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RDA pricing for US libraries announced
by Chris Todd 21 Jan '10

21 Jan '10

The pricing for RDA was made public during the last few days at the ALA mid-winter conference. The link below is to an RDA forum which includes a posting about the pricing as well as other RDA-related information. http://connect.ala.org/RDAforum There is no information available yet on pricing outside the U.S. If I hear anything further on this I will send it to this list 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

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Catapult cataloguing newsletter
by Sarah Allnutt 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

The latest issue of Catapult (No. 66, December 2009) is now available on the LIANZA website http://www.lianza.org.nz/community/cat-sig/catapult.html Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas, Sarah Allnutt on behalf of CatSIG

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FW: OCLC ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL COUNCIL SEMINAR IN NZ - 5 FEBRUARY 2010
by Ksenija Obradovic 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

The first OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council Seminar in New Zealand will be held on Friday 5 February 2010 at The University of Auckland in the Conference Centre, Building #423, Lecture Theatre #342, located at 22 Symonds Street, Auckland. There will be no charge for the seminar. To Register and view the Campus Map, please go to the attached link: http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/forms/oclc/ AGENDA 10am - 10.05am WELCOME by Janet Copsey, University Librarian, The University of Auckland; NZ representative on the OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council; incoming Chair of Te Puna Strategic Advisory Committee (TPSAC) for 2010. 10.05am - 10.30am Vic Elliott, Director, Scholarly Information Services and University Librarian, The Australian National University; Vice Chair, OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council; and a delegate for Asia Pacific on the OCLC Global Council will present on the new OCLC governance structure, the development of the OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council, its achievements to date, and current issues. 10.30am - 12 noon Karen Calhoun, OCLC Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services: "Library as Place, Place as Library: A Dialogue on Duality and the Power of Cooperation". Karen will also allow time for questions and discussion at the end of her presentation. Abstract: This talk will explore the turbulent conditions in which libraries are evolving as both places and virtual spaces on the Web. How are these conditions driving change in library collections, catalogues, and cooperative systems? What are OCLC's strategies for helping today's libraries gain visibility and impact through cooperation and data sharing? If we were building a system for library cooperation today, what would it look like? 12 Noon - 1pm Lunch 1pm - 2pm Chris Thewlis, OCLC Regional Manager, Australia: WorldCat Local and other web-scale management developments from OCLC. 2pm - 2.45pm Ksenija Obradovic, Cataloguing Manager at the University of Auckland Library and Karen Rollitt, National Library of NZ to talk about the Osmosis initiative being sponsored by the Te Puna Strategic Advisory Committee. 2.45pm - 3.15pm Linda Hall and Andrew Prout from National Library of NZ to present on access to NZ publications that are preserved in the National Digital Heritage Archive without copyright restrictions. Linda will present from a selection and acquisition perspective and Andrew from the technical perspective. Conclusion of the seminar. Janet Copsey University Librarian Te Tumu Herenga The University of Auckland Library Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 New Zealand Telephone (649) 373-7599 ext 87352 Fax (649) 373-7565 http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz

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Fwd: Announcement of RDA Publication Date
by Kim Gutchlag 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

[Apologies for cross-posting] Tena koutou katoa, Below is a message sent today by Deirdre Kiorgaard of the National Library of Australia to rdaaust, the Australian RDA discussion list. As you will see from the message, the publication of RDA has been delayed, with it now expected in June 2010. The good news is that pricing and purchasing information will be introduced at the time of the ALA Midwinter Meeting, 15-18 January 2010. Once RDA is published the testing period for the US National libraries will begin. This will take nine months, and comprises : 3 months of preparation and familiarisation for the US National libraries testing 3 months of testing by the US National libraries 3 months for the US National libraries to analyze the results of the testing and prepare an assessment report Nga mihi Kim Gutchlag Manager, Collection Description National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa Wellington, New Zealand DDI: +644 474 3085 Kim.gutchlag(a)natlib.govt.nz http://www.natlib.govt.nz TEXT OF MESSAGE TO RDAAUST RDA: Resource Description and Access will be published in June 2010. While we regret this delay in release of RDA, the transition from publication of AACR2 as a printed manual to release of RDA as a web based toolkit is a complex process with many interdependencies. The updated text of RDA incorporates recommendations from constituencies and other stakeholders approved at the JSC meeting earlier this year. The revised text has been successfully loaded into the RDA database. The product is currently undergoing thorough quality review and testing in preparation for release. We recognize that customers and prospective users of RDA need reliable and timely information for planning and budgeting. We are confident that this revised deadline is a realistic target for publication of RDA. Pricing and purchasing information will be introduced at the time of the ALA Midwinter Meeting, 15-18 January 2010. Mary Ghikas, Chair Committee of Principals Alan Danskin, Chair Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA Don Chatham, Chair Co-publishers

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Vacancy - Assistant Librarian (Level 4), Cataloguing Department, fixed term position
by Ksenija Obradovic 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Greetings, Fakalofa lahi atu, Malo e lelei, Ni sa bula, Kia orana, Taloha ni, Talofa lava, Ia orana, Halo olgeta, Mauri ora, Tēnā koutou katoa. Assistant Librarian, Cataloguing Department, Te Tari Whakaraarangi Matatiki, General Library. Full-time, one-year contract position finishing 23/12/10. Would you like to be part of a leading university library and work in one of New Zealand’s foremost cataloguing teams? The University of Auckland Library is looking for a copy-cataloguer to catalogue and classify monographs to international standards. If you would like to assist with providing library users with excellent access to a wide range of resources, improve your knowledge about the organization of information and metadata in the Internet age, and expand your skills in one of the oldest functions in library information science, we would like to hear from you. We are looking for someone with: • degree and professional library qualification • some experience as a cataloguer, working with a cataloguing utility • knowledge of current cataloguing standards and tools (AACR2, MARC21, LCSH, LCNA, Dewey 22) • interest in new developments in information technology relating to cataloguing Please apply online at: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/opportunities Job ID#: 11575 Closing date: Friday 4 December, 2009 Christine Tsui Library HR Administrator The University of Auckland Library Ph: 64 9 373 7599 ext 87636 E-mail: c.tsui(a)auckland.ac.nz<mailto:c.tsui@auckland.ac.nz>

