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FW: Upcoming Webinar: 3R Sneak Peek: An Early Look at the RDA Toolkit Redesign
by Anoushka McGuire 15 Mar '18

15 Mar '18

Kia ora koutou, **Reminder: this webinar is scheduled for next Tuesday 20th March, at 3 pm and there is still time to register!** As many of you know, the RDA Toolkit, a critical tool for resource description, is undergoing a major redesign and redevelopment, due to be released in June 2018. CatSIG are joining with the Australian Committee on Cataloguing (ACOC), the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and ALA Publishing to bring you a *free* webinar to introduce the new Toolkit. This webinar is an important opportunity to catch a glimpse of the new look Toolkit's structure and functionality. Essential for current users of RDA, and also of interest to anyone considering implementing RDA in the future. The webinar will be presented by James Hennelly, who is the Director of the RDA Toolkit. He holds an MLIS degree from Dominican University and has spent most of his career working in both print and digital publishing. He joined the RDA Toolkit team in 2011. Registration is essential and you can register at the link below. Please note that WebEx do not provide local call-in numbers in New Zealand. Participants should plan to connect via VOIP for the audio where possible. Title: 3R Sneak Peek: An Early Look at the RDA Toolkit Redesign Date & time: Tuesday 20 March, 2018 from 3:00pm-4:30pm NZDT Link to register is on the event page: https://lianza.org.nz/3r-sneak-peak-early-look-rda-toolkit-redesign-webinar Hei konā mai, The CatSIG Committee Anoushka McGuire | Team Leader, Cataloguing Team 1 National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa Direct Dial: +64 4 470 4524 | www.natlib.govt.nz<http://www.natlib.govt.nz> The National Library of New Zealand is part of the Department of Internal Affairs

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Cataloguer at Lincoln position
by Dames, Rebecca 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

Kia ora koutou Apologies for cross-posting. A position for Metadata and Content specialist is currently being advertised at Lincoln University. http://jobs.jobvite.com/lincolnuniversity/job/ou8U6fwm This is my position (with a few tweaks) and I just wanted to put it out there that if anyone has any questions about the role please feel free to contact me off-list. I’m heading off to the UK soon on a bit of an OE so I also wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone in this cataloguing community for all of your help over the past 3 years. I had always suspected that cataloguers were the best librarians, but being a part of this community has definitely proved it. Stay excellent, Rebecca Dames Library Assistant, Content and Service Delivery Library, Teaching & Learning, Te Wharepūrākau P O Box 85064 Lincoln University Lincoln 7647 Canterbury New Zealand p +64 3 4230353 e Rebecca.Dames(a)lincoln.ac.nz<mailto:Rebecca.Dames@lincoln.ac.nz> | w https://ltl.lincoln.ac.nz<https://ltl.lincoln.ac.nz/> Lincoln University, Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki New Zealand's Specialist Land-Based University ________________________________ P Please consider the environment before you print this email. "The contents of this e-mail (including any attachments) may be confidential and/or subject to copyright. Any unauthorised use, distribution, or copying of the contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by return e-mail or telephone and then delete this e-mail together with all attachments from your system."

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Seeking content for the March issue of Catapult
by Anoushka McGuire 02 Mar '18

02 Mar '18

Kia ora koutou, We’re starting to gather together the March issue of Catapult and would love to accept your submissions! Do you have any cataloguing related news, a story about an interesting cataloguing project you’ve been involved in or would like to share what it’s like to be a cataloguer in your institution? If you have something already, or want to have a chat about an idea for a feature article, please get in touch. We’ll be accepting submissions up until Wednesday 14th March. Kia pai tō rā whakatā/Have a great weekend! Anoushka Anoushka McGuire | Team Leader, Cataloguing Team 1 National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa Direct Dial: +64 4 470 4524 | www.natlib.govt.nz<http://www.natlib.govt.nz/> The National Library of New Zealand is part of the Department of Internal Affairs

