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

Tue Feb 4 15:48:39 EST 2014

Thank you Laurie!

Kathy

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

On 2/4/2014 3:25 PM, Laurie Kulik wrote:
> 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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