Introduction to Library Classification in Dewey and LC Instructor: Catelynne Sahadath Dates: September 7 to October 2, 2015 Credits: 1.5 CEUs Price: $175 http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/124-classification.php Creating call numbers is one of the most creative and interesting parts of resource description. It gives library professionals the ability to classify knowledge and augments the meaningfulness of the library collection. The purpose of this course is to teach you the mechanics of Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification numbers. Classification numbers exist to group similar items together, while allowing libraries to make materials findable by users. By the end of this course students will: - Use WebDewey to create Dewey Decimal Classification numbers - Use freely available online tools to create Library of Congress Classification numbers - Create call numbers based on pre-existing shelflists - Create classification numbers for children's material and internet resources - Learn the principles of classification for digital libraries - Learn how to enter classification numbers into MARC records Catelynne Sahadath is the Head of Metadata Development at the University of Calgary, where she manages the cataloguing section and works with library units to create beautiful, useful metadata. She was responsible for leading the transition from AACR2 to RDA at the UofC in 2013. Catelynne has previously worked on cataloguing and digitization projects for the Government of Canada, and her research focuses on change management in technical services and the impacts of cataloguing changes on public services. She holds an MLIS from the University of British Columbia, as well as an Honours BA from the University of Toronto. Read an interview with Catelynn Sahadath about her courses: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/news/?p=763 This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The class does not meet together at any particular times, although the instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment. You can register in this course through the first week of instruction. 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 to pay using a purchase order, please contact us by email to make arrangements: inquiries@libraryjuiceacademy.commailto:inquiries@libraryjuiceacademy.com . Library Juice Academy P.O. Box 188784 Sacramento, CA 95818 Tel. 218-260-6115 Fax 916-415-5446 inquiries@libraryjuiceacademy.commailto:inquiries@libraryjuiceacademy.com http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/ Testimonials: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/testimonial.php Twitter: http://twitter.com/libjuiceacademy Check out our jingle: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/news/?p=139 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 #####################################################################################