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2020 OLAC NEWSLETTER 2020 Virtual Conference Volume 40 Number 4 December 2020 THE OLAC NEWSLETTER The OLAC Newsletter (ISSN: 0739-1153) is a quarterly publication of the Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc. appearing in March, June, September and December. Permission is granted to copy and disseminate information contained herein, provided the source is acknowledged. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Laura Kane McElfresh University of Minnesota Libraries 309 19th Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55455 [email protected] ADDRESS AND EMAIL CHANGES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR Jennifer Eustis Richard N. Leigh W.E.B. Du Bois Library Ball State University Libraries University of Massachusetts Amherst 2000 W. University Avenue 154 Hicks Way Muncie IN 47306 Amherst MA 01003-9275 [email protected] [email protected] CONFERENCE REPORTS EDITOR NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS EDITOR Jan Mayo Yoko Kudo Joyner Library University of California, Riverside East Carolina University 900 University Avenue Greenville NC 27858-4353 Riverside CA 92521 [email protected] [email protected] QUESTIONS & ANSWERS EDITOR SPOTLIGHT EDITOR Jay Weitz Lisa Romano OCLC Joseph P. Healey Library MC 745 University of Massachusetts 6565 Kilgour Place 100 Morrissey Boulevard Dublin OH 43017-3395 Boston, MA 02125-3393 [email protected] [email protected] Material for publication in the OLAC Newsletter should be sent to the appropriate editor. Persons wishing to review books should contact Richard Leigh and indicate their special interests and qualifications. For AV cataloging questions, contact Jay Weitz. Articles should be submitted in electronic form, using standard word- processing software, and consistent in length and style with other items published in the Newsletter. For further guidance, please check the OLAC Newsletter Editorial Stylesheet. Persons wishing to nominate themselves or other OLAC members for In the Spotlight should contact Lisa Romano. From the Editor Laura Kane McElfresh The first OLAC Virtual Conference and 40th Anniversary Celebration seems to have been a great success! Recordings and other conference materials will be available soon with first access for conference attendees via the conference website (use your conference login), but then after a short while they will be freely available to everyone. In the meantime, please see the special conference section on Page 47. Thanks to everyone who contributed as a conference reporter and special thanks to Jan Mayo for coordinating all those reports! For opportunities to get involved with OLAC as a candidate for office or a CAPC member, please see our calls for OLAC participation (page 29). Contents From the President ................................................................................................................. 4 From the Secretary ................................................................................................................. 5 From the Treasurer ................................................................................................................. 14 MOUG-OLAC Liaison Report .................................................................................................... 17 News and Announcements ..................................................................................................... 18 From the Outreach/Advocacy Coordinator ............................................................................. 19 Members on the Move: John DeSantis & Jen Bolmarcich ....................................................... 20 In the Spotlight with Alex Whelan ........................................................................................... 23 OCLC Global Council Update ................................................................................................... 26 Call for OLAC Participation ...................................................................................................... 27 News from OCLC ..................................................................................................................... 29 OLAC Cataloger’s Judgment Q&A ............................................................................................ 43 ALA Meetings of Interest ........................................................................................................ 46 Special Conference Section: OLAC @ 40 OLAC Conference Wrap-Up ..................................................................................................... 47 Conference “Group” Photo ...................................................................................................... 48 Nancy B. Olson Award Recipient’s Statement ........................................................................ 