Dana Rooks, Dean of University of Houston Libraries, welcomed more than 75 participants to this July 29 event. Generously hosted by the University of Houston Libraries, this event featured keynote speakers Stefanie Wittenbach, University Librarian, Texas A&M–San Antonio Library and Glenn Patton, Director, WorldCat Quality Management, OCLC.

This event also featured speakers from our member community, including:

• Dean James, Associate Director, Collection Development, Texas Medical Center Library
• Amber Seely, Manager, Catalog and Metadata Services, Houston Public Library  
• Keith Chapman, Music Catalog Librarian, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Resources from this event:

• Welcome [Streaming video, 4 minutes]
  Dana Rooks, Dean of University of Houston Libraries
• "Extreme Makeover: Reengineering Technical Services for the 21st Century" [Streaming video, 41 minutes] [PDF, 8 slides]
  Stefanie Wittenbach, University Librarian, Texas A&M–San Antonio Library
• "In the Eye of the Beholder: Thinking about WorldCat Quality from the Perspective of Users" [Streaming video, 52 minutes] [PDF, 40 slides]
  Glenn Patton, Director, WorldCat Quality Management, OCLC
• "The Texas Health Sciences Libraries Consortium: Collaborative Cataloging" [Streaming video, 26 minutes][PDF, 6 slides]
  Dean James, Associate Director, Collection Development, Texas Medical Center Library
• "Less is the New More: Cataloging More with Less in Lean Times" [Streaming video, 14 minutes] [PDF, 8 slides]
  Amber Seely, Manager, Catalog and Metadata Services, Houston Public Library
• "Cataloging Change at Fondren Library" [PDF, 4 slides]
  Jennifer Miller, Assistant Head of Cataloging/Metadata, Fondren Library, Rice University (She was not able to participate in the event, but has provided her slides to share with participants.)
• Panel Discussion [Streaming video, 28 minutes]
• Roundtable Discussion Results [PDF, 2 slides]

Learn more about the Good Practices for Great Outcomes event series