Nylink Local Holdings Summit: June 17 in Saratoga Springs Greenleaf, Sara 30 Apr 2008 21:52 UTC
Are you feeling overwhelmed by batch load issues? Fretting over the presentation of your serial holdings? Join your colleagues for a day dedicated to finding Local Holdings Maintenance peace and serenity. Zen and the Art of Local Holdings Maintenance: A Summit Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs, NY 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. The goal of this one-day summit is to enhance New York State libraries' leadership role in contributing high-quality local holdings to the OCLC WorldCat union catalog. For many years, libraries have shared item-specific holdings information - regarding their serials collections, in particular - regionally and beyond. This effort has helped library users everywhere locate and obtain access to the materials they need. The summit will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas regarding issues related to the ongoing contribution and maintenance of Local Holdings. The working program includes: Awareness: Local Holdings Maintenance and OCLC Myrtle Myers, Product Manager, Holdings and Local Data, OCLC Acceptance: Can Less than Perfect be Perfectly Okay? Natalie Sturr, Coordinator of Library Technology, SUNY Oswego Lauren Pinsley, OCLC Services Manager, Nylink Sharing: Approaches to Control and Presentation of Serial Holdings Summary: Four presenters will share their perspectives about projects or processes supporting the presentation of serial holdings. Caryl Ward, Head of Acquisitions, Binghamton University Libraries Barbara Swetman, Acquisitions and Serials Librarian, Hamilton College Miguel Figueroa, SERHOLD Regional Coordinator, MidAtlantic Region Jeff Sohn, Associate Librarian, Documents and Digital Collections, New York State Library Openness: Roundtable Discussions Summit participants will have the opportunity to participate in discussions with their peers, learn about issues and trends in Local Holdings Maintenance and contribute to guidelines or recommendations concerning Local Holdings Maintenance and the use of MARC holdings format. Registration Information: $80 per person Includes continental breakfast, lunch and materials Click here for registration http://nylink.org/events/zen08.cfm A small number of rooms have been reserved at the conference rate of $110 per night. Please call the Holiday Inn at 518-584-6511 to make reservations. Please request the SLN block when making your reservation. -- Sara Greenleaf Associate Librarian Warren Hunting Smith Library Hobart & William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY 14456 Voice: 315-781-3551 Fax: 315-781-3560 Email: greenleaf@hws.edu http://www.hws.edu