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MSDP Special Projects Team


  • Nathan Georgitis (Team Leader and Metadata Librarian)
  • Kay Brooks (Rare & Special Materials Cataloger and Metadata Technician)
  • Megan Dazey (Non-Book Cataloger and Metadata Technician)

What We Do

  • In consultation with Department Head, plan and implement special projects to provide bibliographic access to library and campus information resources
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of digital library projects
  • Create Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aids for manuscript and archival collections
  • Create original and modify existing MARC bibliographic records for materials in any format, for any collection, with special emphasis in:
    • Remote (Internet) and direct-access electronic resources
    • Videotapes, videodiscs, DVDs, and other video formats
    • Books with accompanying materials in other formats
    • Microfiche and microfilm
    • Non-music audiotapes, spoken word recordings, and sound files
    • Books, pamphlets, broadsides and artist's books for Oregon Collection, Rare Books, AAA "treat as rare", and other Special Collections locations
    • Collection-level records for manuscript and archival collections
    • Items with local and regional importance, many of which are by Northwest authors and published by west coast publishers
  • Share expertise with other teams when they need assistance cataloging the above materials
  • Contribute to the Library of Congress' international Program for Cooperative Cataloging by creating BIBCO (bibliographic), NACO (name authority), and SACO (subject heading proposal) records
  • Coordinate microfilming, binding and cataloging of UO theses and dissertations
  • Provide documentation and training for specialized bibliographic control projects, as needed
  • Under the direction of the Department Head, investigate emerging metadata standards for their ability to provide access to library information resources
  • Serve on Department and Library committees as assigned
  • Share expertise with other department members to resolve computer problems and design and modify Web pages
Maintained by: MSDP, msdpweb@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 06/02/2007