Online Audiovisual Catalogers

Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc.
Abbreviation	OLAC
Formation	1980
Type	Non-profit
Purpose	"In 1980, OLAC was founded to establish and maintain a group that could speak for catalogers of audiovisual materials. OLAC provides a means for exchange of information, continuing education, and communication among catalogers of audiovisual materials and with the Library of Congress. While maintaining a voice with the bibliographic utilities that speak for catalogers of audiovisual materials, OLAC works toward common understanding of AV cataloging practices and standards."
President	Mary L Huismann
Website	olacinc.org

Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc., otherwise known as OLAC, was founded in 1980^[1]^[2]^[3] as a group of library catalogers involved in the cataloging of audiovisual materials, but now supports the work of catalogers working on all nonprint resources.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] OLAC provides a way for catalogers to have a method of communication among themselves as well as with the Library of Congress.^[1] The first official meeting of the group happened on July 1, 1980, in New York City with Nancy B. Olson chairing the group of catalogers.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Online Audiovisual Catalogers". American Library Association. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
^ Bobinski, George S. (October 2000). "Is the Library Profession Over-Organized?". American Libraries. 31 (9): 59. JSTOR 25645642.
^ ^a ^b Lisius, Peter H.; Griscom, Richard (2012). Directions in Music Cataloging. A-R Editions, Inc. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-89579-719-3.
^ http://www.lib.noaa.gov/cataloging/Cataloging_Manual/Cataloging_bib_electronic.html, NOAA Central Library Cataloging Tools: Electronic Resources
^ http://web.library.yale.edu/cataloging/tools-resources/nonbook, Yale University Library Cataloging Tools: Nonbook Cataloging
^ http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/event/id/429434/2014OLACMOUGConference, Music Library Association 2014 OLAC-MOUG Conference
^ http://www.liscareer.com/king_special.htm, What’s So Special About Cataloging Special Materials?
^ Moulaison, Heather Lee; Wiechart, Richard (2015). Crash course in basic cataloging with RDA. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-4408-3777-7.

[ALA_OLAC-1] "Online Audiovisual Catalogers". American Library Association. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

[2] Bobinski, George S. (October 2000). "Is the Library Profession Over-Organized?". American Libraries. 31 (9): 59. JSTOR 25645642.

[Lisius_&_Griscom-3] Lisius, Peter H.; Griscom, Richard (2012). Directions in Music Cataloging. A-R Editions, Inc. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-89579-719-3.

[4] ttp://www.lib.noaa.gov/cataloging/Cataloging_Manual/Cataloging_bib_electronic.html, NOAA Central Library Cataloging Tools: Electronic Resources

[5] ttp://web.library.yale.edu/cataloging/tools-resources/nonbook, Yale University Library Cataloging Tools: Nonbook Cataloging

[6] ttp://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/event/id/429434/2014OLACMOUGConference, Music Library Association 2014 OLAC-MOUG Conference

[7] ttp://www.liscareer.com/king_special.htm, What’s So Special About Cataloging Special Materials?

[Moulaison_&_Wiechart-8] Moulaison, Heather Lee; Wiechart, Richard (2015). Crash course in basic cataloging with RDA. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-4408-3777-7.

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