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Jennifer A. Liss@cursedstorm #OVGTSL16
technology, metadata standards, and workflows in flux: competency as a roadmap through uncertain territory
26 May 2016Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians Annual Conference
We'll burn that bridge when we get to it—
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100 1# Liss, Jennifer A., $e author. $0 (orcid)0000000336414427245 10 We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it : $b technology,
metadata standards, and workflows in flux : competency as a roadmap through uncertain territory / $c Jennifer A. Liss.
300 1 presentation (49 slides) : $b color illustrations504 Includes bibliographical references.650 #0 Catalogers.650 #0 Core competencies.650 #0 Cataloging $x History.650 #0 Organizational change $x Management.710 20 Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians. $b
Annual Conference $d (2016 : $c Louisville, Ky.)
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What are core competencies and why should I care?
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(MARC is not a competency)
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Competency is... ?
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Competency
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Core Compete
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What are core competencies?Core competencies are the collective learning in the organization, especially how to coordinate diverse production skills and integrate multiple streams of technologies.
—Prahalad and Hamel (1990)8@cursedstorm
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What are core competencies?
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...aggregates of capabilities, where synergy is created that has sustainable value and broad applicability.—Gallon and Stillman (1995)
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Identifying core competenciesLong-
term strategic advantag
e
Gain in customer
value
Difficult for others to imitate
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Why core competencies
for cataloging?
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PlanningEducatingRecruitingAdvocatingAssessing
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TECHNOLOGY
STANDARDS
WORKFLOWS
Tools for Catalogers
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TECHNOLOGY
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STANDARDS
WORKFLOWS
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Printed catalogILS/OPAC
Tools for Catalogers
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STANDARDS
WORKFLOWS
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Tools for Catalogers
TECHNOLOGY
MARCRDA
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Tools for Catalogers
TECHNOLOGY
Filing cardsShelf ready
WORKFLOWS
STANDARDS
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Change in
cataloging tool
=Change in
core competen
cy???
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Library of Congress Printed Card Service,1901
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Cataloging Core Competencies in the Mid-20th Century
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Which tools are needed to work a card catalog environment?
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CORE COMPETENCIES FOR WORKING IN CARD CATALOG
TOOLS
Formulates consistent data in accordance with published content standards
ALA
Collocates/disambiguates creators, contributors, and titles/series through use of data value standards
ALANAF
Analyzes resources for subject and form/genre access through use of data value standards
LCSH
Classifies library resources by subject area to facilitate access/browse
DDCLCC
OTHER: searching; facility with reference sources
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Cataloging Core Competencies in the Mid- to Late-20th Century
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TechnologyNetworked terminals
StandardsMARC, AACR
WorkflowsCopy cataloging
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Does a shift in cataloging tools necessitate new core competencies?
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CORE COMPETENCIES CARD CATALOG
NETWORKED TERMINAL
Formulates consistent data (ALA, AACR)Collocates/disambiguates creators, contributors, titles/series (AACR, NAF)Analyzes resources for subject and form/genre access (LCSH)Classifies library resources by subject area (DDC, LCC)
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CORE COMPETENCIES CARD CATALOG
NETWORKED TERMINAL
Formulates consistent data (ALA, AACR)Collocates/disambiguates creators, contributors, titles/series (AACR, NAF)Analyzes resources for subject and form/genre access (LCSH)Classifies library resources by subject area (DDC, LCC)Adds visual elements for printing (ISBD)Encodes machine-actionable data (MARC)
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Cataloging Core Competencies in the Late-20th Century
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CORE COMPETENCIES CARD CATALOG
NETWORKED TERMINAL OPAC
Formulates consistent data (ALA, AACR)Collocates/disambiguates creators, contributors, titles/series (AACR, NAF)Analyzes resources for subject and form/genre access (LCSH)Classifies library resources by subject area (DDC, LCC)Adds visual elements for printing (ISBD)Encodes machine-actionable data (MARC)
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Cataloging Core Competencies in the Early 21st Century
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FRBR. RDA. MARC.
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CORE COMPETENCIES NETWORKED TERMINAL OPAC LINKED LIBR.
DATAFormulates consistent data (ALA, AACR)Collocates/disambiguates creators, contributors, titles/series (AACR, NAF)Analyzes resources for subject and form/genre access (LCSH)Classifies library resources by subject area (DDC, LCC)Adds visual elements for printing (ISBD)Encodes machine-actionable data (MARC)Encodes relationships between creators, works, etc. (RDA, BIBFRAME)
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id.loc.gov
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BIBFRAME.
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The semantic web is already here.
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The web is a different place…
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The web is a different place…AAA Anyone can say
Anything about Any topic
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The web is a different place…AAA Anyone can say
Anything about Any topic
Open world
Some statements haven’t been said yet
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World WILD WebAAA Anyone can say
Anything about Any topic
Open world
Some statements haven’t been said yet
Nonunique naming
An entity may be known by more than one name
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CORE COMPETENCIES NETWORKED TERMINAL OPAC LINKED LIBR.
DATAFormulates consistent data (ALA, AACR)Collocates/disambiguates creators, contributors, titles/series (AACR, NAF)Analyzes resources for subject and form/genre access (LCSH)Classifies library resources by subject area (DDC, LCC)Adds visual elements for printing (ISBD)Encodes machine-actionable data (MARC)Encodes relationships between creators, works, etc. (RDA, BIBFRAME)
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We are not the tools we
use.
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Image creditsSlide 1 [hands holding map] by Sylvia BartyzelSlide 3 More Bridge Work by Thomas HawkSlide 4 Kanincheneule by Martin TeschnerSlide 5 Hierarchy of Competence, Igor KokcharovSlide 6 WAVE Typing, Indiana University Photographic ServicesSlide 7 WAVES Typing Class, Indiana University Photographic
ServicesSlide 12 Square-peg-round-hole-21, Yoel Ben-AvrahamSlide 14 [driving on dirt road], Forrest CavaleSlide 15 [field notes], HelloquenceSlide 20 People working in Card Division, Library of Congress, Washi
ngton, D.C.Slide 22 Students using card catalog, IU News BureauSlide 26 Beehive Model 105 terminal from 1978, Betsy ButlerSlide 30 Information Online Celebration, IU New BureauSlide 33 linked data, Elco van Staveren@cursedstorm
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Allemang, D., & Handler, J. (2011). Semantic web for the working ontologist: Effective modeling in RDFS and OWL (2nd end.). Waltham, MA : Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.
Cutter, Charles A. (1904). Rules for a Dictionary Catalog (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
Gallon, M.R., & Stillman, H.M. (1995 May-June). Putting core competency thinking into practice. Research Technology Management 38(3), 20-28.
Prahalad, C.K., & Hamel, G. (1990 May-June). The core competence of the corporation. Harvard Business Review, 79-91.
Suggested reading
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Thank you!Jennifer A. LissHead, Monographic Image CatalogingIndiana University, Bloomington [email protected]
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