NASIG 2024

The first half of this workshop will look at the basics of how to make a proposal, focusing mostly on LCSH. The second half will look at the current development of the controlled vocabularies, with some discussion of ongoing DEI work and thoughts about where we see the vocabularies going in the future.

Program Description:
The collaboration between libraries and publishers plays an understated, but pivotal role in facilitating seamless content discovery for end users. This session aims to explore and discuss the synergies between libraries and publishers, with a specific focus on leveraging certain tools and channels designed to assist content discovery.
In this session, will dissect the collaborative impact of the NISO ODI Committee, delve into the standardized advancements it has accelerated, with real-world examples showcasing successful implementation of conformance statements across libraries, content providers, and discovery providers.
We will also unpack some of the strategies and workflows publishers employ in discovery investments, evaluating their direct influence on content visibility and user engagement.
Join us to unravel the future of content discovery, forging synergies between libraries and publishers to empower researchers and knowledge seekers at our institutions.
Learning Outcomes:
Learn how libraries and publishers can seamlessly implement NISO ODI principles for optimized content discovery.
Gain insights into the latest trends in discovery investments, understanding their tangible impact on enhancing end-user experiences.
Develop practical skills in leveraging tools and channels designed to enhance content discovery within library environments, with a focus on real-world applications and examples. 

This workshop provides the basic principles of original and copy cataloging of print serials with a focus on the elements contained in the RDA CONSER Standard Record (CSR), including appropriate MARC 21 tagging, as well as problem-solving and decision-making relative to serials cataloging. The specific goals of the workshop are to:
Understand the concept of continuing resources
Identify serials and distingush them from monographs and integrating resources
Become familiar with MARC tags used for serials
Create original serials cataloging records
Identify appropriate serial copy and needed edits
Become familiar with current serials cataloging conventions and practices

Program Description:
The NC State University Libraries embarked on a journey to reignite innovation within its discovery services, amid the rapidly evolving landscape shaped by platforms like Google, ChatGPT, and TikTok. Recognizing a perceived slowdown in our pace of innovation, the Libraries organized a one-day discovery retreat engaging 35 staff members and leaders across nine departments. The retreat delved into the expansive realm of "discovery," encompassing all library systems, and workflows that facilitate the discovery of library resources, services, spaces, and people. This presentation will outline the retreat's design, execution, and key discussions around identity, future direction, and challenges. Major future directions explored include linked data, machine learning, social media presence, discovery beyond the library, and whole library discovery. Attendees will gain insights into how the outcomes have propelled new initiatives within the Libraries, with opportunities for audience discussion on emerging trends and projects in library innovation.
Learning Outcomes:
Discuss ideas and challenges present in the library discovery landscape.
Learn about possible future directions for library discovery and how these might be addressed.
Reflect on planning and facilitating conversations across library units and departments. 

Inside Out Library:
Program Description:
In the US, the pace of transition to Open Access is accelerating. An increasing number of libraries are signing TAs supporting authors with publishing OA, while maintaining access to subscription content. Recently, we embarked on research of 3 newly implemented transformative agreements. In this session, we'll discuss the data provided about their experience and their advice to librarians considering transformative agreements. The institutions discussed are Carnegie Mellon University, CDL [California Digital Library] servicing the UC system in California, SCELC [Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium] working with 60 individual institutions all which recently implemented a transformative agreement. Additionally, one of the presenters is from an institution which also recently implemented a TA and will gladly take questions and share with the audience.
Learning Outcomes:
​​​​Learning Outcomes:
1. Develop a perspective on the implementation of TAs for different types of libraries - lone universities to 60+ member consortia
2. Develop or widen perspectives on how to evaluate an agreement - know what you need to know, both the obvious or unobvious
3. Gain a wider perspective on what it means to change library work flows
 Lessons Learned from Managing Transformative Agreements in Denmark:
Program Description:
​​​​  As the consortium’s management unit, the Royal Danish Library spearheads these negotiations with the publishers. However, managing OA agreements poses challenges to everyone involved, including:
Informing researchers: how do we inform our researchers of the conditions applicable to the thousands of journals covered by different agreements?
Agreement monitoring: how can we know which articles an agreement has covered, and how do we manage approvals and quotas?
Reducing manual work: how can we avoid manual work for checking articles, getting consolidated reporting, and being able to reuse the meta-data in our other internal systems?
Data ownership and analytics: how can we ensure we own the data and have the analytics to negotiate better deals?
To tackle these issues, collaborative efforts with institutions, publishers, and infrastructure have been crucial. This session will cover our partnerships, sharing insights on progress, lessons learned, and the best practices identified in addressing these challenges.
Learning Outcomes:
What are the key points to consider for a thought-through open access strategy
What are the main challenges and issues with transformative and other OA agreements
What are possible solutions and best practices for managing the OA agreements, both from a consortium and an institutional perspective

