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32nd Annual Charleston Conference Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition
Thursday, November 8 • 12:45pm - 2:00pm
E-book Cataloging Using the WorldCat Knowledge Base

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Libraries continue to struggle with cataloging e-books, managing records from multiple sources, customizing URLs, merging records from multiple sources, and managing updates and deletes. Holly Tomren, Drexel University, and Sarah Haight Sanabria, Southern Methodist University, will describe their processes for cataloging e-books along with their experiences during the beta pilot test of cataloging e-books using the WorldCat knowledge base. David Whitehair, OCLC, will provide additional information about the new WorldCat knowledge base functionality. Please join us for a lively discussion and share your experiences related to managing e-book cataloging.


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Sarah Haight Sanabria

Head of Collections & Technical Services, Southern Methodist University Libraries
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Holly Tomren

Head, Metadata Services, Drexel University Libraries
Drexel University Libraries
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David Whitehair

Director | Metadata Services, OCLC
David Whitehair and his group manage many of OCLC’s cataloging and metadata services including WorldShare Collection Manager and the WorldCat knowledge base, WorldShare Record Manager, Connexion, and more. David has been with OCLC for over 30 years.  His library career began as... Read More →


Thursday November 8, 2012 12:45pm - 2:00pm EST
Courtyard Marriott Ashley Room 125 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401