June 2012 - CatSIG - lists.ecs.vuw.ac.nz

Last day: Survey on NZ library career issues including Professional Registration
by Lynley Stone 18 Jun '12

18 Jun '12

If you have been meaning to fill in this survey but haven't got around to it yet, please do so - I am extending access for an extra day and will take it down tomorrow evening (Wednesday 20 June). I would be happy to receive your thoughts and comments on the final section via email right up to the end of June. Thank you to everybody who has replied so far. The response has been hugely generous and the survey has gathered a wide range of really useful information. *** There are THREE ways to get to the survey: 1. The original survey using SurveyGizmo software, which has worked well for most people: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/944144/LIANZA-Careers-Survey 2. The survey on different software (Google Docs). This alternative version was set up because a small number of people had problems with the Survey Gizmo site. This is a shortened URL for convenience: http://bit.ly/M9PjRP If that doesn't work, try the third option: 3. The full file path to the survey on Google Docs. This is long, and so if you are copying and pasting it into a browser remember to copy the whole link : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFZ6SjN5MFk1ZXpyUGFiMDB tY3JNSFE6MQ Below is the original message I sent about the survey: SURVEY ON NEW ZEALAND LIBRARY CAREER ISSUES INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION We'd love to have your input about your experience, attitudes and ideas around career development, and would be very grateful if you could spend 15-30 minutes on the attached survey. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/944144/LIANZA-Careers-Survey This survey will run for two weeks, and will close on Tuesday 19 June 2012. This survey is aimed at people who currently work, or who have worked, in libraries at any level, from volunteer library assistant right through to senior management. Specific issues that are covered in the survey include: * What techniques have you used to progress your career in libraries? * What is your attitude to continuing professional development and LIANZA Professional Registration? * How do you keep up to date with issues relating to your job? * Do you have any advice for people who want to work in your sector? In July I will be presenting a series of workshops on career development for librarians at all stages of their careers, and have developed this survey to help understand a range of related topics. The results will be used in the preparation of the workshops, and will also be used by LIANZA to help develop the Professional Registration process and to understand how to support librarians more effectively. Please note that no question requires an answer, so you can fill in as little or as much of the survey as you wish. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact me at lynley(a)informationworkshop.com or Alli Smith at alli(a)lianza.org.nz Lynley Stone The Information Workshop Services for Information Professions MLIS, RLIANZA, ALIANZA 36 Mt Albert Rd Mt Albert Auckland 1025 09 849 8274 027 290 2843 www.informationworkshop.com

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RDA Update
by Chris Rae Todd 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

Resource Description & Access (RDA) Update from the National Library Those of you who attended the Te Puna & EPIC - a conversation roadshows will be familiar with this information and the cataloguing presentation will soon be available through the DescribeNZ wiki. http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com<http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/>. However we wanted to provide this update to share the information with as many of you as possible. RDA Implementation The National Library will implement RDA for its own cataloguing records no earlier than 31 March 2013. Our actual implementation date has not yet been finalised, but it is likely to be late April or some time in May 2013. We will let you know as soon as we have the date. RDA activities A group of cataloguers are currently working through the Library of Congress list of core elements for RDA. This list is available on the Library of Congress page for RDA training materials http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/. RDA guidelines include a large number of options and alternatives so, for each of these core elements, we are evaluating any options and choosing those that we will follow at the National Library. As part of this work we are also taking into account any Library of Congress Policy Statements for these guidelines. We are starting with the elements that apply to text-based monographs and we will expand into other formats including serials, sound and video recordings, and maps. This work will result in cataloguing policies for the National Library. We will share this information via the DescribeNZ wiki http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com<http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/> to help New Zealand libraries and staff with their own transition to RDA. RDA and authority records The National Library contributes authority records to the Library of Congress/Name Authority Cooperative Program (LC/NACO) Authority File. National Library cataloguers who contribute authority records to the LC/NACO file may be trained in using RDA in authority records prior to 31 March 2013 in line with other international contributors. There is an expectation that once training is complete all newly-established authority records will follow RDA. RDA Training This is clearly a major concern for all of us and the National Library is committed to supporting the provision of training in RDA for New Zealand libraries. The RDA training and needs survey (New Zealand) conducted in May 2010 showed the need for RDA training for a variety of library staff, not just cataloguers. This survey also highlighted a strong preference for face-to-face training with online training as a supplement to support that face-to-face training. It is the National Library's preference that RDA training in New Zealand is provided by professional trainers and we will be working towards this end. If this proves insufficient for New Zealand's needs, the Library is committed to finding other solutions. National Library has been invited to send a representative to the National Library of Australia train-the-trainer course for their state libraries and external Australian trainers. Details and dates for this are not yet available. CatSIG is sponsoring a New Zealand visit by Barbara Tillett from the Library of Congress. Barbara is the current chair of the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA. She will participate in three seminars for cataloguers in September in Auckland, Palmerston North and Dunedin. While these seminars will not be RDA training courses, they will be an opportunity to hear about the pre-implementation work being done at the Library of Congress and will provide context around RDA as a standard. More information will be made available through the CatSIG list and DescribeNZ wiki. For those of you wanting to get a head start on RDA there is a lot of training material already freely available from Library of Congress, National Library of Australia and others. This includes webcasts, training videos, PowerPoint presentations and exercises. We will keep the Describe NZ wiki up to date with resources that may be useful to New Zealand libraries. Library of Congress RDA information is available at http://www.loc.gov/aba/rda/ RDA presentations are also available from the Joint Steering Committee website at http://www.rda-jsc.org/rdapresentations.html and the Australian Committee on Cataloguing also has information on RDA at http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html Other activities I am putting together a paper on the implications of RDA implementation for Te Puna Services. This will include * The impact of RDA on National Union Catalogue (NUC) standards * Technical issues around importing records into the NUC from other databases * How we manage AACR2 and RDA records in our NUC. Te Puna Services are also planning to set up a meeting with library system vendors at this year's LIANZA conference to discuss the implications of RDA for record exchange and OPAC displays. I am also attending the American Library Association annual conference later this month. This is an opportunity to find out a lot more about implementation issues from those libraries that have been directly involved in RDA development and testing. If you have any specific questions or comments about RDA please contact me directly. I may not be able to provide answers to all questions at this stage, but I may be able to pass things on to others, or help in some other way. Best wishes Chris Todd, Chris (Christine) Todd Team Leader, Cataloguing Team 1 National Library of New Zealand The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Direct Dial: +64 4 474 3093 ==== CAUTION: This email message and any attachments contain information that may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Thank you. ====

