Are you attending PLA 2024 in Columbus, Ohio? I am, and of course, so are many of my OCLC colleagues! I'll hope to see you there. Here are some DDC- and cataloging-related highlights of the conference.
Increasing Religious Equity by Reclassifying Dewey 200’s (Friday, April 5, 2:15 pm-3:15 pm, GCCC B230-235)
As hinted at previously on this blog, I'm on this panel, along with librarians from Lawrence Public Library (KS) and Springfield City Library (MA). We'll be discussing the alternative arrangement for the 200s, which organizes religious subjects more equitably by chronology and geography, rather than centering on Christianity. See the PLA Program Page for details.
In-Person AskQC Office Hours (Amy Kimpton Boardroom, 4th floor, Tower 402, Hilton)
Cynthia Whitacre and Kate James from OCLC’s Metadata Quality team will be available to answer your cataloging questions and provide you with an overview of OCLC’s cataloging resources. If you need help with cataloging topics such as adding local bibliographic data, using genre/form terms, or creating an electronic book record, we are here to help you. For Dewey-related issues, come by on Thursday to talk to me! These are the times for our office hours:
- Wednesday, April 3, 10:00 am-11:00 am
- Thursday, April 4, 3:30 pm-4:30 pm with Dewey Editor Alex Kyrios
- Friday, April 5, 9:00 am-10:00 am
OCLC Booth Demos (Booth #1900)
Kate and Cynthia will be at the OCLC booth (#1900) to demo our redesigned Bibliographic Formats and Standards site and answer your questions at these times:
- Thursday, April 4, 8:30 am-2:30 pm
- Friday, April 5, 11:30 am-2:30 pm
For more on OCLC at this year's PLA, visit oc.lc/pla24. See you there!
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