Hi folks,
National Library had already signed up for institutional access for the open access period and this morning a number of us have successfully logged in and are exploring RDA. Has anyone else taken a look yet?
It's going to be a while before we really dive into the detail of the rules, but it is great to see the real thing at last!
Cheers
Chris
Chris (Christine) Todd
Team Leader, Cataloguing Team 1, Content Services,
National Library of New Zealand.
Telephone: (04) 474 3093
Fax: (04) 474 3161
Email: chris.todd(a)natlib.govt.nz
>>> Troy Linker <tlinker(a)ALA.ORG> 24/06/2010 3:30 a.m. >>>
It's here! The RDA Toolkit launches Wednesday, June 23.
The Co-Publishers of the RDA Toolkit (American Library Association,
Canadian Library Association, and CILIP--through its publishing
imprint, Facet Publishing) are delighted to announce that the RDA
Toolkit is going live Wednesday, June 23.
If you have already signed up for free open access, you will receive
an email with your login information. For institutional access, an
email with login information will be sent to the email address
provided during sign-up.
As you use the RDA Toolkit, you'll notice ongoing improvements and
additions. We look forward to your feedback. RDA Toolkit highlights to
try:
* RDA instructions that are searchable and browseable
* AACR2 Rule Number Search of RDA instructions
* Workflows, mappings: tools to customize the RDA instruction
set to
* support organizational training and processes.
* Two views of RDA content-by table of contents and by element
set
* Full text of AACR2
If you or your institution haven't yet signed up for free open access
through August 31, 2010, please visit www.rdatoolkit.org/openaccess.
Sign up at www.rdatoolkit.org/rdalist to receive information about
free trials, special introductory offers (double-user offer for site
license subscriptions through August 31, 2011!), webinars, product
updates, and more.
Bookmark the informational website www.rdatoolkit.org where you can
access webinar archives, an RDA training calendar, presenter/trainer
materials, pricing in the major currencies, and more.
If you need to process a subscription before the electronic order form
and payment gateway go live in the next few weeks, please contact us
via the RDA Toolkit Support Center at www.rdatoolkit.org/support so we
can process your order. You will not pay for any part of your
subscription that falls within the open-access period; we will extend
all subscriptions through at least August 31, 2011.
And if you're attending ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.,
visit us in the exhibits at booth #2605 for a demo, to chat with ALA
Digital Reference Publisher Troy Linker and other staff, and to review
an early sample of the print RDA Instructions.
Kind regards,
Troy Linker
Publisher, ALA Digital Reference
American Library Association
(312) 280-5101
www.rdatoolkit.orgwww.guidetoreference.org
Hi All,
Apologies for cross-posting. This is a long-ish email and will also be
posted to the DescribeNZ wiki
http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/RDA-Training-at-the-National-Library
RDA is due for publication within the next week or two and the
cataloguers at the National Library have been looking at how to make
use of the time between the initial publication of RDA and the
international implementation decisions that are expected following the
conclusion of the US national libraries testing in March 2011.
The following sets out our current plan:
1. Open access to the RDA Toolkit. We have signed up for institutional
access. At this stage we've received a confirmation of the registration
but we don't have any logins yet. The signup information is at:
www.rdatoolkit.org
2. Training plan. We are planning a phased introduction to the RDA
toolkit, beginning with our team leaders and senior cataloguers who will
then provide support for other cataloguers as they begin engaging with
the toolkit and new rules.
We will start by taking AACR2R records that we have already created and
converting them to RDA records using a Word template. We will not be
adding RDA records to our Voyager databases at this stage.
When we have confirmed our RDA template we will make it available on
the DescribeNZ wiki.
3. Introductory activities We have identified three activities before
we start creating records:
· learning to use the RDA toolkit
· a general introduction to RDA - we are likely to make use of
presentations from the JSC site for this
http://www.rda-jsc.org/rdapresentations.html
as well as some of the material on the DescribeNZ wiki
· examining the Library of Congress choices for the RDA test
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/RDAtest/rdachoices.html
and the Library of Congress Policy Statements (the replacement for the
Library of Congress Rule Interpretations)
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/RDAtest/rda_lcps.html
4. Practice records.We will use print monographs and
monographs-in-series as our initial formats, adding in other record
types and formats as we become more confident.