48 Conference Reports ................................................................................................................. 50 OLAC Scholarship Winners’ Reports ........................................................................................ 81 Page | 3 From the President Kristi Bergland Dear OLAC members, As many of you will have experienced, OLAC recently held another exciting and successful conference, all while celebrating our 40th anniversary! Many thanks to the Conference Planning Committee, led by Hayley Moreno, Bryan Baldus, and Autumn Faulkner, who worked on planning an in-person conference at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio and then turned on a dime to convert it to a wonderful online event. There were around 300 attendees at our first ever online conference, with many attending for the first time. Looking forward, the Executive Board is discussing revisions to some of the board positions, with the hopes that balancing position duties will make for improved efficiencies and may make recruiting for open positions easier. Changes to the position descriptions and by-laws need the approval of the membership, so keep your eyes open for further discussion. Speaking of board positions and other future opportunities, I would like to encourage any OLAC member to consider becoming more involved with the organization, as a candidate for an OLAC board position, a full or associate member of CAPC, a contributor to task forces, or a volunteer in planning our next conference. Please feel free to contact me ([email protected]) if you have questions about available opportunities or any questions or suggestions for the good of the organization. I look forward to hearing from you! Page | 4 From the Secretary Nicole Smeltekop OLAC Conference 2020 Membership Meeting October 15, 2020, 11:00AM -12:00PM (EDT) Via Webex Attendees: Larinda Gruber, Laurene Harneck, Heather Pretty, Marcia Barrett, Barbara Tysinger, Thomas Whittaker, Jeannette Ho, Carissa Malmgren, Maria Ho, Jeremy Myntti, Pam Skittino, Cassie Domek, Rita Nuxoll, Wendy Sistrunk, Amanda Scott, Mary S. Konkel, David Procházka, Betsy Ferwerda, John DeSantis, Hsianghui Liu-Spencer, Marie-Pier Lyonnais, Jennifer Page, Sevim McCutcheon, Violet Fox, Autumn Faulkner, Deborah Ryszka, Tom Campbell, Jennifer Richmond, Bryan Baldus, Bobby Bothmann, Kisa Bennett, Lindsay Hiltunen, Richard N. Leigh, Ann Kardos, Scott M. Dutkiewicz, Heidi Margold, Ethan D’Ver, Martha Schmidt, Joy Anhalt, Bruce J. Evans, Darlene Townsend, Shelley Stone, Hannah Spence, Liz Kielley, Jan Mayo, Kelley McGrath, Mara Marrin, John Galdun, Robert Cunningham, Margaret Mutka, Laura Kane McElfresh, Kelly Mitchell, Amy Mihelich, Julie Moore, Cathy Lutz, Amanda Mack, Lauren Erwin, Laura Tynan, Geo Flores, Linda Roholt, Kathleen Aufderhaar, Alan Mark, Heather McIntosh, Lucy Owen, Janice Bunker, Eliot Williams, Alison McClanahan, Treshani Perera, Brinna Pam Anan, Brian Falato, Amy Strickland, Sarah Hovde, Catherine Lamoureaux, Roman Panchyshyn, Sara Luellen, Mary Huismann, Linh Chang, Peter H. Lisius, Toby Bernstein, Kristi Bergland, Emily Creo, Lynn Gates, Kathryn Lybarger, Rachel Fager, Kay Johnson, Michelle Cronquist, Elizabeth McCormick, Debra Spidal, Jay Weitz, Nicole Smeltekop (139 attendees) Welcome and Introductions • Called to order 11:08 am EDT • Kristi introduced the board. Announcements • Call for Candidates for Election (Mary Huismann) o Calling for candidates for Vice President/President-Elect and Treasurer this year. • Conference Scholarships (Mary Huismann) o Two conference scholarships were awarded this year. They were given to Marie and Janice Bunker. o Thanked Emily Crea and Kathy Lutz for their service on the committee. • Presentation of Nancy B. Olson Award (Kristi Bergland) o Presented to Kay Johnson. • Olson Award nominations open (Thomas Whittaker) o Nominations for the 2021 Nancy B. Olson Award are due Dec. 1st. Please see the OLAC website for eligibility and nomination requirements. Officer Reports • President’s Report (Kristi Bergland) Page | 5 o Thomas Whittaker, Emily Creo, and Kristi Bergland will be meeting to reevaluate the OLAC research grant, with particular attention to how we can improve the application process, to encourage more interest, reduce barriers to apply, and see how it can be used to improve our visibility and the visibility of our research. o CAPC Co-chairs Nariné Bournoutian and Alex Whelan were officially appointed this fall. o CAPC member Meghan Bergin's term will be rebooted. She will serve a two-year term starting this year. o MOUG OLAC Screencast Collaboration task force has completed their work. The first videos focus on remote technical services work. Bergland encouraged everyone to subscribe to the channel. Suggestions for future content welcome, and there will be opportunities for people who want to be involved in production