Collection Building Using the DLESE Catalog System

Holly Devaul and Katy Ginger

The DLESE Catalog System is a web-based tool that allows collection
builders to develop, manage, search and share their collections. The system creates
metadata records in the DLESE-IMS framework, which has been developed
specifically to support the description and discovery of digital educational
objects. It allows collection developers to view and edit their collection,
and to share their records with other libraries, such as DLESE and NSDL.

This session will introduce participants to the tool via hands-on cataloging
and guided management tasks. We will focus on cataloging protocol,
including the use of and definitions for controlled vocabularies. Suggested
workflows for quality assurance procedures will also be covered.
Information on how to download and install the tool will be available.