mla mw, louisville, ky oct. 16, 2015 wendy sistrunk university of missouri—kansas city he ain’t...
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MLA MW, Louisville, KYOct. 16, 2015
Wendy SistrunkUniversity of Missouri—Kansas City
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Student Assistant: Using the Skills of Students for Library Projects
• Initial searching in OCLC: record selection, adding of 7xx access points, and other bibliographic niceties
• Using student assistants from “front desk” to search for and download “acceptable” copy from the web version of OCLC Connexion, adding item record information, but otherwise without much other editing
• Aurally audition unpublished sound recordings for their contents (e.g., transcription discs, instantaneous-cut discs, other)
• Search the Web for information about a recording• Language skills to translate/transliterate various
Student Projects in Music Cataloging
Initial Searching/Editing in OCLC
• Student searches OCLC for “best” match • Adds additional access points based on
local practice (titles, names, other analytics)• Adds item record information from template• Exports to local catalog
Pros/Cons
• Pros• Plow through backlogs• Relieving others of having to add these benefits• Time savings• Piquing interest of budding catalogers!
• Cons• Time needed for full training• Requires detail-oriented student with some understanding of music
Search for and Download “Acceptable” Copy
• Student logs on to Connexion via the web
• Searches for acceptable copy• Adds item record information
from template• Exports record into local catalog
Pros/Cons
• Pros• Quickly move through gift backlogs• Faster availability of materials to patrons
• Cons• Correct record selection (CD/LP, foreign language, fullest)• After initial training, no planned direct supervision• No concrete sense of production and/or project goals met• Easily “distracted” by desk duties
Aurally Audition Unpublished Sound Recordings
Photo courtesy of Sandy Rodriguez
Slide courtesy of Sandy Rodriguez
Pros/Cons
• Pros• Huge help• Time savings!• Piquing interest of budding catalogers!
• Cons• High level of skill required
• Need good listening skills and awareness of musical genres and instrumentation
• Careful training• Minimal noise distractions
Search the Web
http://www.pdmusic.org/1800s/05aw.txthttp:
"All's Well" (1805) Duett. Words by Thomas John Didbin Music by John Braham from "The English Fleet in 1342" [Source: 08/126@Levy]
Pros/Cons
• Pros• Much unique and esoteric information discoverable on the Web• Some very good sites available for free to the researcher
• Cons• Must vet information for its accuracy and reliability• Need to have a well-structured search strategy• Can spend too much time “surfing”
Language Skills
Pros/Cons
• Pros• Tremendous help in transliteration• With this help, many times can “sound out” syllables to arrive at words
• Cons• Some transliteration requires much precision (e.g., Russian and
Ukranian transliteration totally different)• Must trust the expertise of the translator
Other
Thank you!
Wendy SistrunkHead, Special Formats Metadata & Cataloging
University of Missouri—Kansas [email protected]