Sponsored by the Technical Services Division

Register at my OLC | Registration Deadline: : 9/17/24

Registration Fees: Member $45* | Non-member $90

*Individual members or staff of OLC institutional member libraries.

Webinar Overview: Designed for Technical Services Departments, library administration, and public services staff, this webinar will discuss best practices for collection management and acquisition, the cataloging and description of resources, and workflow issues within departments.

Intended Audience: Technical services specialists in public libraries, academic libraries and related organizations.

What’s Included: All handouts, provided by presenters, will be available online through the OLC app. View them from your personal device during the webinar or view/download them after the event. The handouts and a recording of the webinar will be available for 30 days following the program.

NOTE: Webinar access information will be sent via email. Please check that your correct email address is listed in your my OLC profile page.

Continuing Education Credits: For those working toward their Ohio Public Librarian or Ohio Public Library Staff re-certification, this workshop counts as two (2) contact hours of credit.

Core Competencies: Acquisition, Collection Management, Cataloging and Metadata

Agenda:

1 p.m.  | Welcome and Introductions

Matilda Davis-Northrup, Otterbein University and Technical Services Division Action Council Coordinator

1:10 p.m. | Panel Discussion of Acquisition Workflows and Processes

Panelists: Erica Cherup, Collection Development Manager, Columbus Metropolitan Library; Cheryl Paganelli, Technical Services Department Director, Lorain Public Library System; and Jessica Luce, Technical Services Librarian, Toledo Lucas County Public Library

Panelists will discuss general workflows revolving around the four areas of acquisitions work in Technical Services Departments: day-to-day acquisitions, generalist, receiving and periodicals. This session will also include a discussion of department set up, staffing and some visual examples of their work.

1:40 p.m.  | Break

1:45 p.m.  | Panel Discussion of Cataloging Services Workflows 

Panelists: Christina Gaydos, Technical Services Librarian Supervisor, Toledo Lucas County Public Library; Emily Rinaman, Technical Services Manager, Tiffin-Seneca Public Library; Jenny Groh, Technical Services Supervisor & Music Librarian, Heights Libraries

Panelists will discuss three general workflows for cataloging at their libraries. Topics include:

• Finding more efficient ways to keep track of orders, budgets, and shipments in regard to cataloging.
• What it is like to catalog as part of a consortium.
• How to share workflows when staff are doing both cataloging and acquisitions work.

2:15 p.m. |  Break

2:20 p.m. | Collaboration Tools for Mapping and Redesigning Workflows

Presenters: Masha Stepanova, Coordinator of Cataloging & Slavic Librarian, Miami University and Michelle Hahn, Metadata Librarian, Ohio University

This session will provide an overview of online software tools and demonstrate how they use them to develop and maintain their workflows.

2:50 p.m. | Wrap-up and Adjourn