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User Group Meeting - Cataloging Roundtables
January 08, 2008 02:24 PM | Cataloging, Training, Good ideasMichael Scott, Assistant Director
Rebecca Littlefield, Cataloging and ILL Assistant
Cataloging Roundtables
Facilitator: Kirby Johnson
The catalogers talked about many different topics, including indexing in the iPAC and staffPAC, keyword searching vs. browse searching, punctuation, Spanish language materials, and subject headings on new materials.
We discussed different ways to limit searches in both the staffPAC and the iPAC. One example that was given was limiting searches to DVDs. A number of ways to limit searches were suggested and tried. Here are some of the results.
- staffPAC - Title keyword search for "scarlet letter," resume to bring up all results. Then you use the limit button, and limit by Medium(gmd), select contains, then type "DVD" in the limit text box.
- staffPAC - General keyword search for "scarlet letter dvd"
- iPAC - Basic title search for "scarlet letter dvd"
- iPAC - Advanced search, title keyword "scarlet letter", limit format "DVD"
Some people brought up difficulties that they had with searching subjects in the iPAC. This could be because of authority work done by SELCO. Please email Kirby to let him know if you have experienced problems.
We discussed the new Library of Congress Subject Headings of "Films for the hearing impaired" and "Television programs for the hearing impaired" vs. the old subject heading of "Videorecordings for the hearing impaired." Kirby is contacting the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf to see what they are doing in their catalog, but would appreciate input from our member libraries.
Here are some other topics that we discussed:
- Enabling patrons to use the iPAC for locating call numbers
- Including large print in the physical description
- Using widescreen and fullscreen in the 246 field
- Kirby will be emailing more details to Catalogers
- Punctuation in MARC records
- Spanish language subject headings and lcsh-es.org
- Watch for an update from Kirby
- Genre links in the iPAC are working
- Editing OCLC records to fit the SELCO database
- Advanced cataloging techniques for subject heading linking
