Theology Cataloging Bulletin Vol. 24, No 1 • November 2015 3-1 Section 3 Section Three: News and Views (of the ATLA Technical Services Section) LC GENRE/FORM TERMS FOR RELIGIOUS MATERIALS PROJECT The project concluded in October with the following announcement from LC: Forty-five genre/form terms to describe religious materials were approved on October 2, 2015. The religion genre/ form project was a collaboration of PSD and the American Theological Library Association, which coordinated with the Association of Jewish Libraries, the Catholic Library Association, and the Council on East Asian Libraries. PSD thanks all those who worked to develop the list of terms, which includes terms pertinent to several religious traditions. The Library of Congress’ Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access directorate, which catalogs most of the religious materials acquired for the Library’s general collections, has not yet determined its schedule for implementing the genre/form terms for religious works. The date will be announced when it is available. Submitted by Erica Treesh, Database Manager for Religion Complete (ATLA RDB) American Theological Library Association PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES RDA Serials Cataloging Update ALCTS Learn how serials cataloging practices have evolved since the CONSER program approved the use of RDA for cataloging serials. An overview of resources used to support serials cataloging will also be provided. December 8, 2015 $43-$129 Data Visualization for the Rest of Us: Webinar via OCLC WebJunction A Beginner's Guide Discover how to turn library statistics into compelling visuals that effectively tell the story of your library and department. December 15, 2015 FREE http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/data-visualization-for-the-rest-of-us.html Ontologies and Linked Data Library Juice Academy Detailed instruction on SKOS, OWL, MADs/METS/MODS, and the Open Linked Data movement. Strategies for creating taxonomies and ontologies will be covered along with hands-on ontology creation using Open Source tools. December 1-30, 2015 $175 http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/054-ontologies-linked-Dec15.php Easy Patron Surveys Library Juice Academy Participants will learn procedures, techniques, tips, and tricks for designing and implementing effective patron surveys as well as how to analyze and communicate the results of those surveys. January 4-29, 2015 $175 http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/096-patron-surveys.php Introduction to XML Library Juice Academy An introduction to XML and the basic tools for working with XML documents. XML Document Type Definitions (DTD's), Schemas, XPath, XSL stylesheets, and XQuery be discussed and students will explore several Library of Congress standards such as Dublin Core, MARCXML, and MODS. Theology Cataloging Bulletin Vol. 24, No 1• November 2015 3-2 Section 3 February 1-26, 2015 Library Juice Academy http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/019-intro-xml.php Submitted by Leslie Engelson, Metadata Librarian Waterfield Library, Murray State University SELECTED ARTICLES FROM CURRENT LIBRARY JOURNALS Brantley, Peter. "Fun with Metadata: How RDF Can Vastly Improve Book Discovery." PublishersWeekly 262, no. 24 ( June 15, 2015): 54. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/trade-shows-events/ article/67121-ala-2015-fun-with-metadata.html Carrico, Steven B., et al. "What Cost and Usage Data Reveals About E-Book Acquisitions." Library Resources & Technical Services 59, no. 3 ( July 2015): 102-111. Chant, Ian. "The Art of Weeding." Library Journal 140, no. 11 ( June 15, 2015): 34-37. Guajardo, Richard, and Jamie Carlstone. "Converting Your E-Resource Records to RDA." Serials Librarian 68, no. 1-4 ( January 2015): 197-204. Hess, Julia I. "Managing Change in Copy Cataloging Procedure at the University of San Diego." Technical Services Quarterly 32, no. 4 (October 2015): 373-382. Ilik, Violeta. "Cataloger Makeover: Creating Non-MARC Name Authorities." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 53, no. 3/4 (April 2015): 382-398. Lundrigan, Courtney, Kevin Manuel, and May Yan. "Pretty Rad": Explorations in User Satisfaction with a Discovery Layer at Ryerson University." College & Research Libraries 76, no. 1 ( January 2015): 43-62. http://crl.acrl.org/ content/76/1/43.full.pdf+html Mitchell, Erik T. "Reproducibility and Its Application to Technical Service Processes." Technical Services Quarterly 32, no. 4 (October 2015): 402-413. Mueller, Kat Landry, Molly Thompson, and Zach Valdes. "Ready, Set, Hire! Perceptions of new technical services librarian preparedness." Library Leadership & Management 29, no. 4 (August 2015): 1-33. Nelson, David, and Linda Turney. "What's In A Word? Rethinking Facet Headings in a Discovery Service." Information Technology & Libraries 34, no. 2 ( June 2015): 76-91. Petrucciani, Alberto. "Quality of Library Catalogs and Value of (Good) Catalogs." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 53, no. 3/4 (April 2015): 303-313. Powell, Melissa M. “Cataloging as Value-Added Library Service.” Colorado Virtual Library TechnologyTips, September 3, 2015, Colorado State Library. http://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/technology/cataloging-as- value-added-library-service/ Thacker, Curtis, and Charles Knutson. “Barriers to Initiation of Open Source Software Projects in Libraries.” Code4Lib Journal no. 29 (2015). http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/10665 Wu, Mary. “The Future of Institutional Repositories at Small Academic Institutions: Analysis and Insights.” D-Lib Magazine 21, no. 9/10 (September/October 2015). http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september15/wu/09wu.html