This workshop provides the basic principles of original and copy cataloging of print serials with a focus on the elements contained in the RDA CONSER Standard Record (CSR), including appropriate MARC 21 tagging, as well as problem-solving and decision-making relative to serials cataloging. The specific goals of the workshop are to:
Understand the concept of continuing resources
Identify serials and distingush them from monographs and integrating resources
Become familiar with MARC tags used for serials
Create original serials cataloging records
Identify appropriate serial copy and needed edits
Become familiar with current serials cataloging conventions and practices

BIBFRAME at the Doorstep
Program Description:
Lehigh University Libraries adopted the Open Source LSP, FOLIO, in August of 2020. While FOLIO was conceived to be “format agnostic”, the MARC format, in conjunction with a “FOLIO” format have been the main carriers of bibliographic information so far. Since the Library of Congress’ decision to migrate to FOLIO was made in 2022, software development for cataloging in BIBFRAME within the FOLIO environment has sped up tremendously. In fact, by the Spring of 2024 the Library of Congress’ BIBFRAME editor, MARVA, will be released in alpha as part of FOLIO.
Now that this long-time theoretical model is becoming more of a reality at Lehigh University, the need for a deeper and pragmatic understanding of BIBFRAME is necessary. Before creating a roadmap for transitioning to BIBFRAME we first need to learn where we want to go and if we want to go there: Will BIBFRAME contribute to our institutional goals and if so how? What benefits could the BIBFRAME model bring to our libraries and the people we serve? If it is what we want, what is the minimum criteria we need to see from a BIBFRAME community for a successful adoption? Finally, even if we do not have those minimum criteria at the moment, what can we do with our data now that will be immediately beneficial to our users but also serve for an easier possible conversion in the future?
This presentation is an opportunity to share with the library community these early considerations that we at Lehigh University are fortunate to have the opportunity to face closely and investigate. The information in the presentation will be informed by experience working with the FOLIO community as subject matter experts in FOLIO’s development and hands-on testing of the MARVA editor in FOLIO. Interviews and discussions with members of the LD4P community as well as readings and webcast viewings have been valuable sources of information and will continue to be. Finally, Lehigh started a year-long pilot with Share-VDE. Our involvement with the SHARE-VDE community and their BIBFRAME catalog will give insight into how our current MARC data works in a BIBFRAME environment that will, among other lessons, help us prepare our MARC records for conversion.
Learning Outcomes
See how a mid-sized academic library defines the pros and cons of BIBFRAME adoption at this point and time in BIBFRAME's early stages of life.
Leave with a more concrete vision of how it looks to catalog in BIBFRAME so attendees can begin with us to see what "cataloging life" beyond MARC is like.
Be given examples of ways current MARC data can be cleaned to the benefit of our users now and facilitate possible future BIBFRAME conversion.

