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The Bibliographic Framework Initiative, or BIBFRAME, is intended to provide a replacement to the MARC format as an encoding standard for library catalogs. Its aim is to move library data into a Linked Data format, allowing it to interact with other data on the Web. This session will cover the...

Currently, the Library of Congress is working on a project to move away from the MARC 21 format and toward another carrier for library data, one that makes use of Linked Data principles and mechanisms. You may be wondering, what is Linked Data? What could it mean for our library catalogs? How do we...

Libraries play a number of roles within their communities, which leaves them uniquely positioned to provide resources and services that can greatly benefit community members with autism spectrum disorder and their friends and families. This webinar introduced the Targeting Autism project...

In t his webinar, Mary O'Brian, Center for the Advancement and Support of Educational Initiatives, Illinois State University, covered basic information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) including background, diagnosis, and research. Examples of students with autism will be shared. Additionally,...

Do you want to do more with your MARC records? Are you looking for an easy way to add or delete fields, split a batch of records into several groups, or extract particular fields to create a report? In this session, Emily Nimsakont, Head of Cataloging and Resource Management, University of Nebraska...

Library services to people with disabilities are provided by all levels of library staff. From the part-time aide checking out library materials to the library director determining policies, staff skills and attitudes are crucial for a satisfactory library experience. All libraries have a plan for...

Have you found yourself responsible for cataloging with no previous experience? Is "cataloger" only one of many hats you wear at your library? In this session, Emily Nimsakont, Head of Cataloging and Resource Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Schmid Law Library will demonstrate...

Lynn Hoffman presented a webinar about signage in the library. You may know a great sign when you see it, but do you know what makes it great? The difference between an okay sign and a great sign can often be a small and simple thing. By learning the basic principles of effective signage, you can...

Lynn Fields, the Director of Technical Services at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, presented a workshop on Best Practices for RDA in MARC21. The workshop explored a brief history of RDA and why best practices are so important in RDA. The main focus of the day was looking at best...