Many special formats—music scores, serials, audiovisual media, etc.—are so common and numerous in library collections that excellent, explicit guidance for cataloging these materials is readily available from experts. Not so with the mysterious “bound-with” volume, which invites us to represent multiple manifestations as a single item, an interesting challenge. This presentation will provide attendees with a conceptual understanding of bound-with items and two approaches to cataloging them, as well as practical recommendations for creating bound-with records in Alma. This presentation is geared towards anyone with cataloging responsibilities, but does not expect expertise of attendees and will avoid jargon as much as possible.
Does your library oversee a Curriculum Materials Center (CMC; which also may be called a Curriculum Lab, Instructional Materials Center/Lab, Education Media Center, etc.)? Though others exist in PASCAL institutions, Anderson University (AU) currently has the only South Carolina CMC listed in the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Directory of Curriculum Materials Centers and Collections. In this session attendees will learn how AU is working to transform its neglected CMC into a model school library. Attendees will be encouraged to discuss their own CMC experiences, with the goal of establishing a collaborative network with other PASCAL librarians tasked with developing and managing CMCs.
Libraries have been providing information and resources for centuries. Innovations in libraries have improved the ability of libraries to broaden the capabilities of resource sharing, which has increased libraries relying on these services to supplement their budgets. Though resource sharing libraries are expanding access to information that would not usually be available. The innovations in Interlibrary Loan Systems and the introduction of AI have made a big impact on resource sharing. The purpose of this proposal is to provide information and strategies to show how resource sharing can open resources and develop collaborative communities but also not overwhelm already overloaded staff. It will also touch on how AI is affecting resource sharing.