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FW: Vacancy - Assistant Librarian (Level 5), Cataloguing Department
by Ksenija Obradovic 23 Nov '09

23 Nov '09

Greetings, Fakalofa lahi atu, Malo e lelei, Ni sa bula, Kia orana, Taloha ni, Talofa lava, Ia orana, Halo olgeta, Mauri ora, Tēnā koutou katoa. Assistant Librarian, Cataloguing Department, Te Tari Whakaraarangi Matatiki, General Library. Level 5, full-time, permanent position. Would you like to be part of a leading university library and work in one of New Zealand’s foremost cataloguing teams? The University of Auckland Library is looking for an original cataloguer. The job involves providing library users with excellent access to a wide range of resources, and working with a variety of print and electronic formats. If you would like to develop expertise with emerging technologies, improve your knowledge about the organization of information and metadata in the Internet age, and expand your skills in one of the oldest functions in library information science, we would like to hear from you. We are looking for someone with: · degree and professional library qualification, and minimum of two years experience as a cataloguer working with a cataloguing utility · thorough knowledge of current cataloguing standards and tools (AACR2, MARC21, LCSH, LCNA, Dewey 22) · some knowledge of other classification schemes such as LC Classification, and other standards such as Dublin Core · interest in new developments in information technology relating to cataloguing, in particular FRBR and RDA · reading knowledge of foreign languages, in particular European languages. Please apply online at: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/opportunities Job ID#: 11574 Closing date: Friday 4 December 2009 Christine Tsui Library HR Administrator The University of Auckland Library Ph: 64 9 373 7599 ext 87636 E-mail: c.tsui(a)auckland.ac.nz<mailto:c.tsui@auckland.ac.nz>

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Reminder: OCLC Web seminars scheduled for the week of 23 -27 November
by Karen Rollitt 18 Nov '09

18 Nov '09

Good morning cataloguers OCLC and the National Library of New Zealand are currently sponsoring a series of web seminars for OCLC Cataloguing and Reference Services topics. The following web seminars are scheduled for the week of 23 -27 November: Monday November 23: Original cataloguing and Master Records 1:30-3:30pm Thursday November 26: Searching WorldCat in FirstSearch 10:00am-12:00pm An updated web seminar schedule with time and registration information, is at http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/FrontPage The web-seminars are available to all Te Puna libraries due to the partnering agreement between OCLC and the National Library of New Zealand. The audience is primarily cataloguers using, or wanting to use, OCLC Connexion software. A session for reference librarians is available next week on Searching WolrldCat using FirstSearch. Each web seminar is a 2-hour time block and delivered through an interactive Web site and telephone conference call. Regards Karen Ruth Miller Customer Support Consultant Digital Solutions National Library of New Zealand Phone: 04 474 3089 We have redesigned our website for librarians. Go to: http://www.natlib.govt.nz/librarians _______________________________________________ Tepuna-l mailing list Tepuna-l(a)natlib.govt.nz

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Cataloger's Toolkit
by Sonya Maclaurin 16 Nov '09

16 Nov '09

Dear Cataloguers, I was wondering if people who use Gary Strawn's Cataloger's Toolkit could give me an idea of how they use it? e.g.: Do your original and copy-cataloguers use the BAM report regularly as part of the daily cataloguing workflow? Do you use the heading changes functionality in Correction Receiver? Which other features do you use regularly? ...or do you use the toolkit on an occasional basis for projects? And once you have established the configuration for the features you want to use, is it more straightforward to replicate it for an upgrade than it was to establish it in the first place? Any information about the above (or reasons for deciding not to use it) would be welcome, and I could collate responses for the list. Kind regards, Sonya Maclaurin Sonya Maclaurin Bibliographic Access & Metadata Librarian University of Otago Library PO Box 56 Dunedin 9016 NEW ZEALAND ph (03) 479 4974, fax (03) 479 7640 email sonya.maclaurin(a)otago.ac.nz

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Minutes from CatSIG 2009 AGM
by Sarah Allnutt 12 Nov '09

12 Nov '09

Attached. Kind Regards Sarah Allnutt (CatSIG Secretary)

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Reminder: OCLC Web seminars scheduled for the week of 16 -20 November
by Karen Rollitt 11 Nov '09

11 Nov '09

Good afternoon OCLC and the National Library of New Zealand are currently sponsoring a series of web seminars for OCLC Cataloguing and Reference Services topics. The following web seminars are scheduled for the week of 16 -20 November: Monday November 16: WorldCat, Cataloguing Standards and Client Basics Tuesday November 17: Copy Cataloguing Friday November 20: WorldCat in FirstSearch An updated web seminar schedule with time and registration information, is at http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/FrontPage An new addition to the schedule is a repeat session for, Original Cataloguing and Master Records on Monday, 23rd November at 1:30-3:30. The web-seminars are available to all Te Puna libraries due to the partnering agreement between OCLC and the National Library of New Zealand. The audience is primarily cataloguers using, or wanting to use, OCLC Connexion software. However, one session is available for FirstSearch and reference. The web sessions are delivered through an interactive Web site and telephone conference call. Each web session is a 2-hour time block except for the copy cataloguing session which includes an optional 1 hour session on Batch Processing. Karen Rollitt

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