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TechKNOW Archive

2008-December- Volume 14, issue 3 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file This is a link to another web site

  • One Cataloger's NACO Participation: Comparing Funnel Participation and PCC NACO Classroom Training / Peter Lisius, Music and Media Catalog Librarian, Kent State University University Libraries
  • Coordinator's Corner / Ian Fairclough, George Mason University (Fairfax Virginia)
  • Eight Blogs Catalogers Should Know About / Michael Monaco, Senior Catalog Librarian, Cleveland Public Library
  • Book Review: Cataloging of Audiovisual Materials and Other Special Materials,  Manual Based on AACR2 and MARC 21
  • IMHO: OCLC Policy for the Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records: What are the Implications? / Roman Panchyshyn, Catalog Librarian, Kent State University Libraries
  • Fiction Cataloging for Better Access / Michael Christian Budd, Cataloger, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
  • Book Review: KidzCat: A How-to-do-it Manual for Cataloging Children's Materials and Instructional Resources

2008-August - Volume 14, Issue 2 This is a link to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file

  • OCLC's Enhance Program: the Best-Kept Secret of Quality Control / Sevim McCutcheon, Catalog Librarian, Kent State University
  • What will we do When the 440 Field Becomes Obsolete?
  • Book Review: Radical Cataloging: Essays at the Front
  • Innovation @ our Library: Floating Collections at Columbus Metropolitan Library / Marihelen Hatcher, Public Services Administrator, Columbus Metropolitan Library
  • Ohio Library Council Technical Services Retreat: Mohican III--Looking Beyond the Horizon / Fred Gaieck, Librarian, Ohio Reformatory for Women, Marysville, Ohio
  • OLAC/MOUG Conference is Just Around the Corner / Mary Huismann, Music/Media Cataloging Coordinator, University of Minnesota Libraries
  • Coordinator's Corner / Ian Fairclough, George Mason University
  • A Summary of LC's Response to the Report of the Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control / Amey L. Park, Database Maintenance Librarian, Kent State University
  • Book Review: The Complete RFID Handbook: A Manual and DVD for Assessing, Implementing, and Managing Radio Frequency Identification Technologies in Libraries

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 / Roger M. Miller, Cataloging Services Department Manager, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
  • PERSNAME-L: Electronic Distribution List for Personal Names / Ian Fairclough
  • Book Review: Organizing Audiovisual and Electronic Resources for Access, 2nd ed.
  • Planning Digital Projects / Deborah Dennison, Head of Bibliographic Access, Judge Ben C. Green Law Library, Case Western Reserve University
  • Coordinator's Corner / 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. Maag, Jr. Library, Youngstown State University
  • Book Review: Technology Made Simple: An Improvement Guide for Small and Medium Libraries
  • Connie's Corner / Connie Strait
  • 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 / Margaret Beecher Maurer, Head, Catalog and 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