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RLL-2 Symposium - Call for Papers - Thurs 1 March
by Tamsyn Bayliss 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Forwarded on behalf of Brenda Norton CALL for ABSTRACTS If you are using research to guide your practice we remind you that the deadline for submitting an abstract for RLL-2 is Thursday 1 March (midnight). Thank you for the interest and the varied submissions so far. Keep 'em coming! https://lianza.org.nz/rll-2-call-papers REGISTRATIONS People have also been asking about the cost for attending in May. We are holding the registration $ at 2016 levels to make sure cost is not a barrier to participating. EARLY BIRD: LIANZA Members $90, non-members $110 Research-SIG members $75 Students $60 Registrations will open soon _______________________________________________________________________________________ Great to hear interest and a bit of buzz around RLL-2. Thank you for the submissions received so far. However, people have asked for an extension to the submission deadline ... and here it is: Please submit your abstract by THURSDAY 1 MARCH (midnight). https://lianza.org.nz/rll-2-call-papers We look forward to reading your submissions - this could be your chance to share and shine! RLL-2 Research by Librarians for Librarians CALL FOR PAPERS If you are a librarian or information professional who is using research, however broadly interpreted, to guide your practice we invite you to submit an abstract to present at RLL-2. Your paper will showcase works in progress, or completed research projects, that increase our professional knowledge in keeping with the theme of the symposium: Innovate Inform Inspire. READ MORE about RLL-2 here: https://lianza.org.nz/rll-2 https://lianza.org.nz/rll-2-call-papers And to see the success that was RLL-1 read Library Life page 30 here: https://lianza.org.nz/library-life-issue-447-july-2016 DEADLINE for submissions Call for papers closes Thursday 1 March RLL-2 DATE Friday 25 May 2018 RLL-2 VENUE Auckland University of Technology (City Campus) Brenda Norton RLIANZA | Discovery Systems Coordinator Phone +64 4 463 6185 | E-mail Brenda.Norton(a)vuw.ac.nz<mailto:Brenda.Norton@vuw.ac.nz> Library Technology Services Victoria University of Wellington Library | Te Whare Wananga O Te Upoko O Te Ika A Maui P.O. Box 3438 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand | URL <http://www.victoria.ac.nz/library/> Tamsyn Bayliss | Cataloguing Librarian | Auckland War Memorial Museum | Tamaki Paenga Hira | The Domain, Private Bag 92018, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand | www.aucklandmuseum.com | M | P +64 9 309 0443 ext 7258 | F +64 9 379 9956 | E tbayliss(a)aucklandmuseum.com [cid:image001.jpg@01D3B06E.7220A6F0]<http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/brickman> Auckland Museum Trust Board ("Auckland Museum") accepts no liability for any opinion contained in this email. The material in this email is confidential to the recipient named above. If you are not the intended recipient: please do not copy, use or disclose this communication; please notify us immediately by email or by telephone (64 9 309 0443) and then delete this email. Where this is a communication unrelated to the business of Auckland Museum, Auckland Museum does not accept any responsibility for its contents. ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal #####################################################################################

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Upcoming Webinar: 3R Sneak Peek: An Early Look at the RDA Toolkit Redesign
by Anoushka McGuire 23 Feb '18

23 Feb '18

Kia ora koutou, As many of you know, the RDA Toolkit, a critical tool for resource description, is undergoing a major redesign and redevelopment, due to be released in June 2018. CatSIG are joining with the Australian Committee on Cataloguing (ACOC), the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) and ALA Publishing to bring you a *free* webinar to introduce the new Toolkit. This webinar is an important opportunity to catch a glimpse of the new look Toolkit's structure and functionality. Essential for current users of RDA, and also of interest to anyone considering implementing RDA in the future. The webinar will be presented by James Hennelly, who is the Director of the RDA Toolkit. He holds an MLIS degree from Dominican University and has spent most of his career working in both print and digital publishing. He joined the RDA Toolkit team in 2011. Registration is essential and you can register at the link below. Please note that WebEx do not provide local call-in numbers in New Zealand. Participants should plan to connect via VOIP for the audio where possible. Title: 3R Sneak Peak: An Early Look at the RDA Toolkit Redesign Date & time: Tuesday 20 March, 2018 from 3:00pm-4:30pm NZDT Link to register is on the event page: https://lianza.org.nz/3r-sneak-peak-early-look-rda-toolkit-redesign-webinar Hei konā mai, The CatSIG Committee Anoushka McGuire | Team Leader, Cataloguing Team 1 National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa Direct Dial: +64 4 470 4524 | www.natlib.govt.nz The National Library of New Zealand is part of the Department of Internal Affairs

