TCB: Technical Services in Religion & Theology
type: channel
description: TCB: Technical Services in Religion & Theology (ISSN 1548-8497), an open access publication of Atla, is a resource for technical services librarians with a focus on the fields of religion and theology.
publisher: Atla
language: en
publication name: TCB: Technical Services in Religion & Theology
issn: 1548-8497
copyright: TCB is an open access serial publication of Atla and published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode. Material reproduced from the Library of Congress is in the public domain and is not subject to the Creative Commons license. Authors of the “Perspectives and Practices” column grant Atla an exclusive right of first publication, display and distribution and retain all other rights.
items: Professional Development Opportunities
items: LC Headings and Classification from April-May 2025 Lists
items: AI in Technical Services Revisited 2025
items: Review of LCSH Recommendation Tool
items: The Little Bot That Couldn't
items: The Art of Cataloging Meets GenAI
items: Transcription of Audio and Video with OpenAI’s Whisper
items: Leave the Judgment to Me
items: Automate and Expedite
items: To Err Is Human, to Detect Errors Is Human-in-the-Loop
items: LC Headings and Classification from January - March 2025 Lists
items: Subject Headings & Controlled Vocabularies
items: From Mandates to Phobias
items: LC Headings and Classification from December 2024 Lists
items: Technical Services and the Pandemic
items: LC Headings and Classification from November - December 2024 Lists
items: Cataloging Ethics and Subject Headings
items: LCSH, Transparency, and the Impact of Collective Action
items: Two Hurricanes and Four Months in the Life of a New Editor-in-Chief
items: LC Headings and Classification from July 2024–September 2024 Lists
items: AI in Technical Services
items: LC Headings and Classification from May-June 2024 Lists
items: Non-Traditional and Ephemeral Materials
items: Bridging Collection Development and Cataloging
items: LC Headings and Classification from March 2024–April 2024 Lists

Professional Development Opportunities
type: item
subject: Professional Development Opportunities & News
  topic: section
subject: Acquisitions
  topic: keywords
subject: Cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: Digital collections
  topic: keywords
subject: Metadata
  topic: keywords
subject: Electronic resource management
  topic: keywords
subject: Coding
  topic: keywords
creator: Nicholas Friesner
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Nicholas Friesner https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-01-29
publication date: 2026-01-29
starting page: 42
ending page: 51
doi: 10.31046/a5dhnc38

LC Headings and Classification from April-May 2025 Lists
type: item
subject: LC Headings & Classification
  topic: section
subject: Subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: LCSH
  topic: keywords
subject: LC subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Classification numbers
  topic: keywords
subject: LCC
  topic: keywords
subject: LC classification numbers
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress classification numbers
  topic: keywords
creator: Brinna Michael
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Brinna Michael https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-01-29
publication date: 2026-01-29
starting page: 37
ending page: 41
doi: 10.31046/fqamj972

AI in Technical Services Revisited 2025
type: item
subject: Bibliography
  topic: section
subject: artificial intelligence
  topic: keywords
subject: library
  topic: keywords
subject: technical services
  topic: keywords
subject: catalog
  topic: keywords
subject: cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: metadata
  topic: keywords
subject: AI
  topic: keywords
subject: Generative Artificial Intelligence
  topic: keywords
subject: large language model
  topic: keywords
subject: LLM
  topic: keywords
subject: library
  topic: subjects
subject: technical services
  topic: subjects
subject: artificial intelligence
  topic: subjects
subject: AI
  topic: subjects
subject: generative artificial intelligence
  topic: subjects
subject: catalog
  topic: subjects
subject: cataloging
  topic: subjects
subject: large language model
  topic: subjects
subject: LLM
  topic: subjects
subject: academic libraries
  topic: subjects
creator: Timothy Hasin
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Timothy Hasin https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-01-29
publication date: 2026-01-29
starting page: 32
ending page: 36
doi: 10.31046/n272ep93

