Cheri Folkner joined the faculty at Albertsons Library as a Cataloging Librarian in 2004. She has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wyoming, an M.S. from the Institute of Paper Chemistry in Appleton, Wisconsin, and a Master's in Librarianship from the University of Washington in Seattle. Cheri works to provide access by cataloging and classifying library materials following national cataloging practices and contributing bibliographic records to OCLC, a national bibliographic utility. She establishes name and subject headings through the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) and serves as Boise State’s primary contact and consultant for SACO (the subject authority component of the PCC) and NACO (the name authority component of the PCC). In addition, Cheri serves as a liaison for the Geosciences and Physics departments. She participates in numerous professional associations, including the American Library Association where she is currently a member of the Organization and Bylaws Committee of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). She actively shares her knowledge and experience through publications and presentations.
Articles & Reports
Idaho Participation in NACO: The Effect on Idaho Corporate Name Authority Control (with Barbara Glackin), Library Resources & Technical Services (2009)
In 2005 five Idaho institutions joined the Name Authority Cooperative Program (NACO) of the Program...
Planning, Organizing, and Hosting a Workshop: It’s All in the Details (with Barbara C. Glackin), Cataloging & Classification Quarterly (2009)
A library training workshop is an effective way to teach and expand staff skills and,...
Report of the Task Force on the Review of ISBD(CM) (with Elizabeth Mangan, Nancy Kandoian, and Barbara Rapoport), ALCTS: Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (2005)
Report to the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access on the draft of the “International...
Presentations
Get Your Recommended Daily Allowance of RDA: Resource Description and Access, Annual Conference of the Idaho Library Association (2008)
Technical eBooks: A Solution Looking for a Problem (with Peggy S. Cooper, Melissa Kozel, Barbara Glackin, and Richard A. Stoddart), Idaho Library Association Annual Conference (2007)
Albertsons Library at Boise State University has been slow to move into the ebook arena...