Library Barbie and the Real World
Program Description:
​​​​The Barbie movie has a lot to say about the Real World vs. the alternate reality of Barbieland. We also encounter the concept of “the real world” continually in daily information. What do references to "the real world" and "real world objects" mean in a library context? This presentation was partly inspired what one critic wrote: “But what exactly is Barbie going to do in our real world… and what will that mean for all of us?”  The presentation will explore the question: "What is linked data going to do for us in the real world and what does that mean for all of us?"
What do Barbieland and many library catalogs have in common? They are closed systems, representing an artificial reality. This presentation will explore how linked data is enabling libraries to bring the “real world” to researchers and other library patrons not only through BIBFRAME and similar systems that are getting much-deserved attention at present but also how MARC records can be enriched to provide many such capabilities. This is important today because the transition away from MARC is likely to take quite a few years in order to be complete.
The presentation will briefly explore the concept of “real world object” as used in many MARC 21 fields to provide linked data potential. The conflicting interpretations (MARC, PCC, BIBFAME) of subfields $0 and $1 and how they are is to be used in MARC records will be discussed and audience input will be sought but otherwise the presentation will be non-technical. The main focus will be on illustrating the potential of both MARC and non-MARC systems to facilitate "real world" discovery.  For instance, the ISSN Portal is a MARC-based catalog enriched by linked data techniques. BIBFRAME (BF) and BF-based examples such as the Share-VDE and its Parsifal node will be illustrated to show varied implementations of linked data concepts. Yale University’s LUX: Yale Collections Discovery is a closed, linked data system that is based on neither BIBFRAME nor MARC. LUX illustrates a unique approach to provide linked data discovery of a multitude of literal real-world objects in Yale’s museums, archives, and libraries. Audience discussion will follow these illustrations, prompted by questions about the role of library catalogs in discovery, open vs. closed systems, linked data’s real-world potential and any lessons from Barbie and her world that can be applied to libraries.
Learning Outcomes:
​​​​Learning goals and take-aways include the importance of thinking about catalogs and discovery systems in terms of whether they are closed or open environments; as cohesive environments rather than collections of individual records; understanding how MARC can be enhanced by linked data; awareness of the debate about “real world objects” in MARC; and viewing real-life examples of linked data’s use in both MARC and non-MARC systems to open up the library discovery experience. The presentation should be of interest both to catalogers, reference librarians and those interested in cataloging and discovery systems.  
 

Program Description:
The use of AI tools like ChatGPT in the academic world is becoming more prevalent, and there has been much discussion about their potential value in teaching and learning. However, little has been said about how these tools can be used pragmatically for librarians who are focused on acquisitions, assessment, and managing e-resources. This presentation aims to address this gap and highlight the potential of ChatGPT as a valuable tool for e-resource librarians.
According to a Pew survey conducted in May 2023, only 14% of adults in the United States have used ChatGPT. This suggests that most librarians are not familiar with the tool and may not know how to use it effectively. Therefore, this session will provide a step-by-step walkthrough of the simple interface and offer suggestions for getting started.
The demonstration will show how simple conversational requests can be used to eliminate tedious spreadsheet work associated with acquisitions and assessment. The focus will be on the practical applications of ChatGPT in day-to-day work, such as how easy it is to create visuals and summaries to support acquisition decisions. Furthermore, the session will also examine potential pitfalls and concerns with employing an AI tool.
 By the end of the presentation, attendees will have a clear understanding of what ChatGPT can do for them and will be able to think about how to use it in their institution. The session aims to dispel some of the mystery and apprehension surrounding the use of AI products by taking a pragmatic view of ChatGPT as the latest addition to a technological timeline that began with online catalogs.
Learning Outcomes:
1. What the interface of ChatGPT look like and how to begin using it.
2. What training ChatGPT is and how to do it.
3. How to do complex spreadsheet operations with simple conversational prompts.
4. How to create visual of spreadsheet data with simple prompts.
5. How to create executive summaries with simple prompts.
6. The potential pitfalls of using an AI tool.
7. How AI tools are just another stop on a technological timeline.