Sheet music cataloging - Gaylord procedures (and misc.)
Friday, June 30th
Today I met briefly with Brad to talk about how things are going and where to go next. I need to clean up the mess I made with sorting the uncataloged box of sheet music (I planned on doing that on Saturday, but I'll be doing it on Monday instead). We talked about the fact that it can be frustrating to have a plan of action and then come to find that you're limited by system capabilities, etc. Even if I only get a few metadata records ready to go for inclusion in the SMC, though, at least it will have been a good exercise and we'll know what's possible with our current configuration and capabilities. Since it's probably going to be a lot more time-consuming than initially anticipated, I probably won't get as far as I would have liked. I also don't know what the minimum number of records the SMC will accept to be included, but Brad seemed to think that as long as it sounds like we've got a plan, they'll be happy to include us.
I also met with Mark for several hours to look at local sheet music cataloging policies and procedures. I saw the default records that had been created (that prompt the cataloger to add information in prescribed fields) and watched Mark do a couple of examples. The previous bound volume I had chosen will probably not be the best to start with for various reasons, so I think I'll choose v. 70 instead (looked like it would have some interesting aspects to it). I don't think I'll get around to doing any cataloging until after I get back from the music cataloging workshop next week, so it will be interesting to see how much of what I learn there I'll be able to put to good use!
One additional idea I had: I don't know if it's possible to export records from OCLC's Connexion in XML/Dublin Core. It might be possible to just work with the Balmer and Weber records, bring the records we have up to OCLC standards (or use OCLC records that might already be there), and export from there. We'd need to add our holdings for these, though. But, that's something we've been talking about - how it might improve access to the collection if our holdings are set in OCLC (with the whole Open Worldcat thing). Something I need to look into...
Hours today: 3
Total hours completed: 24
Today I met briefly with Brad to talk about how things are going and where to go next. I need to clean up the mess I made with sorting the uncataloged box of sheet music (I planned on doing that on Saturday, but I'll be doing it on Monday instead). We talked about the fact that it can be frustrating to have a plan of action and then come to find that you're limited by system capabilities, etc. Even if I only get a few metadata records ready to go for inclusion in the SMC, though, at least it will have been a good exercise and we'll know what's possible with our current configuration and capabilities. Since it's probably going to be a lot more time-consuming than initially anticipated, I probably won't get as far as I would have liked. I also don't know what the minimum number of records the SMC will accept to be included, but Brad seemed to think that as long as it sounds like we've got a plan, they'll be happy to include us.
I also met with Mark for several hours to look at local sheet music cataloging policies and procedures. I saw the default records that had been created (that prompt the cataloger to add information in prescribed fields) and watched Mark do a couple of examples. The previous bound volume I had chosen will probably not be the best to start with for various reasons, so I think I'll choose v. 70 instead (looked like it would have some interesting aspects to it). I don't think I'll get around to doing any cataloging until after I get back from the music cataloging workshop next week, so it will be interesting to see how much of what I learn there I'll be able to put to good use!
One additional idea I had: I don't know if it's possible to export records from OCLC's Connexion in XML/Dublin Core. It might be possible to just work with the Balmer and Weber records, bring the records we have up to OCLC standards (or use OCLC records that might already be there), and export from there. We'd need to add our holdings for these, though. But, that's something we've been talking about - how it might improve access to the collection if our holdings are set in OCLC (with the whole Open Worldcat thing). Something I need to look into...
Hours today: 3
Total hours completed: 24
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