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

[Laurie Kulik]

Hi Kathy,

I am interested in facilitating for the group.

Laurie

On 2/4/2014 2:53 PM, Kathy Lussier wrote:
> 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.
>>>>>
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