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TechKNOW Archive

2008-April - Volume 14, Issue 1 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

  • Innovation @ Our Library: Launching a New Arrivals Service / by Roger M. Miller, Cataloging Services Department Manager, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.
  • PERSNAME-L: Electronic Distribution List for Personal Names / by Ian Fairclough
  • Book Review: Organizing Audiovisual and Electronic Resources for Access
  • Planning Digital Projects / by Deborah Dennison, Head of Bibliographic Access, Judge Ben C. Green Law Library, Case Western Reserve University
  • TechKNOW has an ISSN
  • Coordinator's Corner / by Andrea Christman
  • Book Review: Understanding FRBR: What it is, and How it Will Affect our Retrieval Tools

2007-June - Volume 13, issue 1 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

    • 21st  Century Library Technicians for 21st Century Technical Services / Rosanna M. O'Neil, Head of Collections Services, William F. Magg, Jr. Library, Youngstown State University
    • Book Review: Technology Made Simple: An Improvement Guide for Small and Medium Libraries
    • Cataloging Playaways: An Evolving Standard / Jeanne Poole, Cataloger/Assistant Manager, Technical Services, Toledo Lucas County Public Library
    • Public Library Comments are Needed by LC's Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control / editorial by Margaret Beecher Maurer, Head, Catalog & Metadata, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services

    2006-December - Volume 12, Issue 4 December 2 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

    • Web 2.0 and the Opening of WorldCat.org / Morag Boyd, Member Services Representative, OHIONET
    • Book Review: Small Change, Big Problems: Detecting and Preventing Financial Misconduct in Your Library
    • Year-End Perspectives: 2006 Accomplishments and Plans for 2007 / Roger M. Miller, Coordinator, Technical Services Division and Cataloging Services Department Manager, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
    • Book Review: Easy MARC: A Simplified Guide to Creating Catalog Records for Library Automation Systems
    • The Program for Cooperative Cataloging's Mysterious Alphabet Soup: PCC, BIBCO, NACO, SACO, CONSER and SCCTP Unveiled / by Margaret Beecher Maurer, Head, Catalog and Metadata, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services

    2006-September - Volume 12, Issue 3 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

    • Developing Authority Expertise: The NACO Experience at the Public Library of Cincinati and Hamilton County / by Roger M. Miller, Cataloging Services Department Manager, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
    • Book Review: Preservation and Conservation for Libraries and Archives / Reviewed by Miriam Kahn, M.L.S., MBK Consulting
    • ILF's Contract Cataloging Registry / by La Donna Riddle Weber, Library Technical Services Contractor Member, ILF Technical Services Division Executive Committee
    • Book Review: Cataloging Without Tears: Managing Knowledge in the Information Society / Reviewed by Sevim McCutcheon, Monographs Cataloger, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
    • SARs: Going, Going, Gone: Coping Strategies for Libraries Regarding New Directions for Series Authority Records / by Connie Strait, Collections Services Supervisor, Greene County Public Library, with contributions from Amey Park, Database Maintenance Librarian, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services

    2006-July - Volume 12, Issue 2 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

    • FAST: Faceted Application of Subject Terminology--A new spin on an old standard / by Ione T. Damasco, Cataloger Librarian University of Dayton
    • Mohican II a Roaring Success / by Roger M. Miller, Manager, Catalog Department Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
    • A Deaf Librarian's First Time at the OLC's TS Retreat / by Julia Dunlap, Catalog Librarian, Arkansas State University
    • Cataloging Playaways--Is it in Your Future? / by Jeanne Poole, Assistant Manager, Technical Services/Catalog Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
    • Death Dates Added to Some Personal Name Headings / by Amey L. Park, Database Maintenance Librarian, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services

    2006-April - Volume 12, Issue 1 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

    • Managing Library Collections and Better World Books: the Kent State University Libraries and Media Services' Experience / by Michele Hurst Juszczec, Head, Collection Development & Acquisitions, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
    • Further Contributions to "Graphic Novels! Japanese Anime! Help!!"
    • Book Review: Dewey Decimal Classification: A Study Manual nad Number Building Guide
    • Encoding Level 7 Copy Cataloging at the Library Congress / by Maxine Sherman, Cataloger, Cuyahoga County Public Library
    • LISWiki--Check it Out! http://www.liswiki.com This is a link to another web site

