Libraries increasingly rely on vendor-supplied records to improve efficiency and reduce duplication of effort. The quality of records may vary widely, and libraries may also need to make changes for local systems or workflows. Batch processing can be an efficient strategy to correct or enhance sets of records, but the power of batch processing tools also comes with many challenges and complexities. In this e-Forum, we will discuss the technical and organizational opportunities associated with managing vendor records, including issues of quality, techniques and tools for batch processing and loading, and workflows and best practices for vendor record sets.
This e-Forum was presented on November 14-15, 2017. For a complete summary of this session, view Adapting Cataloging Workflows to a Batch Processing Environment: e-Forum Summary.
Learning Outcomes
In this e-Forum, attendees will:
- Share strategies for evaluating bibliographic quality of vendor records
- Discuss tools for working with vendor records and share pros, cons, and tips
- Share workflows, advice, and best practices around working with vendor records
- Discuss the organizational strategies to handle the impact of increased reliance on vendor records and batch processes.
- Discuss the impact of the overlap between MARC record “solutions” such as Alma Community Zone, Sierra Coverage Load, OCLC Collection Manager, and EBSCO Metadata Partners, on workflows for batch loading vendor records.
Who Should Attend
Anyone with an interest in batch processes, bibliographic record quality control, or vendor-supplied records.
Hosts
Ethan Fenichel is the E-Resources Access Management Librarian at the Florida Atlantic University. His responsibilities include developing and overseeing workflows for ingesting MARC records in batch. Ethan handles automation but with safety gloves. Find him on Twitter at @ethandf.
Ariel Turner is the Interim Director of Technical Services at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. She has previously worked as the Discovery Librarian and the Automation and Batch Cataloging Librarian, also at Kennesaw State.
Susan Wynne recently became the Catalog Management Librarian (unofficial title: Catalog Wrangler) at the University of Iowa. Previously, she worked at Georgia State University and the University of Wyoming. Susan is chair of the CaMMS Executive Committee for 2017-2018. Find her on Twitter at @wynne_susan.
Registration
Cost
free
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Tech Requirements
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Credits
None
Contact
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