As seen on p. 12 May/June 2011 American Libraries: Periodically there is a post on Autocat, the cataloger discussion list, with some variation on “as a single professional in a (fill in type of library), I am faced with having to catalog. I did not take a cataloging course in library school. How can I…?” [...]
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June 22, 2011
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A Cataloging Education
By Jason W. Dean in American Library Association, Librarianship, Library
October 4, 2010
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Cataloging, RDA, and MARC
By Jason W. Dean in American Library Association, Cataloging, LibraryThere has been a great deal of talk recently about MARC and RDA – which should not be surprising to those of you all who are catalogers (which is a few of us). Jason Thomale’s recent article in Code4Lib, Interpreting MARC: Where’s the Bibliographic Data? was an excellent semi-outsider look at cataloging from a programmer/systems [...]
September 30, 2010
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Banned Books Week
By Jason W. Dean in American Library Association, Culture, Librarianship, Library, Library Advocacy, Library HistoryThis week, the ALA and libraries in many places are celebrating Banned Books Week. It’s a wonderful idea, and something I am proud of my profession for – the active advocacy on behalf of our right to free speech here in the United States.
July 8, 2010
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ALA 2010 Reflections
By Jason W. Dean in American Library Association, LibraryWell, I think I have had enough time to digest my experiences at my first Annual conference of the American Library Association. This is a pretty good video representation of how I felt, blown away by everything there:
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June 23, 2010
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ALA, 2010
By Jason W. Dean in American Library Association, Library, Personal, TravelWell, reader, Jen and I leave tomorrow for ALA in DC, and we sure are excited. If you are going/are in the area, let us know if you’d like to meet up. Meanwhile, just hold on to your britches for our return – hopefully I will have good stuff to write about, and I feel [...]
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