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Maximizing the Discovery of Data Sets in the Yale University Library Catalog Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Rowena Griem,Yukari Sugiyama,Tachtorn Meier
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Book Review: The Complete Collections Assessment Manual: A Holistic Approach Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Jackie Parascandola
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Book Review: The Complete Guide to Institutional Repositories Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Christina Hennessey
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Improving Subject Headings for Iowa Indigenous Peoples Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Heather Campbell,Christopher Dieckman,Wesley Teal,Harriet Wintermute
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A Holistic Assessment of Spanish Gift Books Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Meredith Giffin
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Changing Times: Assessment of Continuing Resources Due to Budget Cuts Necessitated by COVID-19 Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Jaclyn Parrott
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Book Review: Sudden Selector’s Guide to Geography and GIS Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-05-21 Tamara Bozich
As stated in the foreword, “The ongoing purpose of the sudden selector’s series is to provide current information on selection in specific subject areas in order to assist selectors in creating a manageable process in unfamiliar subject territories” (vii). This new entry in the series does just that; it provides new geography and geographic information systems (GIS) selectors with a baseline knowledge
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On the State of Genre/Form Vocabulary: A Quantitative Analysis of LCGFT Data in WorldCat Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-05-21 Colin Bitter,Yuji Tosaka
The purpose of this paper is to report on a quantitative analysis of the LCGFT vocabulary within a large set of MARC bibliographic data retrieved from the OCLC WorldCat database. The study aimed to provide a detailed analysis of the outcomes of the LCGFT project, which was launched by the Library of Congress (LC) in 2007. Findings point to a moderate increase in LCGFT use over time; however, the vocabulary
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Book Review: Sudden Position Guide to Acquisitions Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-05-21 Audra M. Deemer
The third in the ALCTS Sudden Position Series tackles acquisitions and promises an easy-to-read introduction to the responsibilities covering “essential knowledge, tools of the trade, and best practices” (ix). At a slim eighty-six pages, someone “suddenly” in acquisitions, or those preparing to interview or start a new position, will still find a lot of ground covered.
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Digital Collections at a Distance: Telework during the COVID-19 Pandemic Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-05-21 Laura M. Gentry
This case study explores how one team tasked with the creation of digital collections at The University of Alabama Libraries succeeded at telework to carry on its essential functions despite not being able to digitize new content from March through July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Managers of similar units will gain strategies to create similar telework projects at their institution and lessons
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Exploring the Impact of Digitization on Print Usage Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-05-21 Thomas H. Teper,Vera S. Kuipers
Librarians and administrators speculate that the digitization and access of items through the HathiTrust Digital Library may reduce or eliminate demand for the corresponding print content. This belief feeds into a perception that monographs housed in academic libraries and delivered via such services are ripe for deduplication or outright withdrawal, yet other institutions may remain dependent upon
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Book Review: Sudden Selector’s Guide to Philosophy Resources Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-05-21 Maggie Halterman-Dess
The Sudden Selector’s Guide to Philosophy Resources, the ninth volume in its series, is a succinct introduction for the library professionals newly responsible for collection management and research assistance for the discipline. Its six chapters provide a broad overview of academic philosophy, issues of audience, common formats, flagship resources, and the financial aspects of effectively managing
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Fighting an Uphill Battle: Troubleshooting Assessment Practices in Academic Libraries Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-03-10 Lindsey Lowry
Scholarly literature provides many examples of librarians who have assessed troubleshooting data in various capacities and demonstrated the benefits that can be gleaned from such an analysis. Though some studies have confirmed that troubleshooting data is often being tracked, the frequency with which that data is being assessed in libraries is not well established. For this study, the author surveyed
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A Large-Scale Collection Review with Faculty Collaboration: A Comprehensive View Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-03-10 David Burke,Jeehyun Yun Davis,Christopher Hallberg,Sarah Wingo
Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library developed a multiyear comprehensive and strategic collection review of print monographs. In this paper, the authors focus on the operational components of the project, such as generating potential deselection lists with GreenGlass, convening working groups to plan the project, developing strategies for faculty outreach and faculty collection review, and
