OCLC Research at ALA Annual 2012
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Anaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA USA
The following OCLC Research staff presented at and/or hosted the meetings listed below at ALA Annual in Anaheim, California, 21-16 June 2012:
- Senior Research Scientist Lynn Silipigni Connaway
- Vice President, Research, and Chief Strategist Lorcan Dempsey
- Senior Research Scientist Jean Godby
- Chief Scientist Thom Hickey
- Program Officer Dennis Massie
- Program Officer Karen Smith-Yoshimura
- Senior Program Officer Roy Tennant
- Senior Research Scientist Diane Vizine-Goetz
Start Date
21 June 2012
End Date
26 June 2012
Location
Anaheim, CA
Friday, 22 June
| Time | Meeting |
|---|---|
2:30–4:30 p.m. |
OCLC Research Library Partnership Metadata Managers Focus Group Location: Disneyland Hotel, Adventure Room Contact: Karen Smith-Yoshimura |
Saturday, 23 June
| Time | Meeting |
|---|---|
7:00–8:30 a.m. |
Dewey Breakfast/Update This meeting provided an overview of what's new with Dewey, including DDC 23 WebDewey 2.0 and Abridged 15, as well as the opportunity for participants to share ideas and notes with their colleagues. Location: Sheraton Park Hotel, Plaza Rooms A/B Contact: Diane Vizine-Goetz |
1:30–3:30 p.m. |
Transformation: Revenge of a "Fallen" Code. Morphing Our Current MARC Reality into a New RDA-enabled Future. A presentation by Senior Research Scientist Jean Godby titled, "Library standards in post-MARC data models" was presented at this meeting by OCLC's Director of WorldCat Quality Management, Glenn Patton. Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 213AB Contact: Jean Godby |
4:00–5:30 p.m. |
SHARES Roundtable Location: Hyatt Regency Orange County, Grand Ballroom G Contact: Dennis Massie |
Sunday, 24 June
| Time | Meeting |
|---|---|
8:00–10:00 a.m. |
ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee Meeting OCLC Senior Research Scientist Lynn Silipigni Connaway chaired this meeting. Location: Disneyland Hotel, Columbia Room Contact: Lynn Silipigni Connaway |
8:00–10:00 a.m. |
ALCTS program on "Current Research on and Use of FRBR in Libraries" As libraries explore new bibliographic metadata standards, new questions are emerging related to uses of FRBR, data migration, and the design of discovery systems. This panel session featured presentations from FRBR researchers from universities and real-world service providers, including OCLC and eXtensible Catalog. Panelists discussed current research and practice in the field and explored the next important steps in facilitating and implementing FRBR adoption. OCLC Research Chief Scientist Thom Hickey served as a panelist for this meeting. Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 213AB Contact: Thom Hickey |
1:30–3:30 p.m. |
Top Technology Trends & LITA Awards Presentation Vice President, Research, and Chief Strategist Lorcan Dempsey served as a panelist on LITA technology experts panel for this ongoing roundtable discussion about trends and advances in library technology. The panelists described changes and advances in technology that they see having an impact on the library world, and suggested what libraries might do to take advantage of these trends. Presentation of LITA Awards and Scholarships took place prior to the Top Tech Trends program. Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom A Contact: Lorcan Dempsey |
5:00–6:30 p.m. |
RUSA Reference Service Press Award and Reception OCLC Researchers Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Patrick Confer, along with research colleagues Marie L. Radford, Susanna Sabolcsi-Boros, and Hannah Kwon of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, were presented with the RUSA 2012 Reference Service Press Award for their article, "'Are We Getting Warmer?': Query Clarification in Live Chat Virtual Reference." Location: Disney Grand Californian Hotel, Sequoia South Ballroom D Contact: Lynn Silipigni Connaway |
Monday, 25 June
| Time | Meeting |
|---|---|
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
OCLC Research Library Partnership Systems Meeting This meeting covered issues of interest to systems librarians of OCLC Research Library Partnership institutions, including OCLC services of particular importance to this group. It was open to any OCLC Research Library Partnership staff working in systems/IT, not just the heads of units. Location: Hilton Anaheim, Red Suite Contact: Roy Tennant |
1:30–2:30 p.m. |
ALCTS CCS Subject Analysis Committee Meeting Senior Research Scientist Diane Vizine-Goetz spoke on her knowledge organization research (much of which makes use of Dewey data). The meeting actually ran through 5:30 but Diane's talk was scheduled at the beginning of the meeting. Location: Hyatt Regency Orange County, Grand Ballroom C Contact: Diane Vizine-Goetz |
1:30–3:30 p.m. |
Library Research Round Table Committee Meeting Lynn Silipigni Connaway co-chaired this meeing. Location: Hilton Anaheim, Santa Barbara Room Contact: Lynn Silipigni Connaway |
1:30–3:30 p.m. |
The Ultimate Debate: Cloud Computing: Floating or Free Falling? The Ultimate Debate returned for the seventh straight year with a lively discussion over the promises and pitfalls of cloud computing. Four panelists teased out the various components of cloud computing to gave attendees the insight needed to decide if they should be in the clouds or on terra firma. Speakers included: Anne Prestamo, Bernd Becker, Frank Cervone, Robert Lau, and Roy Tennant. Location: Anaheim Convention Center, 213AB Contact: Roy Tennant |