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CMS 2022.03.01

Announcements

  1. Save the date: March 15, 2PM, MSU FOLIO cataloging preview

    1. Scheduled during our regular CMS meeting slot (and extended slightly, duration TBD); will be inviting original & copy catalogers, others throughout TS. Following up with one-on-one meetings with members of the Cataloging & Metadata Task Force.

    2. Will review Folio record structure, navigation basics, methods for bringing bib records into the system, and MARC editing; basic documentation and videos also in the works.

    3. Will we be able to preview the Marc Authorities App?

      1. No, we won’t be on Lotus yet at that time.

  2. Core Interest Group Week, March 7-11

    1. Discussion/presentation sessions, free to register and attend on Zoom; most or all sessions have caps of 300 attendees, so arrive early to avoid disappointment.

  3. PCC FAQ documents on contacting authors/creators

    1. Use these as background for authors or creators you are contacting in the course of name authority work, or for your own decision making about making such contacts.

  4. Folio Community and Ukraine

    1. The Folio Community is global and in many cases employs developers from around the world. There are development teams based in Belarus and Ukraine who have been active on tools and features that we are directly interested in and giving feedback on. Some of them are directly impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. We collectively acknowledge this and share our hopes for their safety, their well-being and peace for their country.

Tech Services Space Updates

  1. New lighting in TS:

    1. First floor staff areas, including TS, having new LED light bulbs installed; work is ongoing.

    2. Kay obtained confirmation that we will be able to deactivate bulbs after IPF have installed them, to restore lower levels of light needed by some staff.

  2. SPC move and TS personnel:

    1. Construction project to begin sometime this calendar year.

    2. TS personnel seated on 3E will be impacted, as everyone will have to be cleared from that floor. You may be brought back into TS space on 1W, or seated elsewhere in the building - none of this is settled yet. But please keep in mind that windows for movement currently discussed range from August to December of this year. Joshua will reach out individually as discussion progresses.

Folio updates

  1. Copious feedback given to EBSCO regarding latest test migration throughout February.

  2. Test tenant has been updated to Kiwi release, which includes new features such as initial bound-with linking functionality, Elastic Search; Theo reloading our data this week post-upgrade.

  3. CMTF working on documentation, short videos for you, for our March 15 event.

Round robin

  1. Tad: recataloging our 1492 copy of Malleus Maleficarum (Hammer of witches) to record marginalia that appears to originate from Poland, Slovakia.

  2. Lisa:

    1. Indigenous peoples headings: we have approval and funding to change catalog subject language describing Indigenous peoples of North and South America with terminology other than “Indians”, partnering with Backstage. Collecting records to send forward for this project requires individual searches to sort through the various uses in our catalog of the term “Indian” in subject headings. Working to have this complete before migration to Folio.

    2. Visit to State Library of Victoria: a great exhibit on history of books, including coverage of marginalia. Also saw coverage of their zine collection. See videos on their YouTube channel.

  3. Tim: now managing the Map Library’s Instagram account.

  4. Nicole: re: contacting creators from above, Nicole worked with Elisa who contacted a creator group on Nicole’s behalf via Instagram, and got back a history of the group that way.

CMS 2022.02.01

Special Collections Paging Procedures for Catalogers

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  1. Assessment of 4th test migration is underway.

  2. Record import processes had issues, but now resolved, so CMTF moving ahead with plans to schedule sessions for familiarizing more catalogers with FOLIO. Plan is to have one big group session, then one-on-one sessions between CMTF members and catalogers. Aiming to do within February. One-on-one sessions could be virtual or in-person depending on needs and preferences. This won’t be only opportunity to try out FOLIO cataloging; nor is this formal training. Just an opportunity to get familiar with it.

Announcements

  1. Feb. 1 is deadline to input booster information per University requirement.

  2. Exploring project to partner with Backstage to transform LCSH terms pertaining to Indigenous peoples in North America.

  3. PCC Participants Meeting this Friday.

CMS 2022.01.18

Announcements

  1. Increased volume of WFH, daycare issues, illness: we know this means there will be backlog buildup in the building. Important to know how/where to find things, but the volume of backlog is understood - don’t let this be a stressor right now.

  2. Please read Terri Miller’s 1/7 email. Note that KN95 masks are available to staff at the circulation desk. These are more effective than cloth masks.

  3. Booster requirement: vaccination info portal being updated to accept booster info on Jan. 26. Info is due by Feb. 1. Everyone eligible for a booster by that time is required to have one. Joshua will not be chasing this information down; HR will. This is a University expectation, unless one has an exemption.

  4. Unclear what in-building schedule expectations will be after Feb. 1; library is awaiting further guidance from the University.

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