Tools of the Trade

Metadata Standards

MARC21 -- MA chine-Readable Cataloging record

I am well versed in the structure and the fixed and variable fields of bibliographic and authority records, as well as creating and editing these records via OCLC Client Connexion, MarcEdit and Authority Toolkit.

NACO -- Name Authority Cooperative Program

I am NACO certified, and have edited and created over 2,000 name authority records, compliant with the Library of Congress's Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) guidelines and best practices.

RDA -- Resource Description and Access

I have been using and applying RDA standards to bibliographic records for over five years now.

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)

I have used and am familiar withe the fifteen elements used in Dublin Core. I have applied these descriptive metadata elements to digitized yearbooks and photographs in a university repository.

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DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)

I assisted in upgrading 150 finding aids from WordPerfect documents to an xml encoded format followings DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard) so that the finding aids could be loaded into the database known as ArchivesSpace. The finding aids are part of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center's Special Collections.

CONSER -- an authoritative source for bibliographic records, documentation, and training materials for serials cataloging

Although CONSER is no longer supported by the Library of Congress, I did receive training editing serials accords to its best practices through OCLC, and apply those standards to serial records as needed.

Creation and Editing Metadata Tools: Competencies

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Authority toolkit

This tool creates and modifies authority records. It is designed to work with all types of authority records contributed to the LC/NACO Authority File as part of the NACO program, according to the MARC21 format for authority data specification.

MarcEdit

This tool creates and modifies authority records. I use it all the time to edit bibliographic records in bulk.

OCLC Connexion Client

This is the main staple for locating, modifying, editing and creating bibliographic and authority records before exporting them into the ILS.

WinSCP

I use this open source file manager frequently to store and manage files for our digital repository.

Oxygen XML editor

This is a great tool when creating xml records and making sure that they are well-formed.