I don't think this has been announced on this list so in case anyone is
interested, I thought I'd post it. I will be doing a presentation about the
OLAC Work-Centric Moving Image Discovery Interface Prototype
(http://blazing-sunset-24.heroku.com/) at the Cataloging Norms Interest
Group at ALA. The meeting will be on Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 1:30pm -
3:30pm at the Convention Center, Room 353--Kelley
FRBR & Facets Go to the Movies: Improving Access to Moving Image Materials
in Libraries
I will talk about some ways in which the Functional Requirements for
Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model could make the cataloging of films and
television programs more efficient and effective while also making the
process of finding DVDs in the catalog easier and more intuitive for
patrons. In particular, I will discuss how a Work-centric view benefits
patrons and the use of Work records reduces redundancy in cataloging
workflows. I will show some screenshots demonstrating how OLAC's prototype
FRBR-inspired end-user interface for finding moving images works. I will
discuss how, in addition to supporting exploratory search and browsing,
faceted navigation can provide more flexible access to the FRBR group 1
entities (work, expression, manifestation, and item) than the more common
hierarchical approach where users first pick a work, then an expression and
so on.
FULL PROGRAM:
1. Archiving Gordy-Motown
Describing an archiving project at Eastern Michigan University involving the
Gordy Motown Collection, a deposit of about 1200 LPs and 800 45s from the
Motown office before they moved to LA in 1972. The collection includes sheet
music, fan club materials, and office records. There is a finding aid up
online and the collection is being digitized; the visual and audio materials
are being cataloged. Currently they are creating links between the finding
aids, the online catalog, and the digitized materials.
Randal Baier (Multimedia, Fine & Performing Arts Librarian,
Eastern Michigan University)
2. FRBR & Facets Go to the Movies: improving access to moving image
materials in libraries
A look at some of the ways in which the functional requirements for
bibliographic records (FRBR) model could make the cataloging of films and
television programs more efficient and effective while also making the
process of find DVDs in the catalog easier and more intuitive for patrons.
There will be a demonstration of OLAC's prototype FRBR-inspired end-user
interface for finding moving images and show how faceted navigation can
provide more flexible access to the FRBR group 1 entities (work, expression,
manifestation, and item) than the more common hierarchical approach.
Kelley McGrath (Metadata Management Librarian,
University of Oregon Libraries)
3. Data Curation, Data Management Planning and You: what it means for
cataloging departments.
Academic libraries are increasingly tasked with providing data management
support to researchers who have such tasks mandated as part of their grant
application process. Metadata plays a vital role in ensuring a successful
data management plan, but the role of cataloging and metadata services in
this work is still womewhat unexplored. I will discuss roles for the
metadata specialist in devising data management strategies with faculty
researchers, potential delivery mechanisms for data and the role metadata
plays in them, and how data curation ties into the existing work of
cataloging departments.
Kevin Clair (Metadata Librarians, Penn State University Libraries)
4. What's That Keyword Search Finding? : subject headings, tables of
contents, and more.
In a 2008 study, Karen Miller and Michael Babinec found that the addition of
tables of contents to bibliographic records in the catalog of Northwestern
University Library had a statistically significant effect on circulation. We
follow up here with a more detailed examination of how patron keyword
searches are affected by the presence of TOC fields. Karen will present the
results of this follow-up study, which illustrates what percentage of search
results came from tables of contents, subject headings, transcribed fields,
and other sources. The study also examines what kind of searches users
execute in the OPAC, including the number of terms searched and search index
usage.
Karen D. Miller (Monographic/Digital Projects Cataloger,
Northwestern University Library)
Received on Fri Jun 17 2011 - 11:47:55 EDT