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CatSIG is seeking new committee members
by Anoushka McGuire 21 Feb '18

21 Feb '18

Kia ora koutou, We need more committee members! CatSIG is looking for some new committee members to join us for the busy and exiting year ahead. We need another ORDAC representative and another general committee member would be great too. ORDAC representative: The Oceania RDA Committee (ORDAC) has now been formally approved as the regional representative body for the Oceania Region on the RDA Steering Committee (RSC) and CatSIG is now expected to support three CatSIG representatives on ORDAC. We currently only have two CatSIG representatives and we seeking expressions of interest from people keen to join this international committee focused on developing and promoting the RDA standard. If you are interested, please send your expression of interest to catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com<mailto:catsigcommittee@gmail.com> by the 9th March 2018. Please include: - your experience with RDA, particularly experience developing policy for implementing RDA in your library - why you would like to participate in the work of ORDAC and the RSC, and what you hope to get from the experience - what skills and experience you can bring to ORDAC If you would like to know more about what is involved have a look at the RSC website (http://www.rda-rsc.org/) Please also feel free to get in touch with either Chris Todd (Chris.Todd(a)wcc.govt.nz<mailto:Chris.Todd@wcc.govt.nz>) or Anoushka McGuire (anoushka.mcguire(a)dia.govt.nz<mailto:anoushka.mcguire@dia.govt.nz>). General CatSIG committee member: We are also looking for general committee members to help us with general CatSIG business beyond what the key roles are responsible for. Have a look at the CatSIG page on the LIANZA website (https://lianza.org.nz/catsig) and check out our current terms of reference to get an idea of what being a committee member entails. If you’d like more information just drop us a line at catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com<mailto:catsigcommittee@gmail.com>. If you are interested, please send your expression of interest to catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com<mailto:catsigcommittee@gmail.com> by the 9th March 2018. Please include: - a little bit about yourself, your current position and experience - why you would like to participate in the work of CatSIG, and what you hope to get from the experience Kia pai tō koutou rā/have a nice day! The CatSIG Committee

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AACR2 Legacy Practices (online class)
by Charlotte Christensen 21 Feb '18

21 Feb '18

[Apologies for cross-posting] This may be of interest to anyone with staff who have always catalogued in RDA and get confused by older records. Charlotte Christensen, RLIANZA -----Original Message----- From: AUTOCAT [mailto:AUTOCAT@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Rory Litwin Sent: Thursday, 22 February 2018 3:55 AM To: AUTOCAT(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [ACAT] AACR2 Legacy Practices (online class) AACR2 Legacy Practices Instructor: Catelynne Sahadath Dates: March 5th through 30th, 2018 Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs Price: $175 http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/123-AACR2-legacy.php Boggled by AACR2 records? Want to know the best way to upgrade them, or why they look the way they do? If you’re dealing with a hybrid record environment that includes both AACR2 and RDA, or if you’ve learned to catalogue in RDA and have little experience with AACR2, this course is for you. By the end of this course you will be able to interpret, edit and upgrade AACR2 records in a hybrid AACR2/RDA record environment. Topics will include: - A brief history of AACR/AACR2 - Interpreting AACR2 records - How to edit existing AACR2 bibliographic records - How to edit AACR2 authority records - How to include RDA elements in AACR2/RDA hybrid records Catelynne Sahadath is the Social Sciences Data Librarian at the University of Ottawa. She was formerly the Head of Metadata Development at the University of Calgary, and has previously worked on cataloguing and digitization projects for the Government of Canada. She holds an MLIS from the University of British Columbia, as well as an Honours BA from the University of Toronto. You can register in this course through the first week of instruction (as long as it is not full). The "Register" button on the website goes to our credit card payment gateway, which may be used with personal or institutional credit cards. (Be sure to use the appropriate billing address). If your institution wants us to send a billing statement or wants to pay using a purchase order, please contact us by email to make arrangements: inquiries(a)libraryjuiceacademy.com For a list of all of the courses being offered next month, please go to: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/courses.php Library Juice Academy P.O. Box 188784 Sacramento, CA 95818 Tel. (916) 905-0291 Fax (916) 415-5446 inquiries(a)libraryjuiceacademy.com http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/ Demo course: https://www.libraryjuiceacademy.com/moodle/course/view.php?id=187 Testimonials: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/testimonial.php Twitter: http://twitter.com/libjuiceacademy Check out our jingle: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/news/?p=139 Subscribe to our mailing list http://bit.ly/1YG8qcY -- *********************************************************************** AUTOCAT quoting guide: http://www.cwu.edu/~dcc/Autocat/copyright.html E-mail AUTOCAT listowners: autocat-request(a)listserv.syr.edu Search AUTOCAT archives: http://listserv.syr.edu/archives/autocat.html By posting messages to AUTOCAT, the author does not cede copyright ***********************************************************************

