Cataloging and Metadata For the Web: Meeting the User Where They Are

a 2017 ALCTS Preconference

Friday, June 23, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. | event code: ALC2 | Register | Add to Conference Scheduler

How can we as catalogers and metadata specialists use our skills to increase our libraries’ presence on the web? Based on his Library Technology Report, Ted Fons will discuss ways in which we can expose our services and content on the open web right now, meeting our users where they are. A panel of librarians will share their first-hand experiences implementing the concepts and ideas discussed by Ted. Come with questions, leave with ideas.

Takeaways

A broad and dynamic view of linked data and its role in the success and evolution of libraries
An understanding of how the everyday work of catalogers and metadata specialists impact for the users’ experience
Exploration of practical methods to implement to enhance access to libraries’ data.Participants will learn about metadata topics they choose and that are important to them

Target Audience

Professional and paraprofessional cataloging and metadata personnel from academic, public and specialty libraries.

Time	Preconference Schedule
7:45 am – 8:00 am	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 am – 8:15 am	Welcome and Introduction
8:15 am – 9:15 am	Into The Hands of Readers : The State of Visibility of Libraries on the Web Ted Fons, Principle Consultant, Third Chapter Partners
9:15 am – 10:15 am	Improving visibility in search engines: how collections and organizations benefit from Search Engine Optimization and Semantic Web Identity Kenning Arlitsch, Dean of the Library, Montana State
10:15 am – 10:30 am	Break
10:30 am – 11:15 am	Toward a More Visible Library Susan Allen, Director of Technology Services, Worthington Libraries, Ohio
11:15 am – 12:00 pm	Meeting Users Online; The Edmonton Experience Sharon Day, Director, Branch Services and Collections, Public Services Department, Edmonton Public Library
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm	Library.Link at Multnomah County Library Year 2 Erica Findley, Cataloging/Metadata Librarian, Multnomah County Library, Oregon
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm	Tools for Enhanced Discovery on the Web James Hahn, Orientation Services & Environments Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Qiang Jin, Cataloging Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm	Break
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm	Final Thoughts Ted Fons, Principle Consultant, Third Chapter Partners