5. RDA choices and alternatives. During this period we will also be
assessing the RDA optional rules and the new Library of Congress Policy
Statements (LCPSs) for their applicability to us. Following this we will
develop a policy document for National Library cataloguing that will be
available to all New Zealand libraries.
Please contact me if you have any queries.
Chris Todd
Chris (Christine) Todd
Team Leader, Cataloguing Team 1, Content Services,
National Library of New Zealand.
Telephone: (04) 474 3093
Fax: (04) 474 3161
Email: chris.todd(a)natlib.govt.nz
CatSIG is pleased to announce another round of The MARC of Quality (TMQ)
cataloguing workshops in September and October 2010. Registrations can
be sent now, or when we re-advertise at a later date.
The following workshops are offered in Auckland, Wellington and
Dunedin:
MARC21 IN YOUR LIBRARY
This course is an introduction to MARC21 and how it is meant to work in
a library automation system. It explains what the MARC standards are and
how those standards tie in with our cataloguing rules (AACR) to help
cataloguers create data that will function effectively in a library
catalogue. Target audience: directors, reference people, acquisitions
people, copy cataloguers, beginning cataloguers, and experienced but
untrained cataloguers.
There are two discrete parts to MARC21 in your Library:
Part One of this course consists of a series of web-casts and web-based
mini-courses and covers the underlying fundamentals of MARC and
bibliographic information. Duration: approx. 5 hrs; presenter: D. Fritz;
site/dates: on-demand, anytime.
Click here to access the Part One modules (for free)
http://www.marcofquality.com/webinars/webm21.html
Part Two of this course consists of three modules, provided through a
traditional training session at a physical site and covers the core
codes that are most commonly found in MARC records, and their functions.
Duration: 1 day.
Auckland 13 October 2010 AUT University, room WF 214
Wellington 20 October 2010 Archives New Zealand conference room,
Murphy St.
Prices: CatSIG members $220 LIANZA members $270 Other $345
JUST FOR COPY CATS (2 Days)
Copy cataloguing is not the same as original cataloguing; it has its
own special procedures and guidelines to be followed. This workshop
provides an introduction to finding cataloguing records that you can
copy, explaining some of the more obvious challenges and some neglected
database issues, with a brief look at essential editing. You will need
to come to the Book Blitz (4 days) workshop to know how to do a really
superb job of editing records that you copy, but this workshop will get
you started in the basic principles of copy cataloguing. Recommended
prerequisites: MARC21 in Your Library. Target audience: acquisitions
people, copy cataloguers, beginning cataloguers, and experienced but
untrained cataloguers.
Auckland 14-15 October 2010 AUT University: 14th Oct: room WF
204; 15th Oct: room WF 614
Wellington 21-22 October 2010 Archives New Zealand conference
room, Murphy St.
Prices: CatSIG members $440 LIANZA members $540 Other $690
BOOK BLITZ I (4 Days)
As it has been said before "good cataloguing doesn't just happen". This
workshop gets right down to the details about how to make MARC records
that will work well in each and every MARC-based library automation
system out there. Recommended prerequisites: MARC21 in Your Library and
Just for Copy Cats. Target audience: Copy cataloguers, beginning
cataloguers, experienced but untrained cataloguers, and any cataloguers
curious about what they might learn.
Required text: “Cataloging with AACR2 and MARC21” by Deborah A.
Fritz. Chicago: ALA, 2004. 0-8389-0884-5, approx. NZ$130.00 + $13.00
p&p (CatSIG can email you an order form)
Wellington 31 August -3 September Weir House conference room,
Gladstone Tce, Kelburn.
