Library Cataloging
As catalogers we have long known the value of sharing information. OCLC, RLG and before that the printed LC cards have all made our collections more available to our users and saved us time. Here is another method of sharing knowledge and saving time and effort, the ACRL Effective Practices Clearinghouse.
- Lcgft For Moving Images: Best Practices
The OLAC Cataloging Policy Committee (CAPC) has approved the document Library of Congress Genre-Form Thesaurus (LCGFT) for Moving Images: Best Practices. It provides guidelines, with examples, for the usage of LCGFT for moving image materials, and complement...
- Cataloging Webinars
WebJunction is offering a couple of free webinars that might be interesting. June 2: Cataloging as Collaborative Librarianship: Partnering with Your Colleagues This webinar, presented in collaboration with Libraries Unlimited, upon the publication of...
- Cataloging Streaming Media
Good news from OLAC.The Best Practices for Cataloging Streaming Media document is available on the OLAC website. Created by the CAPC Streaming Media Best Practices Task Force, it presents best practice guidelines and examples for cataloging both streaming...
- Metadata
Metadata and cataloging practices by Magda El-Sherbini and George Klim appears in The Electronic Library (2004) vol. 22 no. 3, pp 238-248.Metadata standards existing today range from very complex to very simple. Relative simplicity or complexity of metadata...
- Taxonomy
Another controlled vocabulary, the EDUCAUSE Taxonomy."The EDUCAUSE Taxonomy, a hierarchical subject listing of over 450 terms, helps you more easily explore topics and find specific documents in the association?s extensive collection of online information...
Library Cataloging
Effective Practices
As catalogers we have long known the value of sharing information. OCLC, RLG and before that the printed LC cards have all made our collections more available to our users and saved us time. Here is another method of sharing knowledge and saving time and effort, the ACRL Effective Practices Clearinghouse.
The Association of College & Research Libraries' (ACRL) Effective Practices Committee is accepting submissions for its web-based clearinghouse for effective practices in academic libraries. The Effective Practices web site can be found at www.acrl.org/effectivepractices. The clearinghouse will document practices from all areas of academic libraries; we're looking for examples of procedures or tools that have been developed to (for example) streamline workflow, solve problems or improve services.An effective practice is:aligned with the library's and parent organization's missionsustainable, cost-effective and has the potential for long-term impact on the library and its constituents
An effective practice has:outcomes that are measurablesome degree of transferability
Effective practices can be submitted at www.acrl.org/effectivepractices. Practices are then reviewed to see if they meet the criteria listed above. Once accepted, ACRL will post the practice on the web site and send the submitting library a letter acknowledging its contribution to the Effective Practices clearinghouse.As more effective practices are submitted and the clearinghouse grows, academic librarians looking for ideas to improve specific practices in their own libraries or just shopping for good ideas will be able to browse by category and search by keyword.
- Lcgft For Moving Images: Best Practices
The OLAC Cataloging Policy Committee (CAPC) has approved the document Library of Congress Genre-Form Thesaurus (LCGFT) for Moving Images: Best Practices. It provides guidelines, with examples, for the usage of LCGFT for moving image materials, and complement...
- Cataloging Webinars
WebJunction is offering a couple of free webinars that might be interesting. June 2: Cataloging as Collaborative Librarianship: Partnering with Your Colleagues This webinar, presented in collaboration with Libraries Unlimited, upon the publication of...
- Cataloging Streaming Media
Good news from OLAC.The Best Practices for Cataloging Streaming Media document is available on the OLAC website. Created by the CAPC Streaming Media Best Practices Task Force, it presents best practice guidelines and examples for cataloging both streaming...
- Metadata
Metadata and cataloging practices by Magda El-Sherbini and George Klim appears in The Electronic Library (2004) vol. 22 no. 3, pp 238-248.Metadata standards existing today range from very complex to very simple. Relative simplicity or complexity of metadata...
- Taxonomy
Another controlled vocabulary, the EDUCAUSE Taxonomy."The EDUCAUSE Taxonomy, a hierarchical subject listing of over 450 terms, helps you more easily explore topics and find specific documents in the association?s extensive collection of online information...