Dear Colleague, Sponsorship opportunities are still available until 1st August for the upcoming seminar. All details below: CatSIG is delighted to announce an RDA cataloguing seminar with Barbara Tillett, Chief of the Policy and Standards Division, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate at the Library of Congress, supported by cataloguing team leaders from the National Library of New Zealand. The seminar will be held in three locations around New Zealand: Auckland - Friday, 21st September 2012 at the University of Auckland, 9.30am-3.00pm Palmerston North - Sunday, 23rd September 2012 at the Awapuni Function Centre, 9.00am-2.00pm (short lunch break) Dunedin - Friday, 28th September 2012 at Dunedin Public Libraries, 9.30am-3.00pm Cost: $30.00 Proposed programme: Part 1: The why, how and who of RDA * The original vision for RDA and why it isn't AACR3 * How the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) works with the proposals that are coming in at the moment * The impact of working on the JSC for someone in Barbara's position * Implementation of RDA: what we have been doing and are planning for NZ; the work that is being done at Library of Congress in preparation for the implementation of RDA * The Bibliographic Framework initiative Part 2: What should we be doing about RDA? * Copy cataloguing and RDA: National Union Catalogue (NUC) policies; new fields in the NUC; library catalogues * Original cataloguing and RDA: approaches prior to formal training Pre-workshop reading on basic concepts will be recommended for participants to maximise benefit from the seminar. Note: The purpose of this seminar is to provide an introduction and update on the progress of RDA. It is not designed as a training session on application of RDA cataloguing rules. To register for one of the seminars please email the following details to Catsigcommittee@gmail.commailto:Catsigcommittee@gmail.com by Friday 24th August: Location of seminar: Name/s: Organisation: Address: Phone: Email: CatSIG/LIANZA membership information (if applicable and known): Sponsorship Opportunity CatSIG will be providing some funding to sponsor cataloguers who would otherwise be unable to attend one of the workshops. Sponsorship will be offered for the workshop costs and/or related expenses based on need. Priority will be given to CatSIG members. Applications should include CatSIG membership information (if applicable) and details of estimated expenses. They should be sent to Janess Stewart janess.stewart@dia.govt.nzmailto:janess.stewart@dia.govt.nz by August 1, 2012. Sonya Maclaurin (Secretary of CatSIG)