Contributor: Julene Jones

How Metadata Enables or Inhibits Discovery and Access to Diverse Communities and Concepts

ALA Annual Conference, Conference News

At ALA Annual 2018, Nadine Ellero (Auburn University Libraries), Erik Mitchell (University of California San Diego Library) and Michael Bolam (University of Pittsburgh Libraries) presented the results of the ALCTS Metadata Standards Committee’s survey on diversity, inclusion and accessibility in metadata schema design, implementation and use.

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ILS Migration Stories: Naked Data & Change Management: 2017 Annual Conference

ALA Annual Conference, Conference News, Features

On June 25, 2017, the LLAMA Technology Community of Practice sponsored the ALA Program, “ILS Migration Stories: Naked Data and Change Management.” This panel presentation was delivered by Elizabeth Novicki, Leland Deeds, Julene Jones, and John Sterbenz, Jr. Each panelist described the size of their library or libraries’ collections, the academic programs their libraries support, and the number of library employees at their respective institutions.

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