Review of LCSH Recommendation Tool
type: item
subject: Reviews
  topic: section
subject: Cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress Subject Headings
  topic: keywords
subject: AI
  topic: keywords
subject: Cataloging
  topic: subjects
subject: Library of Congress Subject Headings
  topic: subjects
subject: AI
  topic: subjects
creator: Yoko Ferguson
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Yoko Ferguson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-01-29
publication date: 2026-01-29
starting page: 26
ending page: 31
doi: 10.31046/5dwqrf84

The Little Bot That Couldn't
type: item
subject: Perspectives & Practices
  topic: section
subject: AI assistant
  topic: keywords
subject: Chatbot
  topic: keywords
subject: Learning through failure
  topic: keywords
subject: Experimentation
  topic: keywords
subject: AI assistant
  topic: subjects
subject: Chatbot
  topic: subjects
subject: Experimental learning
  topic: subjects
creator: Leslie Engelson
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Leslie A. Engelson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-01-29
publication date: 2026-01-29
starting page: 8
ending page: 10
doi: 10.31046/56868458

The Art of Cataloging Meets GenAI
type: item
subject: Perspectives & Practices
  topic: section
subject: Cataloging with AI
  topic: keywords
subject: Metadata Enrichment
  topic: keywords
subject: Table of Contents
  topic: keywords
subject: Record enrichment
  topic: keywords
subject: Prompt Engineering
  topic: keywords
subject: Cataloging
  topic: subjects
subject: Cataloging with AI
  topic: subjects
subject: MARC records
  topic: subjects
subject: 505 field
  topic: subjects
subject: Table of Contents
  topic: subjects
subject: Prompt Engineering
  topic: subjects
subject: Generated Content
  topic: subjects
subject: Workflow Improvement
  topic: subjects
creator: Eric Feikert
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Eric Feikert https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-01-29
publication date: 2026-01-29
starting page: 11
ending page: 15
doi: 10.31046/8hqmac47

Transcription of Audio and Video with OpenAI’s Whisper
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subject: Perspectives & Practices
  topic: section
subject: OpenAI
  topic: keywords
subject: Whisper
  topic: keywords
subject: Digitization
  topic: keywords
subject: Transcription
  topic: keywords
subject: Automatic speech recognition
  topic: keywords
subject: OpenAI
  topic: subjects
subject: Whisper
  topic: subjects
subject: Digitization
  topic: subjects
subject: Transcription
  topic: subjects
subject: Automatic speech recognition
  topic: subjects
creator: Margarete Wilkey
creator: Geoffrey Wood
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Margarete Wilkey, Geoffrey D. Wood https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-01-29
publication date: 2026-01-29
starting page: 21
ending page: 25
doi: 10.31046/1kzwwt51

Leave the Judgment to Me
type: item
subject: Perspectives & Practices
  topic: section
subject: AI, LCSH, cataloging
  topic: keywords
creator: Laura Daniels
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Laura Daniels https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-01-29
publication date: 2026-01-29
starting page: 1
ending page: 4
doi: 10.31046/8z59c449

Automate and Expedite
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subject: Perspectives & Practices
  topic: section
subject: artificial intelligence
  topic: keywords
subject: migrations
  topic: keywords
subject: metadata
  topic: keywords
subject: course reserves
  topic: keywords
subject: artificial intelligence
  topic: subjects
subject: metadata
  topic: subjects
subject: migrations
  topic: subjects
subject: course reserves
  topic: subjects
creator: Challen Wright
creator: Shelly Johnson
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Challen R. Wright, Shelly Johnson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-01-29
publication date: 2026-01-29
starting page: 16
ending page: 20
doi: 10.31046/qpqzb436

