Saturday, January 24

10:30 - 12:00 a.m.

ALCTS Catalog Form and Function Interest Group Wiki

Grand Hyatt Denver, Maroon Peak Room

• Synchronizing Catalog Externalities: Introduction Charley Pennell, North Carolina State University
  
• Optimized Metadata Repurposing in a Library Using MarcEdit. Sai Deng, Wichita State University
  
• Multiple Sources, Multiple Paths: Migrating Metadata Between Systems. Lukas Wing Kau Mak, Michigan State University
  
• Making it Work in 2 Places: Maneuvering” between Emory University’s EUCLID catalog and Primo "discoverE" system. Laura Akerman, Emory University
  

1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

ALCTS Catalog Management Interest Group

Midwinter Program, Denver

Saturday, January 24, 2009, 1:30-3:30pm

Curtis Inn, Keep-Away Room

• Turf Lines, Maintaining a Shared Catalog at Michigan State University Libraries and The Library of Michigan. Joshua Barton, Serials Cataloging Librarian & Bibliographer for Philosophy, Michigan State University Libraries.
  

Description: Reviews the creation of the the LM/MSU shared catalog, some of the special catalog needs, some of the issues involved, and how we have attempted to address them; draws conclusions on how this merger has helped prepare LM & MSU for sharing on a broader scale.

ALCTS Cataloging Norms Interest Group

Midwinter Program, Denver

Saturday, January 24, 2009, 1:30-3:30pm

Colorado Convention Center, Room 703

• Metadata in ARL Libraries. Jin Ma, Catalog/Metadata Librarian, Newman Library, Baruch College, The City University of New York.
  

Description: The presentation assesses current metadata practices and trends in ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries, based on the survey “Metadata” conducted in spring 2007 (SPEC Kit 298: Metadata), a collaborative effort with the staff at the Association of Research Libraries.

• How to Improve Interoperability of Unique Metadata Fields for Special Collections. Myung-Ja Han, Metadata Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Christine Cho, MSLIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  

Description: Researchers analyzed 21 digital collections from 15 institutions that are created with CONTENTdm to see what kind of unique fields are used for special collections and how these fields are represented in service providers' environments. The presentation provides common characteristics of these unique metadata fields for the special collections and best practices for creating and mapping special collections metadata using CONTENTdm.

• FRBRizing Legacy Data: Issues and Challenges / FRBR Project - related presentations. Yin Zhang, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University and Athena Salaba, Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University.
  

Description: A report on and discussion of the issues and challenges faced when applying the OCLC Workset Algorithm to FRBRize the Library of Congress collection. The presentation covers: (1) how existing MARC records were used to identify FRBR work entities; (2) what issues and challenges the process involved; and (3) what we did to address those issues and challenges.

• Cataloging Quality: Problems and Potential Solutions. Magda El-Sherbini, Head of Cataloging, Ohio State University Libraries.
  

Description: Cataloging and providing bibliographic control has recently been the center of several important discussions. Many of these discussions seem to focus on the practical aspects of costs, staffing and training of new staff. They also address the broader question of the need to follow cataloging standards. Libraries are raising the question of what services they should provide to users and what role libraries can play in providing bibliographic access without diminishing the value of the catalog. This presentation will contribute to this discussion by revisiting the question of the cataloging standards, and offering alternative approaches and ideas to cataloging. It will discuss innovative staffing solutions that can reduce the cost of cataloging and help overcome the problem of staffing and staff training.

Contacts:
Adrienne Aluzzo, Wayne State University,
Birdie MacLennan, University of Vermont
Co-Chairs, Cataloging Norms Interest Group

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