UBC Library Journal Club

Journal Club and eLibrary Committee have teamed up to present a participatory forum for UBC Library staff:

UBC Library Catalogue at the beginning of the 21st Century

Recent developments in how traditional library materials are produced and distributed forces us to reexamine our cataloguing practices. What is the role of our catalogue now, when federated search tools have the potential to make many disparate databases seem like one? What absolutely needs to be in the catalogue and why?

Opinions, even very well-informed opinions vary, and this forum will be a chance for colleagues on both sides of the argument, PLUS those squarely in the middle, to marshal their arguments and show their examples.

Panelists: Larry Campbell, Brenda Peterson and Jo Anne Newyear-Ramirez (moderator)

When: Tuesday October 21, 2008 3.30pm – 5pm
Where: Lillooet Room (301) in Barber Learning Centre
Register: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/booking/description.cfm?sessionid=5691

Jo Anne Newyear-Ramirez has graciously offered to fund coffee, tea and goodies. Registration is required to ensure the catering numbers are correct.

Readings – we would really appreciate if you could take a quick look on the following short blog readings before coming to the session. It would help us to start the discussion:

“What is the catalog?”: http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/001126.html
“Lifting out the catalog discovery experience”: http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/001021.html
“Discovery and Disclosure again”: http://orweblog.oclc.org/archives/001111.html

Hope to see many of you there!

** Photo by Here’s Kate