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As Metadata and Cataloging Librarian, Sheila Bair oversees the cataloging and processing functions, and the planning and creation of non-MARC metadata at Western Michigan University Libraries.

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As Metadata and Cataloging Librarian, Sheila Bair oversees the cataloging and processing functions, and the planning and creation of non-MARC metadata at Western Michigan University Libraries.

Present	Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University
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Metadata and Cataloging

Sheila Bair
Metadata & Cataloging Librarian
University Libraries
Western Michigan University
1903 W. Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5353
(269)387-5160

Articles (9)

Shedding Light on Hidden Collections

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter (2013)

Marianne Swierenga and Sheila A. Bair

Developing a Premodern Manuscript Application Profile Using Dublin Core

Journal of Library Metadata (2013)

Sheila A. Bair and Susan M.B. Steuer

Librarians and catalogers, particularly at small repositories, often do not have the training or access to experts to fully describe ...

Taming Lightning in More Than One Bottle: Implementing a Local ...

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications (2011)

Sheila A. Bair, George Boston and Scott Garrison

This paper compares implementing the VuFind “nextgeneration catalog” and SerialsSolutions®’ Summon™ “Web-scale discovery service” at an academic library. Different though ...

Towards a Premodern Manuscript Application Profile

Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (2010)

Sheila A. Bair and Susan Steuer

Individuals who wish to develop digital scholarly works and libraries that wish to provide access to their precious and fragile ...

Where Keywords Fail: Using Metadata to Facilitate Digital Humanities Scholarship

Journal of Library Metadata (2008)

Sheila A. Bair and Sharon Carlson

Primary sources are foundational to digital humanities research. Their study is a valuable part of developing critical thinking skills in ...

Where Keywords Fail: Using Metadata to Facilitate Digital Humanities Scholarship

Journal of Library Metadata (2008)

Sheila Bair and Sharon Carlson

Primary sources are foundational to digital humanities research. Their study is a valuable part of developing critical thinking skills in ...

Digitization Projects and Metadata

Against the Grain (2007)

Sheila Bair and Pamela Cowart

Introductory article to issue of Against the Grain devoted to metadata creation and planning for digital projects.

Metadata: The Magic Behind the Scenes

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter (2006)

Sheila A. Bair and Pam Rebarcak

Toward a Code of Ethics for Cataloging

Technical Services Quarterly (2005)

This paper explores the ethics of cataloging, including encoding, subject analysis, authority control, and copy-cataloging, and examines descriptive and normative ...

Creating Metadata Best Practices for CONTENTdm Users

Proceedings of the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (2010)

Sheila Bair and Myung-Ja Han

The OCLC CONTENTdm Metadata Working Group was formed in response to research demonstrating the need for guidelines and best practices ...

Cistercian Liturgical Research Resources from the Cistercian Studies Collection at ...

Susan M B Steuer, Sheila Bair, Paul Howell, Rozanne Elder, et al.