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A Controlled Vocabulary for an Electronic Resources Problem Reporting System: Creation, Implementation and Assessment Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-03-10 Anita K. Foster
The Ohio State University Libraries’ Serials and Electronic Resources team tracked reports of problems with electronic resources through a ticketing system, but had not used the system functions to articulate the work involved in supporting such resources. When a new Electronic Resources Officer was hired, the librarian reviewed the type of statistics provided to management and identified an opportunity
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Book Review: Introducing RDA: A Guide to the Basics After 3R Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Jeanette Norris
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Exploration of Subject Representation and Support of Linked Data in Recently Created Library Metadata: Examination of Most Widely Held WorldCat Bibliographic Records Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Vyacheslav Zavalin,Oksana Zavalina,Shawne Miksa
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Book Review: Telling the Technical Services Story: Communicating Value Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Laura Sill
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Book Review: The Library Liaison’s Guide to Collection Management Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Cory Aitchison
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Dispersed Collections in Exile: Thai Collections in Libraries outside of Thailand Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Hollie White,Songphan Choemprayong
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Name and Subject Heading Reconciliation to Linked Open Data Authorities using Virtual International Authority File and Library of Congress Linked Data Service APIs: A Case Study featuring Emblematica Online Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Cindy Tian,Timothy Cole,Karen Yu
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Book Review: Techniques for Electronic Resource Management: TERMS and the Transition to Open Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-11-11 Erin Wentz
Electronic resources (e-resources) have become an integral part of libraries’ resources in many parts of the world and enable libraries to meet users’ needs whenever and wherever they are located. Open access (OA) resources similarly decrease financial and geographic barriers to using content. Libraries incorporate open resources into their collections to enhance or replace their subscribed content
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A Reconsideration of Library Treatment of Ethically Questionable Medical Texts: The Case of The Pernkopf Atlas of Anatomy Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-11-11 Laurel Scheinfeld,Jamie Saragossi,Kathleen Kasten-Mutkus
The Pernkopf Atlas of Anatomy consists of anatomical drawings created by Austrian physician Eduard Pernkopf, an active member of the Nazi Party during World War II. While the book was known for its highly detailed anatomical drawings, in the 1990s it was determined that Holocaust victims were likely used as subjects for the drawings. Using a survey, the authors aimed to gather information about the
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Cozies, Capers, and Other Criminal Endeavors: Utilizing Taxonomies of Mystery Fiction to Improve Genre Access Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-11-11 Catherine Oliver
Catherine Oliver (coliver@nmu.edu) is Metadata & Cataloging Services Librarian and Assistant Professor, Library and Instructional Support, Northern Michigan University.
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Moving a Unique Collection to Storage: Improving Access Now and Later Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-11-11 Jennifer A. Maddox Abbott
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library collected college and university publications (the C-Collection) for several decades without allocating the resources to catalog them. A project to make these items discoverable by patrons was initiated, and tens of thousands of items were added to the online catalog. These items were physically stabilized and transferred to the library’s high-density
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Book Review: The Role of the Electronic Resources Librarian Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-11-11 Jennifer Murray
The eight chapters covered in this text give a detailed history about how the role of electronic resource (e-resource) librarians (ERLs) has evolved over the past several decades as libraries have shifted to an online environment. It covers the challenges faced from 1992 when the ERL title was first used, to 2019 where academic libraries are still a hybrid of print and electronic materials. The book
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From the President: ALCTS Annual Report, 2019–2020 Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-11-11 Jennifer Bowen
After serving as ALCTS President from July 2019 to June 2020, I have the privilege of presenting the final Annual Report for ALCTS as the division concludes its existence on September 1, 2020. The end of ALCTS’s more than sixty-year history under the name the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, and before that the Resources and Technical Services Division, is yet the latest milestone
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Book Review: Linked Data for the Perplexed Librarian Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-11-11 Judy Gitlin
In the introduction, the authors of this concise work state that their aim is to present the basics of linked data specifically to librarians “whose background may not be traditionally considered ‘technical’” (x). They state that the book “is a great primer on linked data basics, it is not an exhaustive dive into the topic, nor is it intended to make you an expert” (xi). To a large degree, the authors
