MLA MW, Louisville, KY Oct. 16, 2015 Wendy Sistrunk University of Missouri—Kansas City He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Student Assistant: Using the Skills of Students for Library Projects

Initial searching in OCLC: record selection, adding of 7xx access points, and other bibliographic niceties Using student assistants from “front desk” to search for and download “acceptable” copy from the web version of OCLC Connexion, adding item record information, but otherwise without much other editing Aurally audition unpublished sound recordings for their contents (e.g., transcription discs, instantaneous-cut discs, other) Search the Web for information about a recording Language skills to translate/transliterate various Student Projects in Music Cataloging Student Projects in Music Cataloging

Initial Searching/Editing in OCLC Student searches OCLC for “best” match Adds additional access points based on local practice (titles, names, other analytics) Adds item record information from template Exports to local catalog

Pros/Cons Pros Plow through backlogs Relieving others of having to add these benefits Time savings Piquing interest of budding catalogers! Cons Time needed for full training Requires detail-oriented student with some understanding of music

Search for and Download “Acceptable” Copy Student logs on to Connexion via the web Searches for acceptable copy Adds item record information from template Exports record into local catalog

Pros/Cons Pros Quickly move through gift backlogs Faster availability of materials to patrons Cons Correct record selection (CD/LP, foreign language, fullest) After initial training, no planned direct supervision No concrete sense of production and/or project goals met Easily “distracted” by desk duties

Aurally Audition Unpublished Sound Recordings Photo courtesy of Sandy Rodriguez

Slide courtesy of Sandy Rodriguez

Pros/Cons Pros Huge help Time savings! Piquing interest of budding catalogers! Cons High level of skill required Need good listening skills and awareness of musical genres and instrumentation Careful training Minimal noise distractions

Search the Web txthttp: "All's Well" (1805) Duett. Words by Thomas John Didbin Music by John Braham from "The English Fleet in 1342" [Source:

Pros/Cons Pros Much unique and esoteric information discoverable on the Web Some very good sites available for free to the researcher Cons Must vet information for its accuracy and reliability Need to have a well-structured search strategy Can spend too much time “surfing”

Language Skills

Pros/Cons Pros Tremendous help in transliteration With this help, many times can “sound out” syllables to arrive at words Cons Some transliteration requires much precision (e.g., Russian and Ukranian transliteration totally different) Must trust the expertise of the translator

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Thank you! Wendy Sistrunk Head, Special Formats Metadata & Cataloging University of Missouri—Kansas City