Prices: CatSIG members $660 LIANZA members $810 Other $1035
**This is the last time this workshop will be offered at the current
low rate
BOOK BLITZ III (2 Days)
We will pick up some interesting loose ends that we were unable to
cover in either BBI or BBII, such as: what do I do with typos in
descriptive fields and when should I enter information as a subtitle vs
a statement of responsibility? Then we will move on to some slightly
more complex matters, concentrating primarily on the sources of
information, bibliographic description, and access points for single
works in multiple units (e.g., multi
-volume sets), multiple works in
single units (e.g., collections, with or without a collective title),
and multiple works in multiple units (e.g., monographic sets vs series).
We'll keep one eye on the future and use RDA (the next version of AACR)
and FRBR (the new approach to organizing your OPAC) terminology wherever
it is appropriate. Recommended prerequisites: Book Blitz I and Book
Blitz II.
Attendees are strongly advised to attend Book Blitz I and Book Blitz II
before coming to this workshop. Target audience: Intermediate
cataloguers, and experienced cataloguers needing training in this area.
Required text: “Cataloguing with AACR2 and MARC21” by Deborah A.
Fritz. Chicago: ALA, 2004. 0-8389-0884-5, approx. NZ$130.00 + $13.00
p&p (CatSIG can email you an order form)
Dunedin 16-17 September 2010 University of Otago
Prices: CatSIG members $440 LIANZA members $540 Other $690
LCSH FOR BEGINNERS I (2 Days)
Assigning good subject headings is a skill above and beyond basic
cataloguing know-how. This workshop will introduce you to the essential
principles of subject cataloguing using the Library of Congress Subject
Headings (LCSH). At the conclusion of this workshop, you should be able
to assign simple LC subject headings and check the appropriateness of
subject headings in records that you copy. No pre-requisites required.
Target audience: copy cataloguers, beginning cataloguers and experienced
but untrained cataloguers.
Required texts: 1. Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)-Bring
vol. 1 of any recent ed. 2. Free-floating subdivisions (any recent ed.)
Auckland 12-13 October 2010 Waitemata Room Level 3, Central
Library, Lorne St, Auckland.
Wellington 19-20 October 2010 Weir House conference room,
Gladstone Tce, Kelburn.
Prices: CatSIG members $440 LIANZA members $540 Other $690
DEWEY DAZE I (2 Days)
If you do Dewey in your library, and need to brush up on the basics,
this workshop is for you. You'll learn how to find your way around the
schedules and tables to create call numbers that work. Using detailed
explanations and multiple examples we'll discuss and practice the proper
procedures for assigning commendable class numbers. No pre-requisites
required. Target audience: Copy cataloguers, beginning cataloguers and
experienced but untrained cataloguers.
Required text: DDC 22 (The Dewey books)
Auckland 14-15 October Waitemata Room Level 3, Central Library,
Lorne St, Auckland.
Wellington 21-22 October Weir House conference room, Gladstone Tce,
Kelburn.
Prices: CatSIG members $440 LIANZA members $540 Other $690
**Please note that all prices exclude GST**
**Workshops will be held only if sufficient number of attendees are
registered**
These are intensive courses, all designed to present the material in a
manner that will make it easier for participants to learn and develop
their cataloguing skills.
All the workshops (except LCSH for Beginners and Dewey Daze) are held
by Deborah Fritz, an international trainer with over 15 years of
experience. For more information about each course see
http://www.marcofquality.com/trn/trnindex.html
Please email enquiries and registrations to
Catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com
To register please fill out the following details:
Name/s:
Organisation:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
CatSIG or LIANZA membership number (if applicable and known):
(*An institutional LIANZA membership can be used for 1 participant per
workshop)
I/we will be attending (name of course and location):
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided. Please let us
know if you have any dietary requirements.
Kind Regards
Sarah McGuinness
CatSIG Secretary
Issue 68 (May 2010) is now available through the Describe NZ wiki at
http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/Links-and-resources
<http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/Links-and-resources>
under the heading "Other links."
Recent issues 65-67 are also available here.
We are currently unable to post Catapult on the LIANZA website but will
let you know when this has been fixed.
