Amigos and SCCTP Local holdings workshop
Amigos Library Services and the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP) are pleased to make available the inaugural facilitated online version of a full SCCTP workshop. The Serial Holdings Workshop is scheduled for May 18 to 29, 2009. In the fifteen-hour course, students will learn to create standards-compliant holdings records, a critical skill in controlling serials in libraries. The instructions and exercises are system-neutral, and the course includes time for discussion of local system implementation.
The course is designed for those who are new to the MARC 21 Holdings Format, including those who have created holdings records using other mechanisms (e.g., OCLC's Local Holdings Record). It is designed primarily for those who will create holdings records but is also useful for managers and system designers wishing to know more about the format and its uses.
Course details
Attendees will learn to use the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) and ANSI/NISO Z39.71
to create standards-compliant holdings records and publication patterns data, and distinguish options for entering holdings data (i.e., formatted, textual, and publication patterns). The instructions and exercises are system-neutral, and the course includes time for discussion of local system implementation.
The live online course is scheduled in seven sessions: six of which are two-hour, one of which is a three hour session (15 contact hours). Class participation includes discussion and exercises. Homework is encouraged
to stimulate participation between sessions and promote understanding.
Class schedule:
May 18, 19 -- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Central
May 21 -- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Central
May 26, 27, 28, 29 -- 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Central
The instructors for this class are Wen-ying Lu, Catalog Librarian and Linguistics Bibliographer, Michigan State University; and Margi Mann, Senior Training and Support Librarian, OCLC Western Service Center.
The May 2009 class is available to Amigos members for a special introductory rate of $375 and to nonmembers for $550. Registrations received prior to May 4, will be discounted $25. Registration is open on the Amigos web site, http://www.amigos.org/learning. For questions, contact Chris Brown (e-mail: learning@amigos.org, phone: 800-843-8482, ext. 2829).
More about Amigos and SCCTP
Amigos and the SCCTP have been coordinating efforts to develop materials and instructors' skills for the synchronous learning environment. Amigos has provided train the trainer workshops and advised SCCTP trainers on course design for the online environment. SCCTP trainers have revised and redesigned this workshop. The project to broaden the SCCTP program to include instruction in the online classroom has been partially funded by the North American Serials Interest Group. Amigos and the SCCTP have also coordinated efforts to make available a webinar on the CONSER record standard.
Les Hawkins
CONSER Coordinator
Library of Congress
lhaw@loc.gov
Tel.: 202 707-5185