The Journey to Enlightenment Continues: Further conversations between public and technical services professionals
The Journey to Enlightenment Continues: Further conversations between public and technical services professionals. Music Library Association Annual Meeting March 4, 2022 Session summary by Nurhak Tuncer During this year’s MLA conference, another eye-opening and informal session was sponsored in collaboration between the Cataloging and Metadata Committee and the Public Services Committee. The speakers and moderators for this session were Victoria Peters, Nara Newcomer, Sylvia Yang, Casey Mullin, Hermine Vermeij, Allison McClanahan, and Andrea L. Beckendorf. This virtual session was divided into six main themes in terms of discoverability and searchability: Name-Titles for Works/Known Items Genre/Form Terms Medium of Performance Terms Faceting Communication/Collaboration Advocacy For each theme, the attendees were grouped into virtual rooms. Then attendees gave their feedback and experiences from their institutions. Specific Integrated Library Systems (ILS) like Alma, Folio, and Sirsi were mentioned under these six themes. Each one of these ILS platforms has its limitations that directly