Lauren Pinsley
OCLC Services Manager
As OCLC Services Manager, Lauren is part of the Member Programs team, and directly supervises Nylink's OCLC support team. A librarian and cataloger by background, Lauren has been a member of the Nylink staff since 1989. Since joining Nylink, she has developed many training sessions, covering topics ranging from cataloging of electronic resources and other non-print formats, searching WorldCat, local holdings maintenance in Connexion, and WorldCat Collection Analysis to data mining concepts. Lauren also teaches and supports users of the Connexion interface. Before joining Nylink, Lauren was a law librarian, and prior to receiving her MLS from Queens College, Graduate School of Library & Information Studies (GSLIS), in January of 1981, her favorite job was being a bicycle messenger in New York City.
Her professional interests are in cataloging, data mining, technical services and workflow issues relating to implementation of technology.
A frequent trainer, Lauren teaches an average of 20 classes per year for Nylink, and has taught “Rules and Tools for Cataloging Internet Resources” for SCCTP. In addition, Lauren has been a member of the adjunct faculty at the School of Information Science and Policy, Nelson A. Rockefeller School of Public Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York, where she has taught ISP 603, Information Processing.
Favorite authors include: Olga Broumas, Audre Lorde, Neil Stephenson and Jeanette Winterson. Favorite activities include cooking, gardening, reading, listening to music, and watching DIY television shows.
Lauren is currently instructor for the following classes and demonstrations:
- Boosting Productivity with the Connexion Browser
- Boosting Productivity with the Connexion Client
- Cataloging Electronic Serials
- Cataloging Web Sites
- Cataloging With OCLC the Connexion Browser
- Cataloging With OCLC the Connexion Client
- CatExpress
- Exploring Connexion Searching
- Introduction to Data Mining for Libraries
- Local Holdings Record Updating by Batch
- MARC Format for Holdings Data
- Searching OCLC with Connexion
- Searching Tips & Tricks
- WorldCat Collection Analysis
Upcoming Events
Library Assistants' Day
October 16, 2008
Holiday Inn
Syracuse, NY
New York Resource Sharing Summit 2008
10/23/08 - 10/24/08
Holiday Inn
Saratoga Springs, NY