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RDA at ALA and at the National Library
by Chris Todd 23 Jul '10

23 Jul '10

Hi All, Ksenija Obradovic of the University of Auckland, attended the 2010 ALA conference and in particular many of the RDA-related events at that conference. Ksenija's report can be found on the DescribeNZ wiki at http://www.describe.org.nz/ Since the publication of RDA, National Library senior cataloguers have been creating trial records, as Word documents, as a way of learning how this new tool works. We are also currently examining RDA core elements along with the core elements being used in the US national libraries test, to evaluate which elements we would use for NZ National Bibliographic records. When this work is closer to completion we will be making it available more widely. We anticipate that the results of the US libraries test may affect our decisions in this area. One of the challenges in using RDA is that many of the rules are so similar to AACR2 that it is perilously easy to miss the differences. A tool that we think will be useful to many libraries is the Library of Congress Train-the-Trainer webcasts. Although these were filmed in January 2010, and there are some differences between the draft and published versions of RDA, the videos give an excellent account of major differences in both approach and specific instructions between AACR2 and RDA. They are available at http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/trainthetrainer.html Have a good weekend everyone 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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Fwd: [RDA-L] The RDA Toolkit launches Wednesday, June 23
by Chris Todd 24 Jun '10

24 Jun '10

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.org www.guidetoreference.org

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RDA training at the National Library
by Chris Todd 16 Jun '10

16 Jun '10

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

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TMQ cataloguing workshops for 2010
by Sarah McGuinness 16 Jun '10

16 Jun '10

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

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Latest Catapult available
by Jessie Moir 15 Jun '10

15 Jun '10

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) This email is intended only for the named recipient in this message and the information contained in it is confidential, maybe copyright and or legally privileged. If you are not the named recipient you must not use, read, distribute or copy it, please call the sender immediately on 04 527 2169 and erase the message and any attachments. Nothing in this e-mail message constitutes a designation of an information system for the purposes of section 11(a) of the Electronic Transactions Act 2002. You agree that if you respond to this e-mail, the time of receipt will be when the message actually comes to the attention of the addressee. All incoming e-mail messages are scanned for content and viruses and cleared by the Websense Email Security System at the Upper Hutt City Council. This could result in the deletion of a legitimate e-mail before it is read by its intended recipient at Council. Please tell us if you have concerns about this automatic filtering. Thank you

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Maori Subject Headings update
by Charlotte Stretton 13 Jun '10

13 Jun '10

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.]

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Fwd: new webinar on the RDA toolkit
by Chris Todd 04 Jun '10

04 Jun '10

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).

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Fwd: Cataloguers: OCLC software training close-off date
by Karen Rollitt 03 Jun '10

03 Jun '10

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 We have redesigned our website for librarians. Go to: http://www.natlib.govt.nz/librarians

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RDA Training Needs Survey Results
by Chris Todd 31 May '10

31 May '10

Apologies for cross-posting. The results of the RDA training needs survey are now available on the DescribeNZ wiki at http://nznuc-cataloguing.pbworks.com/f/RDA_training_Needs_Survey_Analysis.r… The original questionnaire is also available on the RDA page of the wiki http://www.describe.org.nz/ We are planning to discuss options for RDA training with ACOC (Australian Committee on Cataloguing) and we will keep the New Zealand library community informed of developments in this area. Regards 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

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Fwd: [rdaaust] RDA Toolkit webinars
by Chris Todd 25 May '10

25 May '10

National Library cataloguers will be watching out for more information on these and will let the lists know when the webinar times are made available Regards 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 >>> Deirdre Kiorgaard <Dkiorgaa(a)nla.gov.au> 24/05/2010 11:00 a.m. >>> Once the RDA Toolkit is made available for the open access period, ALA Publishing will announce several "Making the most of the open access period" themed webinars. Each webinar will be hosted live two or three times, and at least one of these will be offered during normal business hours in Australia. All webinars will be recorded and archived on the RDA Toolkit website for anyone unable to attend a live event. Cheers, Deirdre Deirdre Kiorgaard ACOC representative to the JSC, and Director, Serials Collection Management and Standards National Library of Australia Parkes, ACT 2600 Ph 02 62621327

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