Audio of presentations from “The Future of Cataloging: A PALINET Symposium” (May 2008) is available here.
Karen Calhoun gives the keynote address. Also at this link you can hear discussions of FRBR, RDA, and the infamous LC Report.
Learn, Study, Discover
Yes, the end is near, the end of the library catalog– everything’s online now and despairing catalogers the world over rend their garments. But you want to laugh through your tears, don’t you?
“There’s No Catalog Like No Catalog,” the Ultimate Debate hosted by LITA‘s Internet Resources and Services Interest Group at this year’s American Library Association annual conference, is an informed discussion of the OPAC‘s future, and also a hoot. Panelists were Roy Tennant, Karen Coyle, Joseph Janes, and Karen Schneider.
Audio of the debate is available here.
The Librarian at the End of the Tunnel
Odum Library November Afternoon
Have a fun and safe Halloween this Friday with Halloween Safety Tips from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention.
Learn more about the Fantasy and Folklore of All Hallows from the Library of Congress Folk Center.
Get the Stats on Halloween at the Census.gov’s Halloween Stats page.
The winner of the Great Pumpkin Contest will be announced on Halloween. In the meantime check out the Pumpkins on display in Palms.
The winner of Master of the Delta is….
Ron Cross!
Ron, please come by the Reference Desk to pick up your new book. You have until October 2 at 10:00 PM to collect your winnings, if it is not picked up by then we’ll have to draw a new winner.
Thank you to everyone who commented! You have given me, and other readers, some titles to add to my reading list. It is good to know there is student interest in poetry readings and citation workshops, I know we have some librarians interested in both of those.