17 June 2020 | Virtual event
On Friday, 17 June 2020, OCLC held our first virtual cataloging community meeting, which expanded on previously held Expert Cataloging Community Sharing sessions at ALA. During this meeting, cataloging members had an opportunity to share information on pertinent cataloging topics with OCLC staff and fellow catalogers from around the globe.
Session recording and notes
First session: Cataloging community member presentations
This session offers an overview of LCSH tenative monthly lists and the process the committee follows to advocate change or emphasize the importance of proposed terms, and an overview of the WorldCat Metadata API.
Supplemental materials
- First session slides (PDF)
- First session notes (PDF)
- Intermission slides (PDF)
Presentations
Reviewing LCSH Tentative Monthly Lists
Presented by: Brian Stearns, Cataloguing Librarian, University of Alberta, and Candy Riley, Manager of Metadata Services, MARCIVE, Inc.
Duration: 10 minutes
Q&A
Duration: 6 minutes
Me & the WorldCat Metadata API
Presented by: Kelley McGrath, Metadata Management Librarian, University of Oregon
Duration: 15 minutes
Q&A
Duration: 6 minutes
Second session: OCLC Member Merge Program
The second session provides an overview of the OCLC Member Merge Program.
Supplemental materials
- Second session slides (PDF)
- Second session notes (PDF)
Presentations
OCLC Member Merge Program
Presented by: Laura Ramsey, Senior Metadata Operations Manager, Metadata Quality, OCLC
Duration: 5 minutes
The OCLC Member Merge Program Experience
Presented by: Andrea M. Morrison, IU Merge Group Liaison to OCLC, Indiana University Bloomington
Duration: 9 minutes
WRLC and OCLC Member Merge Project
Presented by: Marcus Jun, Alma Network Zone Manager, Washington Research Library Consortium
Duration: 4 minutes
Second session Q&A
Duration: 6 minutes
Third session: OCLC cataloging services updates
The third session includes presentations on creating infrastructure for library linked data and cataloging services updates.
Supplemental materials
- Third session slides (PDF)
- Third session notes (PDF)
Presentations
Creating infrastructure for library linked data
Presented by: Chelsea Dalgord, Product Analyst, Metadata Services, OCLC
Duration: 7 minutes
OCLC cataloging updates
Presented by: OCLC Metadata Quality staff
Duration: 20 minutes
Third session Q&A
Duration: 25 minutes