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RLL-2 Symposium - Call for Papers - Thurs 1 March
by Tamsyn Bayliss 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

Forwarded on behalf of Brenda Norton Great to hear interest and a bit of buzz around RLL-2. Thank you for the submissions received so far. However, people have asked for an extension to the submission deadline ... and here it is: Please submit your abstract by THURSDAY 1 MARCH (midnight). https://lianza.org.nz/rll-2-call-papers We look forward to reading your submissions - this could be your chance to share and shine! RLL-2 Research by Librarians for Librarians CALL FOR PAPERS If you are a librarian or information professional who is using research, however broadly interpreted, to guide your practice we invite you to submit an abstract to present at RLL-2. Your paper will showcase works in progress, or completed research projects, that increase our professional knowledge in keeping with the theme of the symposium: Innovate Inform Inspire. READ MORE about RLL-2 here: https://lianza.org.nz/rll-2 https://lianza.org.nz/rll-2-call-papers And to see the success that was RLL-1 read Library Life page 30 here: https://lianza.org.nz/library-life-issue-447-july-2016 DEADLINE for submissions Call for papers closes Thursday 1 March RLL-2 DATE Friday 25 May 2018 RLL-2 VENUE Auckland University of Technology (City Campus) Brenda Norton RLIANZA | Discovery Systems Coordinator Phone +64 4 463 6185 | E-mail Brenda.Norton(a)vuw.ac.nz<mailto:Brenda.Norton@vuw.ac.nz> Library Technology Services Victoria University of Wellington Library | Te Whare Wananga O Te Upoko O Te Ika A Maui P.O. Box 3438 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand | URL <http://www.victoria.ac.nz/library/> Tamsyn Bayliss | Cataloguing Librarian | Auckland War Memorial Museum | Tamaki Paenga Hira | The Domain, Private Bag 92018, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand | www.aucklandmuseum.com | M | P +64 9 309 0443 ext 7258 | F +64 9 379 9956 | E tbayliss(a)aucklandmuseum.com [cid:image001.jpg@01D3A742.81DBC460]<http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/exhibitions/new-zealand-geographic-phot…> Auckland Museum Trust Board ("Auckland Museum") accepts no liability for any opinion contained in this email. The material in this email is confidential to the recipient named above. If you are not the intended recipient: please do not copy, use or disclose this communication; please notify us immediately by email or by telephone (64 9 309 0443) and then delete this email. Where this is a communication unrelated to the business of Auckland Museum, Auckland Museum does not accept any responsibility for its contents. ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal #####################################################################################

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RLL-2 Research by Librarians for Librarians May 2018 - Call for Papers closing soon!!
by Tamsyn Bayliss 15 Feb '18