    2005-December - Volume 11, Issue 4 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

    • Graphic Novels! Janpanese Anime! Help!!! / by Jeanne Poole, Assistant Manager, Automation and Technical Services Department, Toledo Lucas County Public Library
    • But for a Nail! - Catalogers Declare War on Error
    • Book Review: Cataloging Correctly for Kids: An Introduction to the Tools
    • MARC Could be Transformed / by Margaret Beecher Maurer, Head, Catalog & Metadata Kent State University Libraries & Media Services
    • Book Review: Unlocking the Mysteries of Cataloging: A Workbook of Examples
    • Check it out! Using OCLC WebDewey: An OCLC Tutorial

    2005-September - Volume 11, Issue 3 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

    • Handling Ongoing Changes in Information Technology in Technical Services: Creating a Librarian-Staff IT Training Initiative / by Bernadette Lopez-Fitzsimmons, Technical Services Librarian, Mary Alice and Tom O'Malley Library, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY
    • Harry Potter Flies Again (In and Out of Technical Services) / by Georgianne Doyle, Cataloging Manager, Cuyahoga County Public Library
    • Book Review: The Accidental Library Manager / Reviewed by Roger M. Miller, Manager, Cataloging Services Department, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
    • AACR2R2 Updates for 2005 / by Jeanne Poole, Assistant Manager Technical Services/Catalog, Toledo Lucas County Public Library
    • Book Review: The Concise AACR2. 4th ed.

    2005-June - Volume 11, Issue 2 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

    • What's the Buzz About AACR3? There's a New Name (RDA) and a New Format / by Emily Hicks, Head of Bibliographic Management and Assistant Professor, University of Dayton
    • Book Review: The New Public Service: Serving, Not Steering / Reviewed by Roger M. Miller, Manager, Cataloging Services Department, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
    • Dan's Den: Managing MARC, Consortia and Vendor Services / by Dan Liebtag, Fairfield County District Library Coordinator, Technical Services Division
    • What's the Difference? OCLC PromptCat versus OCLC Cataloging Partners
    • Book Review: Training Skills for Library Staff
    • Practical Advice about Value Added Vendor Services

    2005-March - Volume 11, Issue 1 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

    • DEWEYERROR Discussion List has a New Home -- With OCLC / by Bonnie Doepker, Assistant Director for Technical Services, Dayton Metro Library and Ian Fairclough, Catalog Librarian, Marion Public Library
    • Metadata: What's all the fuss about? / by Jody Perkins, Metadata Librarian, Miami University Libraries
    • Book Review: Innovative Redesign and Reorganization of Library Technical Services: Paths for the Future and Case Studies / Reviewed by Roger M. Miller, Manager, Catalog Department, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
    • Book Review: Cataloging with AACR2 & MARC21 for Books, Electronic Resources, Sound Recordings, Videorecordings and Serials

    2004-September - Volume 10, Issue 3 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

    • EDI - What Is It? Why Should You Care? / by Shelley Neville, Technical Product Manager, Dynix
    • CatExpress - More than Just AV Records / by Donna Schroeder, OCLC Services Coordinator, OHIONET
    • Book Review: Maxwell's Handbook for AACR2: Explaining and Illustrating the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules through the 2003 Update / Reviewed by Jennifer L. Mann
    • Book Review: Differences Between, Changes Within: Guidelines on When to Create a New Record / Reviewed by Jennifer B. Baker
    • Technical Services = User Services: OVGTSL Conference is a Pleasant Immersion in Technical Services Librarianship / by Margaret Maurer, Cataloging Manager, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services

    2004-June - Volume 10, Issue 2 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

    • Preserving an Endangered Resource: Library Clipping Files / by Ann Olszewski, Preservation Librarian, Cleveland Public Library
    • Establishing an LCSH Subject Heading / by Jane Myers, Cataloger, Westlake Porter Public Library
    • Editing Sensational 520 Fields / by Amey Park, Database Maintenance Librarian, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
    • Book Review: Protecting Your Library's Digital Sources: The Essential Guide to Planning and Preservation
    • Book Review: Maxwell's Guide to Authority Work

    2004-March - Volume 10, Issue 1 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

