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Technically Speaking

Month: June 2021

PCC Wikidata Pilot: Expanding Authority Control to Identity Management

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Timothy Ryan Mendenhall

By Mollie Echeverria, Melanie Wacker, Alex Whelan Authority control One of the core functions of library cataloging is ensuring that all resources by or about the same agent can be found under the same access point or heading. This process is referred to as authority control. Authority control is commonly managed through the use of […]

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TSL is a committee of Technical Services Librarians at Columbia University, including staff in acquisitions, cataloging, electronic resources management, interlibrary loan, and binding and shelf preparation.

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Current TSL roster (2021): Matthew Haugen (OSMC), Ryan Mendenhall (OSMC), Matt Pavlick (CAD)

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  • Migrating manuscript data from Digital Scriptorium to CLIO March 9, 2023
  • Technical Reports in the Repository: Syncing a unique grey literature collection in multiple Columbia University Library systems May 25, 2022
  • Acquisitions: It’s Not Just Opening Boxes! July 19, 2021
  • PCC Wikidata Pilot: Expanding Authority Control to Identity Management June 8, 2021
  • Welcome to “Technically Speaking” March 17, 2021

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