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LIANZA 2010 conference - sponsorship opportunity
by Sarah McGuinness 12 Sep '10

12 Sep '10

CatSIG, LIANZA's Cataloguing Special Interest Group, would like to sponsor one person to attend the LIANZA Centennial conference: At the Edge -- Te Matakāheru. This will be held from 28 November - 1 December 2010 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Sponsorship will cover the registration fee and reimbursement of up to $500 for travel and accommodation costs. To apply, please write 1-2 paragraphs stating your reasons for applying for sponsorship, the year you last attended a LIANZA conference, your background and work experience, and the insights and learning that you expect to gain from attending. You must also provide written confirmation from your employer that, if successful, you will be given leave to attend. You must be a CatSIG member to apply (or be willing to become one). Consideration will be given to the following criteria: * How you and/or your organisation would benefit professionally from attendance * Evidence of enthusiasm, commitment and passion for cataloguing * Difficulty of attending the conference without sponsorship The successful applicant will be required to write a short report which will be included in Catapult - CatSIG's quarterly newsletter. Please email applications and enquiries to Janess Stewart Janess.Stewart(a)natlib.govt.nz Applications close 17 September 2010.

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Cataloguing training: Book Blitz 1
by Sarah McGuinness 05 Aug '10

05 Aug '10

A reminder that registrations for this course are required by the end of the week (Friday 6 August). BOOK BLITZ I (4 Days) (29 August-3 Sep) 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) To be held in Wellington : 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. Future prices will start from $880 **Please note that prices exclude GST** The workshop will be presented by Deborah Fritz, an international trainer with over 15 years of experience. For more information 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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Marc of Quality cataloguing workshops 2010
by Sarah McGuinness 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

We still have places available in these workshops, which take place from August to October. Registration details are below. If you are thinking about registering for Book Blitz 1 (29 August-3 Sep) could you please indicate your interest to CatSIG by the end of this week. Thanks, Sarah McGuinness 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 m ultiple 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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[Apologies for cross-posting]
by Kim Gutchlag 29 Jul '10

29 Jul '10

[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. We are very pleased to announce that Jacinta Paranihi has been appointed to the one year contract position of Maori Subject Headings Librarian, starting in mid-August. This is a new position, created as a pilot following feedback gathered around the LIANZA conference 2009 in order to ensure the thesaurus grows more quickly and to do research between project team meetings. The position has been created by LIANZA, Te Ropu Whakahau and the National Library working in partnership. Jacinta has been a member of the project team since 2009 and has a BA(Hons) in Maori Studies from Otago University. She also has some library experience from work in Dunedin and Wellington and most recently for AUT in Auckland. In other news, we have loaded 62 new headings to the MSH thesaurus including some tied in to this year's Maori Language Week theme of kai such as Tunu kai for cookery and Tikanga tunu kai for recipes. Additionally, there are a number of sports terms, including Whutuporo for Rugby Union ready for the World Cup build up. Na matou nei, Kim, Charlotte me te komiti o Nga Upoko Tukutuku [We apologise for the lack of macrons - these have been removed to avoid technical issues 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 Did you know that the National Library's Molesworth Street building has closed for redevelopment? Onsite access to selected collections can be found at two Wellington locations: our new reading room at 77 Thorndon Quay, and Archives New Zealand, 10 Mulgrave Street. For more information, go to http://www.natlib.govt.nz/building

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Cataloguing Vacancy
by Fenella Gordon 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Wheelers Books in Albany is a library supplier which provides outsourcing of cataloguing and processing for public libraries. This part of the business is growing and so we are seeking qualified, experienced cataloguers. We are interested in part-time or full-time cataloguers - the hours are flexible. Applicants should have a thorough knowledge of AACR2, MARC21, LCSH, LCNA, and Dewey 22. Experience at original cataloguing would be an advantage but not essential. Preference will be given to a cataloguer who is capable of working with differing client requirements and more than one catalogue system. Experience with Horizon, Symphony, Spydus or Millennium would be an advantage but training will be provided. The pay rate is competitive, and will be commensurate with skills and experience. If you are available now, or may be in the future, please contact Fenella Gordon, the Head Cataloguer, to discuss working at Wheelers. Please send your CV by email or mail to: Fenella Gordon RLIANZA Head Cataloguer Wheelers Books Ph: 09 479 7979 x204 19A Triton Drive PO Box 305 404, Triton Plaza North Shore City 0632 Fax: 09 479 7949 www.wheelers.co.nz

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Cataloguing Vacancy
by Fenella Gordon 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

Wheelers Books in Albany is a library supplier which provides outsourcing of cataloguing and processing for public libraries. This part of the business is growing and so we are seeking qualified, experienced cataloguers. We are interested in part-time or full-time cataloguers - the hours are flexible. Applicants should have a thorough knowledge of AACR2, MARC21, LCSH, LCNA, and Dewey 22. Experience at original cataloguing would be an advantage but not essential. Preference will be given to a cataloguer who is capable of working with differing client requirements and more than one catalogue system. Experience with Horizon, Symphony, Spydus or Millennium would be an advantage but training will be provided. The pay rate is competitive, and will be commensurate with skills and experience. If you are available now, or may be in the future, please contact Fenella Gordon, the Head Cataloguer, to discuss working at Wheelers. Please send your CV by email or mail to: Fenella Gordon RLIANZA Head Cataloguer Wheelers www.wheelers.co.nz <http://www.wheelers.co.nz/> P +64 9 479 7979 EXT 204 F +64 9 479 7949 19a Triton Drive, Albany POB 305404, Triton Plaza, Auckland 0757 fenella(a)wheelers.co.nz <http://www.wheelers.co.nz/>

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Fwd: [rdaaust] OCLC policy statement on RDA cataloguing in WorldCat for the U.S. testing period
by Chris Todd 26 Jul '10

26 Jul '10

>>> Catherine Argus <cargus(a)nla.gov.au> 26/07/2010 12:53 p.m. >>> Dear colleagues OCLC has released a policy statement on RDA cataloguing in WorldCat during the U.S. testing - http://www.oclc.org/us/en/rda/policy.htm As part of U.S. testing, some RDA records will be added to WorldCat between October and December. Australian libraries are not participating in this testing; however those that use WorldCat may encounter some of these records. The statement includes WorldCat protocols for record creation and editing during the test period. Libraries Australia is committed to implementing the MARC21 changes required to support RDA well in advance of the Australian RDA implementation date. Libraries Australia plans to implement the MARC21 changes in early 2011, until then AACR2 remains the standard for records in Libraries Australia. Regards Catherine Argus ********************************* Catherine Argus RDA Implementation Project National Library of Australia Canberra ACT 2600 Tel. (02) 6262 1044 Fax. (02) 6273 4322 email. nlarda(a)nla.gov.au<mailto:cargus@nla.gov.au>

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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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