To Err Is Human, to Detect Errors Is Human-in-the-Loop
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subject: Perspectives & Practices
  topic: section
subject: artificial intelligence
  topic: keywords
subject: cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: Artificial intelligence
  topic: subjects
subject: Cataloging
  topic: subjects
subject: Technical services (Libraries)
  topic: subjects
creator: William Blueher
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 William Blueher https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2026-01-29
publication date: 2026-01-29
starting page: 5
ending page: 7
doi: 10.31046/2d3qzt48

LC Headings and Classification from January - March 2025 Lists
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subject: LC Headings & Classification
  topic: section
subject: Library of Congress Classification
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress Subject Headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress classification
  topic: subjects
subject: Library of Congress Subject Headings
  topic: subjects
creator: Timothy Hasin
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Timothy Hasin https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-10-29
publication date: 2025-10-29
starting page: 10
ending page: 16
doi: 10.31046/mrdc1j43

Professional Development Opportunities
type: item
subject: Professional Development Opportunities & News
  topic: section
subject: Acquisitions
  topic: keywords
subject: Cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: Metadata
  topic: keywords
subject: Digital Collections
  topic: keywords
subject: project management
  topic: keywords
creator: Nicholas Friesner
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Nicholas Friesner https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-10-29
publication date: 2025-10-29
starting page: 17
ending page: 23
doi: 10.31046/4hn7ta06

Subject Headings & Controlled Vocabularies
type: item
subject: Bibliography
  topic: section
subject: LC subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: controlled vocabularies
  topic: keywords
subject: ISO standards
  topic: keywords
subject: SACO
  topic: keywords
subject: PCC
  topic: keywords
subject: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: Indigenous controlled vocabularies
  topic: keywords
subject: Author keywords
  topic: keywords
subject: AI
  topic: keywords
creator: Brinna Michael
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Brinna Michael https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-10-29
publication date: 2025-10-29
starting page: 6
ending page: 9
doi: 10.31046/w7gsgj20

From Mandates to Phobias
type: item
subject: Perspectives & Practices
  topic: section
subject: Library of Congress Subject Headings
  topic: keywords
subject: controlled vocabularies
  topic: keywords
subject: thesaurus
  topic: keywords
subject: Atla Religion Database
  topic: keywords
subject: RDB
  topic: keywords
subject: Tian
  topic: keywords
subject: Mandate of Heaven
  topic: keywords
subject: Fear of poor people
  topic: keywords
subject: Aporophobia
  topic: keywords
subject: Atla
  topic: keywords
subject: Atla
  topic: subjects
subject: LCSH
  topic: subjects
subject: Library of Congress Subject Headings
  topic: subjects
subject: controlled vocabularies
  topic: subjects
subject: Tian
  topic: subjects
subject: Mandate of Heaven
  topic: subjects
subject: Fear of poor people
  topic: subjects
subject: cataloging
  topic: subjects
creator: Jill Annitto
creator: Lianghao Lu
creator: Barnaby Hughes
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Jill Annitto, Lianghao Lu, Barnaby Hughes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-10-29
publication date: 2025-10-29
starting page: 1
ending page: 5
doi: 10.31046/7bk6b880

LC Headings and Classification from December 2024 Lists
type: item
subject: LC Headings & Classification
  topic: section
subject: Subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: LCSH
  topic: keywords
subject: LC subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Classification numbers
  topic: keywords
subject: LCC
  topic: keywords
subject: LC classification numbers
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress classification numbers
  topic: keywords
subject: subject headings
  topic: subjects
subject: LCSH
  topic: subjects
subject: LC subject headings
  topic: subjects
subject: Library of Congress subject headings
  topic: subjects
subject: classification numbers
  topic: subjects
subject: LCC
  topic: subjects
subject: LC classification numbers
  topic: subjects
subject: Library of Congress classification numbers
  topic: subjects
creator: Nicholas Friesner
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Nicholas Friesner https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-08-22
publication date: 2025-08-22
starting page: 4
ending page: 6
doi: 10.31046/aeysbs31

