Authority control workshops

[Barbara Kriigel <bkriigel at umd dot umich dot edu>]

There has been a lot of discussion on the listserv recently about 
various workflows for authority control.  In the past, I've been 
involved with several other librarians in giving presentations about 
authority control at the IUG conferences.  I've had people ask me if we 
were going to update our presentation to reflect the new Milcat reports 
and workflows.  Although we haven't done that yet (too much work!), one 
of our presenters was always Dana Kemp, formerly a cataloger at Mercer 
University, now a III trainer.  I recently saw an announcement from III 
that they will be offering  two versions of a two-day workshop about 
authority control, one workshop focused on doing the work in-house, the 
other if you outsource.  Dana is the trainer who is designing and 
conducting the workshops.  Speaking from experience, I know Dana has an 
in-depth grasp of this topic and managed to keep current with her 
headings reports while at Mercer, no small task!  If you are a new 
library or a library who needs to learn the ins and outs of authority 
control, you might want to consider one of these workshops.  You can 
find more information at CS Direct.  I apologize for the plug but as 
many of you know, I love the challenge of authority control and actively 
seek ways to entice others into the strange and wonderful world of 
headings reports!

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Barbara Kriigel
Associate Director for Circulation & Technical Services
University of Michigan--Dearborn
Mardigian Library