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CFP – Special Issue of KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies: “The Metadata Issue: Metadata as Knowledge”

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Samantha MacFarlane

Guest edited by Stacy Allison-Cassin (Associate Librarian, Department of Student Learning and Academic Success, Scott Library, York University) and Dean Seeman, (Head, Metadata, University of Victoria Libraries), this special issue of KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies explores metadata … Continue reading →

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Working from Home

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Shu Wan

My name is Shu Wan. As an MLIS student, I am currently matriculating in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa (UI). Meanwhile, I also serve as a student cataloger in the UI Main Library’s … Continue reading →

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Safer-at-home metadata work

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Xiying Mi

COVID-19 is like nothing that ever happened to the world before. Just a few weeks after it outburst in the country, we were told to start work from home. No one expected to work from home for so long under … Continue reading →

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Transitioning roles

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Tomeka Jackson

My current position at Kennesaw State University Library is Catalog and Metadata Assistant in the Technical Services Unit, in this role I perform copy cataloging and metadata techniques for print materials as well as the physical processing of books. Recently … Continue reading →

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Shelf Reading the Catalog

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Graeme Williams

If shelf reading is a good way to locate misshelved books, what about shelf reading the online catalog? It has a couple of benefits: you see what the patrons see, and you can do it from home without any special … Continue reading →

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Work that metadata workers can do remotely

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Bela Gupta

Work that metadata workers can do remotely Metadata workers can work remotely in a cloud based Integrated Library System (ILS). This can be done in MARC, Dublin Core, etc. Remote work entails its own set of challenges because physical materials … Continue reading →

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Electronic Resources Metadata Management Librarian

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Kelly Douglas

Yale University seeks a forward-looking, collaborative manager to lead the Electronic Resources Access team. The E-Resources Metadata Management Librarian focuses on establishing, maintaining, and improving online access to Yale’s electronic resources. This position, which supervises a four-person team, is a … Continue reading →

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IMLS Shareable Authorities Forum Summary

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Rachel Tillay

Cornell University Library received a grant from IMLS in 2016-17 to hold two forums on the topic of shareable local authorities. The meetings took place in October 2016 and April 2017. The project was motivated by a widespread interest, from … Continue reading →

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