IUG Meeting: Monday
This week, I am in Washington DC at the IUG meeting.
Today, I went to the following sessions:
"Is Your System Haunted by Past Codes? It's time to be a code buster" Librarians from the University of Toledo gave this program which demonstrated how to use tables as part of a project to make major changes in codes, such as location codes. The presentation also covered planning such a project, including creating a timeline, selecting a committee, and communicating with the rest of the staff. Link to Handouts (password required)
"Why Fixed Fields Matter: Getting More from Your Records for Statistics, Data Retrieval and Collection Development" An Innovative Interfaces training consultant gave many helpful suggestions for using fixed fields to generate statistical reports (and stop using paper tally sheets)! Some of her suggestions included ways to track each individual selector's selections, ways to track cataloging by source of record, and ways to track subscription periods for serials. There were other ideas presented, but these are the ones I found most interesting. Link to Handouts (password required)
"Digital Bookplates: Using the OPAC for Stewardship in the Digital Age" This was a fascinating presentation by some librarians from Brown University. They replaced their paper bookplates with electronic bookplates accessible via their library catalog and their Bookplate Page. They have gotten so many inquries about this project that they have made a page about their Bookplate Project. Link to Handouts (password required)
"Library Service Live! Theatre -- Patron PINs: All Things Considered" This session was designed for libraries considering implementing PINs. Had Case not already implemented this feature, it would have been a very interesting presentation. As it was, the only thing I found interesting was the new "Forgot your password?" feature.
Law Librarians Lunch It was a pleasant sit-down lunch with salad, stuffed chicken breast, rice, green beans, and some sort of delicious cake on the menu.
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