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New Link: Survey on NZ library career issues including Professional Registration
by Lynley Stone 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

When I posted the link to this survey on Tuesday, staff of Auckland City and a few other individuals told me that they could not get past the second page of the survey. I have created another version of the survey in a simpler software, and this morning it has been tested by an Auckland City staff member who says it will work on their Internet Explorer browser. I apologise for this unexpected glitch, and for having to re-post about the survey as a result of it. Thank you to everyone who has responded already, and please note it is open until 19 June, so there is plenty of time. There are now THREE ways to get to the survey: 1. The original survey which has worked well for most people: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/944144/LIANZA-Careers-Survey 2. The survey on new software. This is a short URL that I hope will work for Auckland City and others who experienced problems with the original link: http://bit.ly/M9PjRP If that doesn't work, try the third option: 3. The full file path to the survey on the new software (which should work for Auckland City staff and others who had problems with the original link): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFZ6SjN5MFk1ZXpyUGFiMDB tY3JNSFE6MQ This is long, and so if you are copying and pasting it into a browser remember to copy the whole link. Below is the message I sent on Tuesday: SURVEY ON NEW ZEALAND LIBRARY CAREER ISSUES INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION We'd love to have your input about your experience, attitudes and ideas around career development, and would be very grateful if you could spend 15-30 minutes on the attached survey. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/944144/LIANZA-Careers-Survey This survey will run for two weeks, and will close on Tuesday 19 June 2012. This survey is aimed at people who currently work, or who have worked, in libraries at any level, from volunteer library assistant right through to senior management. Specific issues that are covered in the survey include: * What techniques have you used to progress your career in libraries? * What is your attitude to continuing professional development and LIANZA Professional Registration? * How do you keep up to date with issues relating to your job? * Do you have any advice for people who want to work in your sector? In July I will be presenting a series of workshops on career development for librarians at all stages of their careers, and have developed this survey to help understand a range of related topics. The results will be used in the preparation of the workshops, and will also be used by LIANZA to help develop the Professional Registration process and to understand how to support librarians more effectively. Please note that no question requires an answer, so you can fill in as little or as much of the survey as you wish. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact me at lynley(a)informationworkshop.com or Alli Smith at alli(a)lianza.org.nz Lynley Stone The Information Workshop Services for Information Professions MLIS, RLIANZA, ALIANZA 36 Mt Albert Rd Mt Albert Auckland 1025 09 849 8274 027 290 2843 www.informationworkshop.com

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Survey on NZ library career issues including Professional Registration
by Lynley Stone 04 Jun '12

04 Jun '12

SURVEY ON NEW ZEALAND LIBRARY CAREER ISSUES INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION We'd love to have your input about your experience, attitudes and ideas around career development, and would be very grateful if you could spend 15-30 minutes on the attached survey. http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/944144/LIANZA-Careers-Survey This survey will run for two weeks, and will close on Tuesday 19 June 2012. This survey is aimed at people who currently work, or who have worked, in libraries at any level, from volunteer library assistant right through to senior management. Specific issues that are covered in the survey include: * What techniques have you used to progress your career in libraries? * What is your attitude to continuing professional development and LIANZA Professional Registration? * How do you keep up to date with issues relating to your job? * Do you have any advice for people who want to work in your sector? In July I will be presenting a series of workshops on career development for librarians at all stages of their careers, and have developed this survey to help understand a range of related topics. The results will be used in the preparation of the workshops, and will also be used by LIANZA to help develop the Professional Registration process and to understand how to support librarians more effectively. Please note that no question requires an answer, so you can fill in as little or as much of the survey as you wish. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact me at lynley(a)informationworkshop.com or Alli Smith at alli(a)lianza.org.nz Lynley Stone The Information Workshop Services for Information Professions MLIS, RLIANZA, ALIANZA 36 Mt Albert Rd Mt Albert Auckland 1025 09 849 8274 027 290 2843 www.informationworkshop.com

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