Randi Ashton-Pritting, Director of University Libraries at the University of Hartford welcomed 69 participants to this May 20 event. Kendall Wiggin, Connecticut State Librarian, and David Whitehair, Senior Product Manager at OCLC, provided keynote presentations at this event, generously hosted by the University of Hartford Libraries. We also featured speakers from our member community, including:

• Sally Grucan, Head of Cataloging at Wesleyan University
• Joseph W. Scott, Music Catalog/Metadata Librarian at the University of Connecticut
• Karen Ronald, Town Librarian, Fairfield Public Library

Resources from this event:

• Opening Keynote: “Tech Services Workflows: Trends
  and Good Practices” [Streaming video, 1 hour] [PDF, 33 slides]
  David Whitehair, Senior Product Manager, OCLC
• “How envisioning the future makes for good cataloging
  decisions now” [Streaming video, 17 minutes] [PDF, 19 slides]
  Sally Grucan, Head of Cataloging, Wesleyan University
• “Evolving procedures and new tools for efficiently providing
  access to a library’s evolving collections” [Streaming video, 21 minutes] [PDF, 37 slides]
  Joseph Scott, Music Catalog/Metadata Librarian at Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut
• Panel Discussion [Streaming video, 9 minutes]
  Sally Grucan and Joseph Scott
• “Retooling Technical Services in the Public Library” [Streaming video, 17 minutes]
  Karen Ronald, Town Librarian, Fairfield Public Library
• Closing Keynote: “Perceptions of Libraries and their
  Impact on Technical Services” [Streaming video, 32 minutes]
  Kendall Wiggin, Connecticut State Librarian
• Best Ideas Document [PDF, 2 pages]
• Expectation Document [PDF, 2 pages]

Learn more about the Good Practices for Great Outcomes event series