[Eril-l] ALCTS e-Forum: Consortial Cataloging: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Sharing Data

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ALCTS e-Forum: Consortial Cataloging: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of
Sharing Data

February 27-28, 2018

Moderated by Cynthia A. Romanowski and Natalie Sommerville

Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!

Registration information is at the end of the message.

Each day, discussion begins and ends at:

Pacific: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Mountain: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Central: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Eastern: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Many libraries are members of a consortium with a shared catalog or
discovery environment. Shared catalogs provide a way for library users to
discover and access resources beyond the local institution. They also
provide opportunities for member libraries to gain efficiencies in staff
time and to have cleaner data and bibliographic records through sharing of
catalog records. Despite the benefits of shared cataloging, it can present
challenges vis-a-vis setting priorities around database maintenance and
around retrieving collection metrics. Participants of this e-Forum will
have an opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges in sharing
cataloging and discovery within a consortial environment.

Moderators

Cynthia A. Romanowski is the Technical Services Librarian at Governors
State University (GSU). GSU is a member of the Consortium of Academic and
Research Libraries of Illinois (CARLI), which consists of 134 libraries,
with 86 libraries participating in a shared catalog. Cynthia is the chair
of the CARLI Technical Services Committee and has more than 10 years of
experience cataloging in a consortial environment.

Natalie Sommerville is the Team Lead for Monographic Original Cataloging at
Duke University Libraries (DUL). She has worked extensively within DUL
Technical Services on MARC metadata maintenance. DUL is a member of the
Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN), which consists of the libraries
at Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State
University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Natalie
has been active in TRLN around discovery shared bibliographic records
initiatives.

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.

For information about upcoming e-forums, please visit
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum

How to Register

You must register your email address to subscribe to or access an
electronic discussion list on ALA's Mailing List Service. Once you have
registered for one e-forum, you do not need to register again, unless you
choose to leave the list. Find instructions for subscribing and
unsubscribing online. (
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum/sympa)

If you have any problems, please contact alcts-eforum-request at ala.org.

*Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.*
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