Professional Development Opportunities
type: item
subject: Professional Development Opportunities & News
  topic: section
subject: Metadata
  topic: keywords
subject: Cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: Leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: Management
  topic: keywords
subject: DEI
  topic: keywords
subject: Accessibility
  topic: keywords
subject: Technology
  topic: keywords
subject: Digital Collections
  topic: keywords
subject: Electronic Resource Management
  topic: keywords
subject: Copyright
  topic: keywords
subject: Data Sovereignty
  topic: keywords
subject: Webinars
  topic: keywords
subject: Metadata
  topic: subjects
subject: Cataloging
  topic: subjects
subject: Leadership
  topic: subjects
subject: Management
  topic: subjects
subject: DEI
  topic: subjects
subject: Accessibility
  topic: subjects
subject: Technology
  topic: subjects
subject: Digital Collections
  topic: subjects
subject: Electronic Resource Management
  topic: subjects
subject: Copyright
  topic: subjects
subject: Data Sovereignty
  topic: subjects
subject: Webinars
  topic: subjects
creator: Brinna Michael
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Brinna Michael https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-08-22
publication date: 2025-08-22
starting page: 7
ending page: 15
doi: 10.31046/eggn4s98

Technical Services and the Pandemic
type: item
subject: Bibliography
  topic: section
subject: Academic Libraries
  topic: keywords
subject: technical services
  topic: keywords
subject: pandemic
  topic: keywords
subject: COVID
  topic: keywords
subject: COVID-19
  topic: keywords
subject: Covid
  topic: keywords
subject: Remote Work
  topic: keywords
subject: approval plans
  topic: keywords
subject: ebooks
  topic: keywords
subject: Electronic Resources
  topic: keywords
subject: technical services
  topic: subjects
subject: disruption
  topic: subjects
subject: pandemic
  topic: subjects
subject: academic libraries
  topic: subjects
subject: Covid
  topic: subjects
creator: Timothy Hasin
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Timothy Hasin https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-08-22
publication date: 2025-08-22
starting page: 1
ending page: 3
doi: 10.31046/sk971v51

LC Headings and Classification from November - December 2024 Lists
type: item
subject: LC Headings & Classification
  topic: section
subject: Genre/form terms
  topic: keywords
subject: LCGFT
  topic: keywords
subject: LC genre/form terms
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
  topic: keywords
subject: Demographic group terms
  topic: keywords
subject: LCDGT
  topic: keywords
subject: LC demographic group terms
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress demographic group terms
  topic: keywords
subject: library of congress demographic group terms
  topic: subjects
subject: library of congress genre/form terms
  topic: subjects
subject: cataloging
  topic: subjects
creator: Brinna Michael
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Brinna Michael https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-04-28
publication date: 2025-04-28
starting page: 7
ending page: 8
doi: 10.31046/xpp0mh63

Cataloging Ethics and Subject Headings
type: item
subject: Bibliography
  topic: section
subject: cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: cataloging ethics
  topic: keywords
subject: subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: bibliography
  topic: subjects
subject: cataloging ethics
  topic: subjects
subject: subject headings
  topic: subjects
creator: Timothy Hasin
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Timothy Hasin https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-04-28
publication date: 2025-04-28
starting page: 4
ending page: 6
doi: 10.31046/rjtd7r24

Professional Development Opportunities
type: item
subject: Professional Development Opportunities & News
  topic: section
subject: Cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: Metadata
  topic: keywords
subject: Leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: Management
  topic: keywords
subject: Coding
  topic: keywords
subject: professional development
  topic: subjects
subject: library science education
  topic: subjects
creator: Nicholas Friesner
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Nicholas Friesner https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-04-28
publication date: 2025-04-28
starting page: 9
ending page: 12
doi: 10.31046/5c3aq708

