[Metadatalibrarians] ALCTS E-forum: New Possibilities in Cooperative Cataloging?

[Kristin E. Martin]

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*New Possibilities in Cooperative Cataloging?*
June 15-16, 2010
E-forum starts at 10 AM Eastern, 9 AM Central, 8 AM Mountain, and 7 AM 
Pacific time and runs until 6 PM Eastern, 5 PM Central, 4 PM Mountain, 
and 3 PM Pacific time each day.
*Note the later start time*

Moderated by: Rebecca L. Mugridge, Pennsylvania State University 
Libraries, and Michele Seikel, Oklahoma State University Library

Libraries have been happy to share metadata for decades, via OCLC. But 
what are new ways to expand our data-sharing activities, and thus our 
cataloging? Today, libraries are putting up open source catalogs and 
using Dublin Core, MODS, MADS, and ONIX to place their records on the 
Web and bring them to a much larger audience.  This e-forum  will 
explore cutting edge ideas about cooperative cataloging, from record 
structure alternatives for MARC to new ways of cooperating in sharing 
metadata.  Join us for a discussion about how to make our collections 
and the records that describe them more accessible to the world than 
ever before.

*Rebecca L. Mugridge* has been Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services 
at the Pennsylvania State University Libraries since 2000. Prior to 
coming to Penn State, she held positions at Yale University, Robert 
Morris University, and the University of Pittsburgh.  Ms. Mugridge has a 
BA in history from Penn State, an MLS from the University of Pittsburgh, 
and an MBA from Robert Morris University.  She is active in the 
Association for College and Research Libraries and the Association for 
Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and currently serves 
as Director at Large in ALCTS.  She is also active in the Pennsylvania 
Library Association and is a former chair of the Program for Cooperative 
Cataloging Policy Committee. Ms. Mugridge's research interests include 
cataloging, authority control, and library management. Previous 
publications include /Managing Digitization Activities: an //ARL// 
//SPEC// Kit /(2006), and /Teams in Library Technical Services/ (2006), 
which she co-edited.

*Michele Seikel* was educated at San Jose State University in San Jose, 
California. She has experience in cataloging serials, monographs, and 
media of all kinds, including e-resources. Currently, she serves as 
Cataloger and Associate Professor, Edmon Low Library at Oklahoma State 
University.

*What is an e-forum?*

An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss 
matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion 
list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register 
your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and 
communicate with other participants through an email discussion.  Most 
e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to 
participate, but it's *free*.  See a list of upcoming e-forums at: 
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum/index.cfm

*To register:*

Instructions for registration are available at: 
http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you 
do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email 
list.  Participation is free and open to anyone.

 

-- 
Kristin E. Martin
Metadata Librarian
Catalog Department (MC 234)
2-390 Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
801 S. Morgan
Chicago, IL  60607
312-413-5052
312-413-0424 (Fax)
kmarti at uic.edu