Theology Cataloging Bulletin
Vol. 26, No 1 • November 2017 3-1 Section 3

Section Three: News and Views
(of the Members of the ATLA Technical Services Section)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Authority Control       Library Juice Academy
Demystifies authority control and explores the value it adds to library catalogs. Includes a 
discussion about evaluating authority work for different libraries' needs.

January 8-February 2, 2018     $175
http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/134-authority-control.php

Excel for Librarians       Library Juice Academy
Explores tools such as pivot tables, filters, conditional logic, and the VLOOKUO formula 
and how to apply them to analyze data.

January 8-Feburary 2, 2018
http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/153-excel.php   $175

Getting Started with Digital Image Collections   Library Juice Academy
This course will cover user behaviours and attitudes, how different metadata standards 
present information to the end user, and steps for creating and preserving digital images.

February 5-March 2, 2018     $175
http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/036-digital-image-collections.php

Metadata Design       Library Juice Academy
Learn the tools of metadata design, design an XML schema, and apply these elements to
existing metadata schemas.

March 5-30, 2018      $175
http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/105-metadata-design.php 

Library of Congress BIBFRAME Pilot Phase Two  ALCTS
Understand the initiative and advancements with BIBFRAME. Includes a review of LD4P 
initiatives, PCC's BIBFRAME Task Group, and RDA's influence on BIBFRAME 2.

March 7, 2018       FREE
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/100417

Submitted by 
Leslie Engelson, Metadata Librarian
Waterfield Library, Murray State University

SELECTED ARTICLES FROM CURRENT LIBRARY JOURNALS

Allen, Amy Leigh. “Lessons Learned in Partnerships and Practice: Adopting Open Source Institutional Repository 
Software.” Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 5, no. 1 (2017): 1-15, doi: http://doi.org/10.7710/2162-
3309.2170

Behnert, Christiane and Dirk Lewandowski. "Known-item Searches Resulting in Zero Hits: Considerations for 
Discovery Systems." Journal of Academic Librarianship 43, no. 2 (March 2017): 128-134. 

Doran, Claire and Cheryl Martin. "Measuring Success in Outsourced Cataloging: A Data-Driven Investigation." 
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 55, no. 5 ( July 2017): 307-317.