by Sara Ring
Quick Summary
This ALCTS webinar on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. considers a provocative question: Is technical services dead? The presenters will discuss the recent past, the present, and the future of cataloging and technical services.
Is Technical Services Dead? An Overview of the Future of Traditional Services
Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Central)
Registration
This ALCTS (Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) webinar considers a provocative question: Is technical services dead? In the first part of the webinar, presenters discuss the recent past, the present and the future of cataloging and technical services. They will explore whether there is a future for "traditional" acquisitions and cataloging and other technical services skills. Can we continue to divide our attention between print materials and electronic, digital, and streaming media when there are new resources and responsibilities competing for our budgets and administrators' attention?
In the second part of the webinar, they will explore metadata, MARC, and more and will address the questions: does MARC matter with RDA? Will RDA live up to its promise? Is schema agnostic preferable to using MARC, MODS, or Dublin Core? Is BIBFRAME a viable alternative to MARC?
This is part 1 of a 2-part series, The Future of Technical Services.
Learning outcomes
Participants will discover ways to examine the skills and knowledge needed for contemporary technical services work and how these skills relate to traditional technical services.
Who should attend?
Professionals, paraprofessionals, and library science students who work in or who would like to work in technical services.
Presenters
Amy K. Weiss is the Head of Cataloging and Description at Florida State University. She previously worked at UC-Santa Barbara, Appalachian State University, and Ball State University. She is a Past-President of OLAC (Online Audiovisual Catalogers) and served from 2011-2012. She received her MLS from the University of Maryland College Park.
Julie Moore is the Special Collections Catalog Librarian at the Henry Madden Library, California State University, Fresno. She previously worked at Rutgers University Libraries, Alaska Resources Library and Information Services, Stetson University, and Saint Leo College. She is an active OLAC member, currently serving on its Cataloging and Policy Committee (CAPC). She received the OLAC Nancy B. Olson Award in 2010. Her MA LIS is from University of South Florida.