    • Before you Attend the Workshop: FRBR and the Future / by Margaret Beecher Maurer, Cataloging Manager, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
    • Cataloging Errors, Efficiency, and Professional Judgment - With tips for reporting errors to LC and OCLC / by Ian Fairclough, Catalog Librarian, Marion Public Library
    • NOTSL is Approved as a CE Provider for Professional Certification in Ohio / by Laura Casey, NOTSL Chairperson, Assistant Director, McKinley Memorial Library
    • Book Review: Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
    • Book Review: The Complete Guide to Acquisitions Management

    2003-November - Volume 9, Issue 4 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

    • Helping Library Collections Last Longer / by Miriam Kahn, MLS
    • Acquiring AV Materials for Libraries: Would You Like a MARC Record with That? / by Bonnie Doepker, Assistant Director for Technical Services, Dayton Metro Library
    • Book Review: Understanding MARC Authority Records
    • Now Where did I Put That...? / by Jane Myers, Cataloger, Westlake Porter Public Library
    • Book Review: Cataloging Sheet Maps: The Basics

    2003-August - Volume 9, Issue 3 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

    • DDC 22 - Dewey Decimal Classification Edition 22 - Just What You Need to Know / by Donna Schroeder, OCLC Services Coordinator, OHIONET
    • Book Review: MARC21 for Everyone: A Practical Guide
    • Genre/ Form Access -- The Next Big Step / by Louisa J. Kreider, Authority & Quality Control Coordinator, Cleveland Public Library
    • Book Review: Metadata Fundamentals for all Librarians

    2003-May - Volume 9, Issue 2 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

    • How Much Will It Cost? Making Informed Policy Choices Using Cataloging Standards / by Roger M. Miller, Catalog Department Manager, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
    • Bring Out the Ohio Bicentennial in Your Catalog / by Jeanne Poole, Assistant Manager Technical Services/Catalog, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
    • Book Review: Book Repair: A How-to-do-it Manual, 2nd edition
    • MARC 21 Lite?? / by Margaret Beecher Maurer, Cataloging Manager, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services

    2003-February - Volume 9, Issue 1 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

    • Have I Got an Organization for You! / by Kevin Furniss, Cataloging/Systems Support Librarian, William Howard Doane Library, Denison University
    • Behind the Statistics / by Jennifer Bull, Supervisor/Head Cataloger, Technical Services, Ashland Public Library
    • AACR2 2002 - The Year We Described the Intergrating Resource (Among other Changes) / by Margaret Mauer, Cataloging Manager, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
    • New 007 Coding for DVDs / by Jay Weitz, Consulting Databases Specialist, OCLC Computer Library Center

    2002-September - Volume 8, Issue 3 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

    • Is WebDewey for You? / by Ian Fairclough, Catalog Librarian, Marion Public Library
    • Essential Book Repair Tools: A Bibliography / by Miriam Kahn, MBK Consulting
    • Is Your Department Ergonomically Correct? / by Carole Brachna, Collection Resources Manager, Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library
    • Catalogblog? What's that? / by Margaret Maurer, Cataloging Manager, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services

    2002-June - Volume 8, Issue 2 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

    • Your Library Catalog and More - Unleashing Your Catalog's Power for Patrons / by Carol Bradsher
    • Format Fundamentals: Musical Sound Recordings / by Georgianne Balcas Doyle, Catalog Department Manager, Cuyahoga County Public Library
    • Book Review: Maps and Related Cartographic Materials: Cataloging, Classification, and Bibliographic Control
    • Book Review: People Places & Things: A List of Popular Library of Congress Subject Headings with Dewey Numbers
    • Book Review: Cataloging and Classification for Library Technicians, 2nd ed.

    2002-March - Volume 8, Issue 1 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

    • What's Different: 2001 Amendments to AACR2R / by Margaret Maurer, Cataloging Manager, Kent State University Libraries and Media Services
    • Format Fundamentals: Cataloging Non-Musical Recordings / by Jeanne Poole, Assistant Manager Technical Services/Catalog, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
    • Book Review: Licensing Digital Content: a Practical Guide for Librarians

    2001-December - Volume 7, Issue 4 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

    • Nancy Olson's AV Workshop -- A Little Slice of Cataloger Heaven / Sevim Tsardoulias, Cataloger/Head of Technical Services, Tuscarawas County Public Library
    • Metadata -- The Key to Smarter Web Pages / Greg Weller, Internet Systems Project Leader, Cuyahoga County Public Library