[Evergreen-catalogers] How much interest is there to meet about authorities at 2014 conference?

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

I know there was a lot of positive feedback to the idea of an 
authorities interest group when Yamil first posted the message, and I'm 
happy to make space for it in the schedule. However, I also know that, 
as a local planning committee member, Yamil will be very busy helping at 
the conference as well as with his usual DIG duties.

It would be fantastic if one of the other people who showed interest in 
this group stepped up to facilitate it. We want to make sure that each 
group has a facilitator to make sure attendees get the most out of the 
session. If you are one of the people interested in seeing this interest 
group session happen, please consider volunteering. It's a great 
opportunity to get involved with the community.

If we don't find a facilitator for this session, we may need to make 
that time slot available for something else.

Thanks so much!

Kathy

Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
klussier at masslnc.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier

On 2/3/2014 12:17 PM, Yamil Suarez wrote:
>
> I want to help with the authorities group, but I think I might be too busy helping with the conference to be able to be the facilitator.
>
> Yamil
>
>
> On Feb 2, 2014, at 7:32 PM, Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> We were able to fit an authorities interest group meeting into the schedule. It will be held on the same afternoon as the authorities session, so you'll all get a chance to see an overview of authorities first before you meet.
>>
>> However, we do not yet have a facilitator for this interest group meeting. Please send an e-mail to the list to let me know if you are interested in facilitating the session.
>>
>> Thank you!
>> Kathy
>>
>> Kathy Lussier
>> Project Coordinator
>> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
>> (508) 343-0128
>> klussier at masslnc.org
>> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>>
>> On 12/6/2013 10:58 AM, Yamil Suarez wrote:
>>> For the record, for those that want to learn about authorities in EG,
>>> there is currently a proposal for having a presentation at the 2014 EG
>>> conference, see below, that will cover how authorities work in EG at
>>> the time of the conference. According to the recent conference program
>>> survey results, there is a lot of interest for this session, but the
>>> final decision of what presentation will be given has not been made
>>> yet, but I like our chances.
>>>
>>> Therefore, we might want to consider having our authority meeting
>>> sometime after that presentation, right after or a day after, etc., to
>>> continue discussions about authorities. For example last year when we
>>> had the first meeting we spent a good amount of time discussing how to
>>> make authorities better in future or current versions of EG.
>>>
>>> Also, I guess we can make an attempt to assign someone to take minutes
>>> of the meeting, and/or set up a Google for those that cannot make it
>>> to the conference.
>>>
>>> Thanks everyone for their responses so far, keep em coming.
>>>
>>> Yamil
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> http://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=conference:2014:proposals#authority_control_in_evergreen
>>>
>>> Authority Control in Evergreen
>>>
>>> Title: Authority Control in Evergreen: The straight dope
>>>
>>> Description: Authorities are dope, yo. Used properly, they simplify
>>> cataloging and increase patron access to materials through improved
>>> discovery capabilities. During this session we will discuss exactly
>>> how authority control works in Evergreen, some common but inaccurate
>>> assumptions about authority control in Evergreen, and how best to make
>>> use of the advanced capabilities that Evergreen provides. We will
>>> cover browse integration, automatic record overlay, authority
>>> generation, bibliographic and inter-authority record linking, Control
>>> Sets and their configuration, and how to make use of local, extra-LoC
>>> data and expertise to leverage the full potential of Evergreen's
>>> authority control feature set.
>>>
>>> Audience: Catalogers, systems librarians, reference librarians
>>>
>>> Presenters:
>>> Mike Rylander, Director of Research and Development at Equinox Software
>>> Angela Kilsdonk, Education Manager at Equinox Software
>>>
>>> Session Length: Standard 45-minute Session
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Joni <paxtonjo at oplin.org> wrote:
>>>> I, too, am very interested in learning more about authorities and
>>>> Evergreen's handling of this topic.
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Evergreen-catalogers mailing list
>>> Evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org
>>> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-catalogers
>> _______________________________________________
>> Evergreen-catalogers mailing list
>> Evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org
>> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-catalogers
> _______________________________________________
> Evergreen-catalogers mailing list
> Evergreen-catalogers at list.evergreen-ils.org
> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-catalogers