15 Feb '18

Forwarded on behalf of Brenda Norton RLL-2 Research by Librarians for Librarians INNOVATE INFORM INSPIRE CALL FOR PAPERS If you are a librarian or information professional who is using research, however broadly interpreted, to guide your practice we invite you to submit an abstract to present at RLL-2. Your paper will showcase works in progress, or completed research projects, that increase our professional knowledge in keeping with the theme of the symposium: Innovate Inform Inspire. Read more about RLL-2 here. And to see the success that was RLL-1, read Library Life (page 30). DEADLINE for submissions Call for papers closes Sunday 18 Feb 2018 RLL-2 DATE Friday 25 May 2018 RLL-2 VENUE Auckland University of Technology (City Campus) Brenda Norton RLIANZA | Discovery Systems Coordinator Phone +64 4 463 6185 | E-mail Brenda.Norton(a)vuw.ac.nz<mailto:Brenda.Norton@vuw.ac.nz> Library Technology Services Victoria University of Wellington Library | Te Whare Wananga O Te Upoko O Te Ika A Maui P.O. Box 3438 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand | URL <http://www.victoria.ac.nz/library/> Tamsyn Bayliss | Cataloguing Librarian | Auckland War Memorial Museum | Tamaki Paenga Hira | The Domain, Private Bag 92018, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand | www.aucklandmuseum.com | M | P +64 9 309 0443 ext 7258 | F +64 9 379 9956 | E tbayliss(a)aucklandmuseum.com [cid:image001.jpg@01D3A665.BFCDA730]<http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/exhibitions/new-zealand-geographic-phot…> Auckland Museum Trust Board ("Auckland Museum") accepts no liability for any opinion contained in this email. The material in this email is confidential to the recipient named above. If you are not the intended recipient: please do not copy, use or disclose this communication; please notify us immediately by email or by telephone (64 9 309 0443) and then delete this email. Where this is a communication unrelated to the business of Auckland Museum, Auckland Museum does not accept any responsibility for its contents. ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal #####################################################################################

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Resource Description & Access Librarian
by Tamsyn Bayliss 08 Feb '18

08 Feb '18

Forwarded on behalf of Lydia Kennedy: Resource Description & Access Librarian E ngā Iwi, e ngā karangatanga maha huri noa i te motu, tēnei te mihi atu ki a koutou katoa. E karanga tēnei ki a koutou. Haere mai, tono mai mō tētahi tūranga, i Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi At the Christchurch City Council our work is the city that surrounds us. When you join our team, the results and success of your work are evident in every facet of city life. We work together every day to shape a community and create a city that we can be truly proud of. Take on a role at the Council, and take pride in making a difference to our great city every day. Christchurch City Libraries offers the opportunity to discover, to connect and to play within a network of 21 libraries. The Selection & Access Team is a high performing and customer driven team operating in a busy learning environment. We select, acquire, and catalogue print, audiovisual, eBook and eAudio material for the Christchurch City Libraries network. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and customer focused library professional to join our team. As a Resource Description & Access Librarian you will provide access to library resources through cataloguing and classifying library resources to the agreed standards in order to maintain the integrity of the library catalogue. Our Resource Description & Access Librarian roles have a strong focus on the cataloguing of monographs so your attention to detail will be a strength along with your drive for continuous improvement. To be successful in this role you will hold a relevant library qualification and have previous experience working in a library and information environment. You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of cataloguing items within a database and have the ability to read, analyse and summarise content effectively and quickly. You will be highly confident using a wide range of electronic resources, and have the ability to transfer knowledge from one situation to another. Get the satisfaction of helping respond to the needs of your community! Join us. Apply today at: https://www.cccjobs.co.nz/jobdetails/ajid/ibXL7/Resource-Description-Access… Additional information: Hours of work: Permanent Full Time Location of work: Library Content, 180 Smith Street, Linwood. Salary: will be discussed with the successful applicant ********************************************************************** This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City Council. If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the sender and delete. Christchurch City Council http://www.ccc.govt.nz ********************************************************************** Tamsyn Bayliss | Cataloguing Librarian | Auckland War Memorial Museum | Tamaki Paenga Hira | The Domain, Private Bag 92018, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142, New Zealand | www.aucklandmuseum.com | M | P +64 9 309 0443 ext 7258 | F +64 9 379 9956 | E tbayliss(a)aucklandmuseum.com [cid:image001.jpg@01D3A18B.689E5790]<http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/exhibitions/new-zealand-geographic-phot…> Auckland Museum Trust Board ("Auckland Museum") accepts no liability for any opinion contained in this email. The material in this email is confidential to the recipient named above. If you are not the intended recipient: please do not copy, use or disclose this communication; please notify us immediately by email or by telephone (64 9 309 0443) and then delete this email. Where this is a communication unrelated to the business of Auckland Museum, Auckland Museum does not accept any responsibility for its contents. ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal #####################################################################################

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