If you missed the free webinars "RDA and OCLC" that were presented during the last couple of weeks, you can view the recording here.
OCLC has also scheduled one more live session, which will take place on Nov. 19, 12pm (central). You can register for that here.
There is a brief write up about the webinar and the post includes screenshots of some of the poll results from those attending the two webinars. It can be found on Karen Calhoun's blog, Metalogue.
Registration is open for the last two webinars on institutional repositories to be held this fall.
Forthcoming in 2010
Check out the ALCTS Conferences & Events page for more information and other webinars that we are offering in the spring.
"You want me to select for WHAT?" A Webinar on Selection
Join presenter Virginia Kay Williams, Acquisitions Librarian at Wichita State University on December 2 from 1 to 2pm Central for "You want me to select for WHAT? Getting started in a new area." Registration opens December 5.
Upcoming e-Forums
"The Art of Conversation: Improving Communication between Technical Services and Public Services" to be held November 18-20, 2009.
Moderated by Sarah Simpson, Technical Services Manager at the Tulsa City-County Library, and Keri Cascio, Branch Manager at the St. Louis City-County Library District.
To access the e-Forums, register for the list at ALCTS Discussion List Web site; click on Association for Library Collections and Technical Services under the ALA Division heading; click on the list name, alcts-eforum@ala.org; enter the email address where you'd like to receive the messages; username and password are required to register. Instructions for obtaining a login and password may be found on the list homepage. Participation is free and open to anyone.
Web Course
Fundamentals of Collection Development begins again on November 30 and runs through January 1, 2010. Learn more or sign up now.
ALCTS, ALA's Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, has a series of Web-based courses that we think look interesting.
Fundamentals of Acquisitions, Fundamentals of Electronic Resources and Acquisitions, and Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management are all Web-based, self-paced sessions that take place over 4-week periods. They are tailored for librarians and para-professionals in all types of libraries who are new to the topic area, and include interaction with instructors and classmates.
At a reasonable rate of $109 for ALCTS members and $129 for non-members, they look like they'd be very helpful to anyone stepping into new responsibilities in these areas. (And the Collection Development course was developed by Peggy Johnson, of the University of Minnesota Libraries!)
Go here for course descriptions, schedules and registration.
If you do attend one of these sessions, or if you have taken one in the past, please let us know what you think!
OCLC is offering a free webinar on the topic of parallel records on two dates this month. Parallel records are records for the same manifestation but cataloged in different languages that reside parallel to each other in WorldCat.
The dates are:
The sessions will also be recorded and one will be posted for viewing after the second webinar. Sign up is available on the Expert Community Web page.
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The ACLTS CCS Copy Cataloging Interest Group will meet during the ALA Meeting in Chicago on Saturday, July 11, from 10:30 AM to 12 noon. We’re interested in all things copy cataloging, but for our next meeting we’re particularly interested in the following topics:
Are you doing something in any of these areas that you’d like to share with an eager audience? Would you like to help us explore any of these topics? If so, the Copy Cataloging Interest Group is the place for you! We’re looking for people to speak to the group about any of these topics. If you would like to speak to the group, please contact Gene Dickerson, Chair, or Tatiana Barr, Vice-Chair/Chair Elect with your interest. We’re looking for people to speak for about 15-20 minutes on any of the topics listed above. If you’d like to propose another topic you’re interested in, let us know that, too. Tell us who you are and what topic you’d like to speak about. Don’t be shy! Give us a try! If you want to nominate someone else to speak, let us know who he or she is, along with contact information, and we’ll take it from there.
Gene Dickerson
DickersonEH@state.gov
Tatiana Barr
Tatiana.barr@yale.edu
Eugene Dickerson
Lead Librarian for Cataloging
Ralph J. Bunche Library
U.S. Dept. of State
dickersoneh@state.gov