LCSH, Transparency, and the Impact of Collective Action
type: item
description: A narrative reflection on the impact of professional networking and collective action to enact change through the Library of Congress Subject Heading proposal process.
subject: Perspectives & Practices
  topic: section
subject: LCSH
  topic: keywords
subject: controlled vocabularies
  topic: keywords
subject: LGBTQ+ terms
  topic: keywords
subject: collective action
  topic: keywords
subject: LCSH
  topic: subjects
subject: Library of Congress subject headings
  topic: subjects
subject: SACO
  topic: subjects
subject: PCC
  topic: subjects
subject: Program for Cooperative Cataloging
  topic: subjects
subject: collective action
  topic: subjects
creator: Brinna Michael
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Brinna Michael https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-04-28
publication date: 2025-04-28
starting page: 1
ending page: 3
doi: 10.31046/h01fq272

Two Hurricanes and Four Months in the Life of a New Editor-in-Chief
type: item
subject: Perspectives & Practices
  topic: section
subject: editor-in-chief
  topic: keywords
subject: initiatives
  topic: keywords
subject: journal
  topic: keywords
subject: editor-in-chief
  topic: subjects
subject: initiatives
  topic: subjects
subject: journal
  topic: subjects
creator: Andrew Sulavik
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Andrew Sulavik https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-01-30
publication date: 2025-01-30
starting page: 1
ending page: 2
doi: 10.31046/rfxm9b20

LC Headings and Classification from July 2024–September 2024 Lists
type: item
subject: LC Headings & Classification
  topic: section
subject: Subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: LCSH
  topic: keywords
subject: LC subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Genre/form terms
  topic: keywords
subject: LCGFT
  topic: keywords
subject: LC genre/form terms
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress genre/form terms
  topic: keywords
subject: Demographic group terms
  topic: keywords
subject: LCDGT
  topic: keywords
subject: LC demographic group terms
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress demographic group terms
  topic: keywords
subject: Classification numbers
  topic: keywords
subject: LCC
  topic: keywords
subject: LC classification numbers
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress classification numbers
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress subject headings
  topic: subjects
subject: Library of Congress classification
  topic: subjects
creator: Nicholas Friesner
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Nicholas Friesner https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-01-30
publication date: 2025-01-30
starting page: 6
ending page: 12
doi: 10.31046/0na62t85

Professional Development Opportunities
type: item
subject: Professional Development Opportunities & News
  topic: section
subject: Professional Development
  topic: keywords
subject: Conference
  topic: keywords
subject: Webinar
  topic: keywords
subject: Professional Development
  topic: subjects
creator: Tim Hasin
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Tim Hasin https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-01-30
publication date: 2025-01-30
starting page: 13
ending page: 19
doi: 10.31046/xgy2vh92

AI in Technical Services
type: item
subject: Bibliography
  topic: section
subject: AI
  topic: keywords
subject: artificial intelligence
  topic: keywords
subject: generative ai
  topic: keywords
subject: LLM
  topic: keywords
subject: large language models
  topic: keywords
subject: cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: copyright
  topic: keywords
subject: ethics
  topic: keywords
subject: machine learning
  topic: keywords
subject: digital preservation
  topic: keywords
subject: metadata
  topic: keywords
subject: artificial intelligence
  topic: subjects
subject: technical services
  topic: subjects
creator: Brinna Michael
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Brinna Michael https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2025-01-30
publication date: 2025-01-30
starting page: 3
ending page: 5
doi: 10.31046/xnparq96

LC Headings and Classification from May-June 2024 Lists
type: item
subject: LC Headings & Classification
  topic: section
subject: Subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: LCSH
  topic: keywords
subject: LC subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Demographic group terms
  topic: keywords
subject: LCDGT
  topic: keywords
subject: LC demographic group terms
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress demographic group terms
  topic: keywords
subject: classification
  topic: subjects
subject: library of congress subject headings
  topic: subjects
subject: cataloging
  topic: subjects
creator: Nicholas Friesner
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 Nicholas Friesner https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2024-10-31
publication date: 2024-10-31
starting page: 14
ending page: 22
doi: 10.31046/c3ehr858

