Nylink

Awareness: Local Holdings Maintenance and OCLC

Summary: An update on the status of current and planned online and offline products and services that support Local Holdings Maintenance in WorldCat.

Myrtle Myers [Bio] (Product Manager, Holdings & Local Data, OCLC)

Judy Murran [Bio] (Consulting Database Specialist, OCLC)

Acceptance: Can less than perfect be perfectly ok?

Summary: How to maintain your local holdings through OCLC’s Batch Processing services, and a presentation of the SUNY Oswego batch LHR experience.

Natalie Sturr [Bio] (Coordinator of Library Technology, Penfield Library, State University of New York at Oswego)

Lauren Pinsley [Bio](OCLC Services Manager, Nylink)

Break and snacks

Sharing: Approaches to control and presentation of Serial Holdings (a panel discussion)

Summary: Four presenters will share their perspectives about projects or processes supporting the presentation of serial holdings.

Caryl Ward [Bio], Head of Acquisitions, Binghamton University Libraries

Barbara Swetman, Acquisitions and Serials Librarian, Hamilton College

Miguel Figueroa [Bio], SERHOLD Regional Coordinator, Middle Atlantic Region

Jeff Sohn [Bio], Associate Librarian, Documents and Digital Collections, New York State Library

Openess: Roundtable Discussions

Summary: Participants will identify key issues for discussion with their peers and break into group discussions around common interests, potentially contributing to guidelines or recommendations concerning Local Holdings Maintenance and use of the MARC Holdings Format. Results will be presented/reported back to the group at large.