by Lynn K. Whittenberger, Marquette University Describes Raynor Library’s process to export MARC records and upload them to the Catholic Research Resources Association (CRRA) database. Steps through the process of extracting the records from local Innovative Interfaces Sierra database, and […]
https://github.com/Conal-Tuohy/huni/tree/master/data-store/www/skos-tools/vocabulary.xml I’ll explain briefly how it works, but first, I think it’s necessary to explain the rationale for the vocabulary tool, and for that you need to see how it fits into the LODLAM environment. http://conaltuohy.com/blog/taking-control-of-an-uncontrolled-vocabulary/
Authority control in a library environment is the establishment and maintenance of consistent forms of names and terms to be used as authorized access points in records of the library catalog. Authorized access points must not only be consistent, each […]
Policies and procedures for cataloging work, including authority control, call numbers, MARC tagging, RDA, and subject headings. https://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/cataloging/catref.html
The Yale University Library catalog (ORBIS) contains nearly 7 million bibliographic records and over 2 million authority records. These authority records help staff maintain consistent headings in the catalog. They also generate cross references that facilitate searching. The Library creates […]
A site for sharing policies & procedures with the wider library network. https://staff.lib.ncsu.edu/confluence/display/MNC/Home
by Cynthia Ng So there does exist a document already on this topic, Getting OCLC numbers into your vendor records using MarcEdit but I found the instructions difficult to refer to. I ended up writing my own version with the […]
By Lynn Whittenberger, Metadata Librarian, Raynor Memorial Library, Marquette University Abstract: Describes the steps taken to extract Author/Corporate names from our local catalog (III-Sierra), the initial data cleanup work done in Microsoft Excel, and the final data cleanup work and […]
Metadata Workflow Resources For FSU University Libraries These are tools developed my the Metadata Librarian at Florida State University, University Libraries. They are intended to ease the creation of metadata for Florida State University’s Digital Library. All are released with […]
Playlist of videos on YouTube by Terry Reese explaining the extensive features of MarcEdit. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrHRsJ91nVFScJLS91SWR5awtFfpewMWg