Professional Development Opportunities
type: item
subject: Professional Development Opportunities & News
  topic: section
subject: Cataloging
  topic: keywords
subject: Metadata
  topic: keywords
subject: Electronic Resource Management
  topic: keywords
subject: Management
  topic: keywords
subject: Leadership
  topic: keywords
subject: Authority control
  topic: keywords
subject: Cataloging Training
  topic: keywords
subject: electronic resources
  topic: keywords
subject: bibframe
  topic: keywords
subject: linked data
  topic: keywords
subject: human resources
  topic: keywords
subject: cataloging music
  topic: keywords
subject: Personnel Management
  topic: keywords
subject: Technology
  topic: keywords
subject: Coding
  topic: keywords
subject: Writing
  topic: keywords
subject: Editing
  topic: keywords
subject: professional development
  topic: subjects
subject: librarians
  topic: subjects
creator: Timothy Hasin
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 Tim Hasin https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2024-10-31
publication date: 2024-10-31
starting page: 23
ending page: 27
doi: 10.31046/tz02dz68

Non-Traditional and Ephemeral Materials
type: item
subject: Bibliography
  topic: section
subject: graffiti
  topic: keywords
subject: magnetic media
  topic: keywords
subject: radio
  topic: keywords
subject: travel guides
  topic: keywords
subject: AI
  topic: keywords
subject: 3D
  topic: keywords
subject: social media
  topic: keywords
subject: chapbooks
  topic: keywords
subject: costumes
  topic: keywords
subject: clothing
  topic: keywords
subject: digital art
  topic: keywords
subject: games
  topic: keywords
creator: Brinna Michael
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 Brinna Michael https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2024-10-31
publication date: 2024-10-31
starting page: 12
ending page: 13
doi: 10.31046/6wjnbh70

Bridging Collection Development and Cataloging
type: item
description: Cross-departmental collaboration and communication are important to the efficiency and success of a library’s acquisitions, cataloging, and collections maintenance workflows. This article shares workflows developed at the Centre College Library that streamline processes and keep affiliated staff aware of common issues and idiosyncrasies in the areas of ordering, cataloging, and weeding. It provides an overview of micro-training implemented for non-catalogers using the OCLC Worldshare Management Services (WMS) Acquisitions module; and discusses the importance of ongoing communication between the Acquisitions and Cataloging departments to ensure maximum accuracy of the ordering, cataloging, and processing of print materials in the collection. This article will be particularly useful to librarians at small colleges with small technical services and acquisitions departments, and librarians looking to bridge workflows across departments.
subject: Perspectives & Practices
  topic: section
subject: workflows, cataloging, technical services, collection development, acquisitions, cross-departmental collaboration
  topic: keywords
subject: workflows
  topic: subjects
subject: cataloging
  topic: subjects
subject: technical services
  topic: subjects
subject: collection development
  topic: subjects
subject: library acquisitions
  topic: subjects
subject: cross-departmental collaboration
  topic: subjects
creator: Crystal Ellis
creator: Beth Morgan
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 Crystal Ellis, Beth Morgan https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2024-10-31
publication date: 2024-10-31
starting page: 7
ending page: 11
doi: 10.31046/jm0d9853

LC Headings and Classification from March 2024–April 2024 Lists
type: item
subject: LC Headings & Classification
  topic: section
subject: LC subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: LCSH
  topic: keywords
subject: Subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress subject headings
  topic: keywords
subject: Classification numbers
  topic: keywords
subject: LCC
  topic: keywords
subject: LC classification numbers
  topic: keywords
subject: Library of Congress classification numbers
  topic: keywords
creator: Nicholas Friesner
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 Nicholas Friesner https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
date: 2024-08-08
publication date: 2024-08-08
starting page: 6
ending page: 12
doi: 10.31046/974eap52