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Book Review: Library Licensing: A Manual for Busy Librarians Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Kristy White
One of the many challenges librarians face is reviewing and negotiating licensing agreements. Halaychik and Reagan discuss these challenges in Library Licensing: A Manual for Busy Librarians. The scope of this book is much broader than the title seems to indicate, covering not only license-related topics regarding electronic resources in its six chapters, but also information on contract management
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Book Review: Metadata for Transmedia Resources Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Kalan Knudson Davis
From the moment that author Ana Vukadin invokes the memory of small-town murder victim Laura Palmer on page one of Metadata for Transmedia Resources, the reader is transported into a world of intertextuality, transfictionality, and various fictional worlds that seem stranger and yet just as familiar as Twin Peaks. Using liberal amounts of examples from popular culture and literary canons—from J. K
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Redesigning Technical Services for the 21st Century: A Case Study from the University of Alabama Libraries Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Michael A Arthur, Millie L Jackson
The University of Alabama Libraries began the process of workflow analysis over a decade ago. Primarily focused on the traditional technical services areas, this process has been iterative and has evolved from looking for efficiencies to a broader change in the culture and an acceptance of an ongoing process of improvement. This article distills lessons learned from workflow analysis in the areas of
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A Case Study of Consolidating Two Database A–Z Lists for Better Staff and User Experiences Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Todd Quinn
This case study describes the consolidation and migration of the University of New Mexico’s University Libraries’ database A-Z lists. A subject librarian lead the nine-month project that included most subject librarians, the electronic resources team, the Director of Collections, and the web & discovery librarian. The project also provided the UL the opportunity to review all the resources in the lists
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From ALCTS to Core: Something (Actually a Lot!) to Celebrate! Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Jennifer Bowen
While attending my first meeting of the ALCTS Executive Committee in April 2018, I learned about an idea being advanced by the executive directors of ALCTS, LITA, and LLAMA, that the three divisions consider joining forces to create a single ALA division. Their rationale was that this action would provide better value for members of all three divisions, enabling collaboration and staffing efficiencies
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The Right to Listen: A Not So Simple Matter of Audiobooks Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Keren Dali, Leah K. Brochu
This article, written on the intersection of public and technical services, proposes a conceptual and theoretical foundation of advocacy for integrating audiobooks into library collections and programs. Suggestions are made primarily with librarians in public libraries in mind, although it is hoped that academic and special librarians will also benefit from them; these suggestions build on the analysis
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Comparison of Key Entities Within Bibliographic Conceptual Models and Implementations: Definitions, Evolution, and Relationships Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-05-08 Michele Seikel,Thomas Steele
With the introduction of FRBR (Functional Requirements of a Bibliographic Record) in 1998, IFLA (the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutes) introduced a new conceptual entity relationship model. FRBR was soon followed by FRAD (Functional Requirements of Authority Data) and FRSAD (Functional Requirements of Subject Authority Data). With LRM (IFLA Library Reference Model) and
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Genre/Form Access in Library Catalogs: A Survey on the Current State of LCGFT Usage Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-05-08 Colin Bitter,Yuji Tosaka
This study provides analysis of a large online survey that was distributed to the cataloging community in 2018. The survey aimed to answer a number of important research questions to gain a general sense of the current state of Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT) usage. Findings include an overall broad acceptance of LCGFT, suggesting that the LCGFT project has been successfully embraced as
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Database Discovery: From a Migration Project to a Content Strategy Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-05-08 Sandra Wong
After migrating to Ex Libris’s Alma and Primo for its integrated library system (ILS) and discovery layer, library staff at Simon Fraser University (SFU) maintained duplicate database information in a locally developed electronic resources management (ERM) system known as the CUFTS ERM for fifteen months. The CUFTS ERM provided the data for the library’s public-facing database list known as the CUFTS
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Book Review: The Data Wrangler’s Handbook: Simple Tools for Powerful Results Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-05-08 Jennifer M. Eustis
Banerjee has had a long-time goal to make technological concepts and skills accessible and comprehensive to a non-technical audience. This recent publication is no different. It expands on the author’s purpose to have people adopt technological tools for everyday library projects. It does this by introducing the analogy of a technology cookbook. Practically speaking, this book highlights several recipes
