacies in cataloging government publications in an electronic atmosphere using one House document in the Serial Set as a guide and examines the two …
Open Government, Closed Stacks: Onsite Storage Of Depository Materials, Aimée C. Quinn, Michaelyn Haslam
Open Government, Closed Stacks: Onsite Storage Of Depository Materials, Aimée C. Quinn, Michaelyn Haslam
Library Scholarship
Storage of growing collections is an ongoing problem for libraries. Past attempts at using the industrial solution of automated storage and retrieval systems (AYRS) ended in failure. However. improvements in these mechanisms. especially computer control and the ability to interface with online library catalogs. make them a viable option for libraries. Questions remain about the appropriateness of treating intellectual material like industrial parts. In addition. access is still an issue especially in regard to government depository documents. A literature review shows that while there is a tremendous amount of research available on the design of AYRS. little is written about …