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To build a specialized database with local characteristics is one of the future directions for the academic library at prefectural level in China. The academic library can play an important role in preserving the local cultures. It is also an…

This article demonstrates how taking differences in end-user behavior and differing interdepartmental perspectives on metadata into account can strengthen the digital object workflow to serve a greater variety of users. The University of Illinois…

This presentation shared the experience of how University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Resource Acquisition and Management (RAM) Department adopted a project management methodology to reorganize technical services in an academic library setting. The…

Presentation on the CALA Academic Resources System (CALSYS) at the 2014 CALA Annual Conference

This presentation highlighted the pilot project of UIC library’s inclusive metadata practices. The purpose of the pilot project is to identify the “trouble” language of LGBTQ+ subject headings in the current library catalog. After careful…

This article highlighted three presentations given at the ALCTS Role of Professional Librarians in Technical Services Interest Group Meeting at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta in January 2017. These presentations…

The presentation showcases how to use OPAC search box builder to create and customize your own search box to serve specific group of audience or specific information needs. This approach will improve the accuracy and efficiency of information…

This paper demonstrates how taking differences in end user behavior and differing interdepartmental perspectives on metadata into account can strengthen the digital object workflow to serve a greater variety of users. The University of Illinois…