Attend the OCLC cataloging community virtual meeting

Did you miss the panel presentation on the optional arrangement in the 200s at this year's PLA conference? It was well attended, but statistically speaking, you probably did miss it! Fortunately (and by popular demand--really!), we'll be re-running it at the OCLC cataloging community meeting, a free and open event June 21, 2:00-4:30 EDT. The first part of the meeting is the presentation.

Increase religious equity by reclassifying Dewey 200s 

In 2019, OCLC provided an alternate arrangement for the Dewey Decimal Classification system’s religion section (200s), which organizes religious subjects more equitably by chronology and geography, rather than centering on Christianity. You’ll hear from OCLC about the new arrangement, and from two public libraries that implemented it. You’ll also get tools to make it easy to increase access and equity in your collection by doing the same. 

Panelists:

• • Emily McDonald, Lawrence (Kansas) Public Library
  • Elizabeth McKinstry, Springfield (Massachusetts) City Public Library
  • Matthew Vasquez Jaquith, Springfield (Massachusetts) City Public Library 
  • Alex Kyrios, OCLC

Then stick around for Q&A and OCLC updates:

• • Learn about OCLC’s linked data strategy and how we’re integrating linked data into current and future cataloging workflows. We’ll also discuss OCLC Meridian and how we’re incorporating WorldCat Entities linked data into various library datasets for use in cataloging and discovery. 
  • Hear about how WorldCat records are continually enriched and how you can automatically receive the updated records to use in your catalog. 
  • Discover how recent WorldShare Collection Manager enhancements can support and simplify your e-resource workflows.  

Even if you can't attend live, registrants will get access to a recording after the event. Interested? Register here. Hope to see you there!

Comments

[Dani Erway]

When will access to the recording be available? (I did register) Looking forward to learning about the Dewey 200 reclassification before I begin this in our collection.

[Alex]

The recording should be available the week of July 15.