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Re-org, retreat and reach out : how we make technical services successful.

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…

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Identify the “trouble”: a pilot project of inclusive metadata practice.

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…

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Report of the ALCTS Role of Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group Meeting. American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, January 2017.

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…

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Refined description vs. better user access experience: metadata creation for digital image collections

Paper presentation overview: One of the most work-intensive tasks for digital image collections is creating the image metadata. At UIC, this work was traditionally done by the archivists. We've recently expanded that workflow to engage catalogers…

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Customize Your Search for Your Patron

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Customize your search box for your patron

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…

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Content and Context: A Case Study of Cross-departmental Metadata Collaboration

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…

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Content and Context: A Case Study of Cross-departmental Metadata Collaboration

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…

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Lily Li’s Speech on the Commemoration of the Richard Tze-Chung and Dorothy In-Lan Wang Li Library Pavilion

Speech delivered by Lily Li, daughter of Dorothy Li and the late Dr. Tze-Chung Li, at the commemoration of the Richard Tze-Chung and Dorothy In-Lan Wang Li Library Pavilion at the Dominican University on November 2, 2022. Includes photos taken at…

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