1. University of Hawaii at Manoa
International Conference on the Development of Subject Librarianship and Personal Librarianship
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International Conference on the Development of Subject Librarianship and Personal Librarianship
Improving User-Centered Library Services: Collaboration between Subject Librarians and Library Technical Services Staff
Dongyun Ni
University of Hawaii at Manoa
September 18, 2008

2. Overview Introduction Acquisitions Cataloging
International Conference on the Development of Subject Librarianship and Personal Librarianship
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Overview
Introduction
Acquisitions
Cataloging
Preservation & Conservation
Institutional Repositories
Library Website
Conclusion
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3. Introduction Definition
Librarians “with special knowledge of, and responsibility for, a particular subject or subjects.”
--International encyclopedia of information and library science
Roles
Subject Librarians in the changing environment
Technological advances
Library users
Technical services
Library collection and public services
Funding pressures
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4. Acquisitions Western language materials
Materials with non-roman scripts
Ordering workflow
Electronic resources Management
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5. Cataloging Use of Online public access catalog (OPAC) -- Reference
-- Instruction
Access to library collections
-- single record policy
-- patron-requested items and rare materials
-- gifts and exchange materials for which no acquisitions record exists
-- Call number justification
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6. “bird of paradise” “birds of paradise” 2019/2/26
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7. Proposed heading LC Class Number: QK495.S86
HEADING: Strelitzia reginae [proposed]
Used For/See From: Bird-of-paradise flower
Bird-of-paradise (Plant)
Crane flower
Crane lily
Search Also Under: Strelitzia (Genus)
Found In
Work cat.: Bird-of-paradise, 1998
USDA plants database, July 24, 2008 (Strelitzia reginae; bird-of-paradise; belongs to genus Strelitzia,…)
Web. 3 (…scapes of orange and purple flowers suggestive of a bird)
Wikipedia, July 24, 2008 (……)
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8. Cataloging National/International cataloging standard and rules
-- CONSER standard record
-- Resource Description and Access (RDA)
-- Statement of International Cataloguing Principles
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9. Preservation & Conservation
Print materials
- traditional preservation methods
- digitization
Conservation for damages made by catastrophes
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10. Institutional Repositories
a solution to the “here today, gone tomorrow” problem of the online publishing paradigm
Subject librarian
metadata creation and enhancement
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11. Library Website Development
Participation
Involvement
Collaboration
Training
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12. Communication! Collaboration !
Conclusion
Communication! Collaboration !
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13. Questions?