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Making a Case for User Experience Research to Drive Technical Services Priorities Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-05-08 Emma Cross,Shelley Gullikson
This paper takes a technical services perspective on user experience (UX) research into student searching behaviors. In this observational study, students were free to search as they normally would while conducting research for an upcoming essay or assignment. Researchers took careful note of the search process, including how searches were composed and which metadata fields students looked at in their
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User Tagging Behaviors in an OPAC: An Analysis of Seven Years of I-Share User Tags Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Brinna Michael,Myung-Ja Han
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Book Review: Assessment Strategies in Technical Services (An ALCTS Monograph) Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Shay Beezley
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Holistic Collection Development and the Smithsonian Libraries Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Salma Abumeeiz,Daria Wingreen-Mason
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A Comparative Analysis of Evidence-based Selection, Professional Selection, and Selection by Approval Plan Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Molly Strothmann,Karen Rupp-Serrano
This study compares three different models for selecting e-books for a research library’s collection. From 2013 to 2018, the University of Oklahoma Libraries contracted with Elsevier for an evidence-based selection (EBS) agreement. The titles in that EBS package were compared to the approval plan parameters to determine which books would have been purchased on approval during those years if Elsevier
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Book Review: Assessment Strategies in Technical Services (An ALCTS Monograph) Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Shay Beezley
Assessment of all library services is essential to meeting user needs, and more than ever, it is critical to practice assessment consistently within library technical services departments. Rising costs, space issues, budget issues, changing models within the publishing industry, and providing resources that meet users’ needs all have a role in this criticality. Long-standing assessment practices that
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User Tagging Behaviors in an OPAC: An Analysis of Seven Years of I-Share User Tags Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Brinna Michael, Myung-Ja Han
User tagging services are under-used in cultural heritage institutions despite existing for over a decade. This study considers seven years of user tags from university and public institutions by comparing service usage between institution types and qualitatively analyzing a selection of tags from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Researchers found that, overall, few users are tagging
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A Comparative Analysis of Evidence-based Selection, Professional Selection, and Selection by Approval Plan Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Molly Strothmann, Karen Rupp-Serrano
This study compares three different models for selecting e-books for a research library’s collection. From 2013 to 2018, the University of Oklahoma Libraries contracted with Elsevier for an evidence-based selection (EBS) agreement. The titles in that EBS package were compared to the approval plan parameters to determine which books would have been purchased on approval during those years if Elsevier
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Holistic Collection Development and the Smithsonian Libraries Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Salma Abumeeiz, Daria Wingreen-Mason
As part of a larger collections analysis study, this project outlines why a particular, underserved museum unit at the Smithsonian Institution is underutilizing the Smithsonian Libraries’ facilities and resources, and how the library can better support this unit’s unique research needs. Using a holistic methodology that weds quantitative and qualitative approaches, this study highlights the unit’s
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Book Review: Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-11-07 Emily Szitas
Vicki L. Gregory is a well-known academic who has written seven other books describing librarianship and electronic and web resources. This review pertains to the second edition of her 2011 landmark textbook, Collection Development and Management for 21st Century Library Collections, which had been in good company with Peggy Johnson’s Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management and Maggie
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Book Review: Ethical Questions in Name Authority Control Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-11-07 Stacie Traill
Cataloging ethics have received significant attention in recent years, notably via a series of events and discussions held under the umbrella of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Cataloging and Metadata Management Section (CaMMS) exploring the potential development of a code of cataloging ethics. At the same time, the “critlib” (critical librarianship) movement has
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Adoption of NISO’s Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (SERU) at US Academic Libraries Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-11-07 Sunshine Jacinda Carter