Kind Regards
Sarah McGuinness (CatSIG Secretary)
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Thank you
Message for list:
[Apologies for cross-posting]
Tena tatou katoa
E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga kaitiaki taonga katoa o Aotearoa, nei ra he maioha na matou o te komiti whiriwhiri o Nga Upoko Tukutuku.
Following the release of 61 new terms in February, the National Library has created a file of all National Library catalogue records which use Maori Subject Headings. All of the headings that were affected due to the changes in February have been corrected in the file, so this is now up to date.
The file will be available on the index page of the MSH thesaurus (http://mshupoko.natlib.govt.nz/mshupoko/index.htm) from today in either unicode UTF-8 or non-unicode MARC8 format, and can be used to update existing records.
In other news, the Maori Subject Headings Project Team met in April for the first meeting of the year, where work continued on the list of requested terms. The focus areas for 2010 were decided to be:
-Church
-Social work
-Nursing
-Education
-Sport
-Media & Technology.
Work was also done on some other headings, mainly animals. We hope to make these new headings publicly available shortly and will announce when that happens.
The Maori Subject Headings Project Team have three meetings per year to work on the requested headings. The remaining meetings in 2010 are expected to be held in July and October.
Na matou nei,
Kim, Charlotte me te komiti o Nga Upoko Tukutuku
Charlotte Stretton, RLIANZA
Maori Subject Headings Project Team Leader
Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa
National Library of New Zealand
P.O. Box 1467
Wellington, New Zealand
charlotte.stretton(a)natlib.govt.nz
DDI: (04) 470 4484
or phone: (04) 474 3000 ext 3484
[We apologise for the lack of macrons - these have been removed to avoid technical issues with some email software.]
Hi All,
Please note that the June 17th webinar will suit our timezone, and also that these webinars will be recorded and posted on the RDA toolkit website.
Regards
Chris Todd
>>> Troy Linker <tlinker(a)ALA.ORG> 4/06/2010 6:56 a.m. >>>
Making the Most of the RDA Toolkit Open-Access Period
Join us for this free learning opportunity!
Join ALA Digital Reference Publisher Troy Linker as he gives an overview
of Resource Description and Access (RDA) and describes how it is
integrated into the RDA Toolkit. He will review highlights of the RDA
Toolkit and point out how you can make the most of the open-access
period through August 31, 2010. Pricing, subscription options, and
future plans for the continual improvement of the RDA Toolkit will also
be discussed.
Learn how to:
* create your own profile (and why it benefits you)
* search and browse RDA instructions
* create and share workflows and mappings-tools to customize RDA to
support your organization's training, internal processes, and local
policies
* search RDA based on your existing knowledge of AACR2 rule numbers
* access RDA content both by table of contents and by element set
* search and browse AACR2 rules with links to help users navigate
from AACR2 to RDA
Reserve your place today at one of these upcoming virtual sessions!
* Thursday, June 17, 9:00am CDT (GMT -5) [Good choice for European
and African participants]
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/205709491
* Thursday, June 17, 8:00pm CDT (GMT -5) [Good choice for Australian
and Asian participants]
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/458233635
* Friday, June 18, 3:00pm CDT (GMT -5)
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/774310874
(Offered at multiple times to allow people in different time zones to
participate; the times listed are US Central time zone hours. A World
Clock (http://www.timeanddate.com/) will help you work out the best time
for you.)
For those not able to join us for one of the live events, they will be
recorded and posted to www.rdatoolkit.org/training.
Resource Description and Access (RDA) and the RDA Toolkit are published
by the Co-Publishers for RDA (the American Library Association, the
Canadian Library Association, and Facet Publishing, the publishing arm
of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information
Professionals).
Good afternoon cataloguers
A reminder that registration closes on June 9th for OCLC free face-to-face training in OCLC cataloguing software and workflow options
You can find more detail about this opportunity and register for any/all the sessions if you go to the Cataloguers' wiki Training page- http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/OCLC-training-in-NZ%2C-June-2010
Regards
Ruth
Ruth Miller
Customer Support Consultant
National Digital Library
Phone: 04 474 3089
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