Dr. Ellen Safley, Director of Libraries, University of Texas at Dallas kicked off this May 5 event by welcoming more than 60 participants. Stefanie Wittenbach, University Librarian at the brand new Texas A&M–San Antonio library, provided the opening keynote at this lively, interactive OCLC member event, generously hosted by the McDermott Library at the University of Texas at Dallas. We also featured the following speakers from OCLC and our member community, who discussed workflow efficiencies: Glenn Patton, Director, WorldCat Quality Management, OCLC, Debbie Montgomery, Head of Cataloging Team, University of Texas at Dallas, Jennifer Gordon, Head of Electronic Resources Team, University of Texas at Dallas, and Beth Walters, Head of Cataloging, Fort Worth Library. Shawne Miksa, University of North Texas College of Information provided the closing keynote on training the cataloger of the future.

Resources from this event:

• Keynote: Extreme Makeover: Reengineering Technical Services for the 21st Century [Streaming Video, 43 minutes] [PDF, 8 slides]
  Stefanie Wittenbach, University Librarian, Texas A&M University–San Antonio
• In the Eye of the Beholder: Thinking about WorldCat Quality from the Perspective of Users [Streaming Video, 51 minutes] [PDF, 40 slides]
  Glenn Patton, Director, WorldCat Quality Management, OCLC
• Going Beyond the Catalog: Cataloging to Enrich Discovery, Access and Function  [Streaming Video, 12 minutes] [PDF, 18 slides]
  Debbie Montgomery, Head of Cataloging Team, University of Texas at Dallas
• Best Practices in Ebook Management: A Work in Progress [Streaming Video, 39 minutes] [PDF, 31 slides]
  Jennifer Gordon, Head of Electronic Resources Team, University of Texas at Dallas
• Improving Workflow Efficiencies:  Outsourcing vs. In-house [Streaming Video, 23 minutes] [PDF, 26 slides]
  Beth Walters, Head of Cataloging, Fort Worth Library
• Closing Keynote: Training the Cataloger of the Future [Streaming Video, 26 minutes]
  [PDF, 5 slides]
  Shawne Miksa, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Sciences, College of Information, University of North Texas
• Roundtable Discussion Results [PDF, 2 pages]

Learn more about the Good Practices for Great Outcomes event series