Following the emergence of electronic resources (e-resources), librarians developed licensing guidelines, standards, models, and understandings to educate, increase efficiencies, and retain rights afforded by copyright law. To reduce licensing burdens, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) released the Shared E-Resource Understanding (SERU) in 2008, a set of “understandings” created
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Editorial: The Big Picture Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-11-07 Mary Beth Weber
I am frequently asked by potential authors and incoming LRTS Editorial Board members about the timeframe for submitting a paper and the publication timeframe for accepted papers. My response is that it depends. A paper may require significant revision, which is not necessarily an indication of the paper’s quality. Papers may need to undergo a second round of peer review. Some papers are published within
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Nimble Collection Development Policies: An Achievable Goal Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-11-07 Helen N. Levenson
This paper identifies and reviews some of the currently relevant components of collection development which contribute to the need for having a written collection development policy (CDP) in place. The requisite elements for a pertinent and usable CDP are identified, keeping in mind the need to customize these policies to each library’s unique needs. A literature review is presented to demonstrate
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Experts or Dummies? Quality of E-Book Pool and User Selections in a Consortial Demand Driven Acquisition Program Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-11-07 Matthew J. Jabaily, Rhonda Glazier
Academic libraries are increasingly purchasing electronic books (e-books) via demand driven acquisitions (DDA) programs. However, there is no guarantee about the quality of DDA titles. This is especially true for consortially managed DDA pools or when pools include all titles from selected publishers. This study analyzes data from EBSCO’s GOBI acquisitions platform to assess the quality of the pool
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Metadata Revisited: Updating Metadata Profiles and Practices in a Vendor-Hosted Repository Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-11-07 A.L. Carson, Carol Ou
Implemented as a way to host open-access journals, the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Libraries institutional repository (IR) expanded into collecting other researcher-created materials, a process that did not always include clear metadata and descriptive guidelines. Series-specific settings, unclear field definitions, and other varying practices created an inconsistent bibliographic database
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Book Review: New Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-11-07 Jocelyn Lewis
New Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know is a compilation of chapters by various authors from technical and digital public services backgrounds edited by Kenneth J. Varnum. A follow up to Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know, also edited by Varnum, the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) has published this second volume to review the predictions from the first
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Enhancing the Discovery of Tabletop Games Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-07-12 Diane Robson, Catherine Sassen, Jason Thomale, Kevin Yanowski
Collections of three-dimensional materials may not be discoverable to library users if they lack adequate metadata. Discovery of these collections may be enhanced through the application of relevant cataloging standards and controlled vocabularies. This paper outlines how librarians at the University of North Texas Libraries used these strategies to increase access to a large collection of tabletop
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Book Review: The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-07-12 Katherine E. Jones
Digital preservation is a challenging topic. The digital world evolves so quickly that it is hard to keep up with all the new developments, or understand the shelf life of various digital media because it has been changing exponentially fast.
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Book Review: Digital Preservation in Libraries: Preparing for a Sustainable Future (An ALCTS Monograph) Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-07-12 Anna Goslen
Digital preservation is an area that presents unique challenges due to the field’s relative youth and its rapid evolution. This book will inform institutions and professionals hoping to implement or improve their digital preservation programs by sharing insights gained by those engaged with digital preservation projects, tools, and strategies in recent years.
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Using the WorldCat API to Develop Data-Driven Decision-Making for Gifts-in-Kind Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-07-12 Juleah Swanson, Philip B. White
In practice, evaluation and acceptance of books donated to a library (gifts-in-kind) often lack the same data-driven decision-making that libraries apply to purchased materials. Factors of “specialness” or “uniqueness” that are important components of why libraries still seek donations are not necessarily data-driven. This practice may be especially true for items located within a library’s general
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Making Beautiful Music Metadata Together Library Resources & Technical Services (IF 0.433) Pub Date : 2019-07-12 Chris Evin Long, Stephanie Bonjack, James Kalwara
This paper discusses how the Howard B. Waltz Music Library and the University of Colorado Boulder’s Metadata Services Department cooperated to resurrect and complete a long-dormant retrospective conversion cataloging project involving musical scores and vinyl records. It addresses the resources that both groups brought to the relationship; the collaborative process by which decisions were made; the