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The Marc of Quality cataloguing workshops 2009
by Sarah Allnutt 13 Jul '09

13 Jul '09

CatSIG is pleased to announce another series of The Marc of Quality cataloguing workshops in August and September 2009. This year we are offering: Book Blitz 1 (4 days) A beginner’s workshop on bibliographic description, providing access points, and copy cataloging. Covers the "easy" cataloguing rules. *Please note that a textbook is required for this course: “Cataloging with AACR2 and MARC21” by Deborah A. Fritz. Chicago: ALA, 2004. ISBN 0-8389-0884-5 (approx. NZ$120) Auckland October 20-23, Waitemata Room, Auckland City Libraries, 44-46 Lorne St. Wellington September 8-11 (Location to be confirmed) Prices (excluding GST): CatSIG members $600 LIANZA members $700 Other $850 Book Blitz 2 (2 days) For cataloguers with some experience, this course covers more complex cataloguing rules, including parallel titles, part titles, confusing statements of responsibility, series, name headings, and uniform title headings. Wellington September 24-25, National Library conference room, Cnr Aitken & Molesworth Sts. Dunedin October 5-6, Dunedin Public Libraries, 230 Moray Pl. Prices (excluding GST): CatSIG members $400 LIANZA members $500 Other $650 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 workshops are presented 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 to Catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com To register, please fill out the following details and send to Catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com Name/s: Organisation: Address: Phone: Email: CatSIG member (or wish to join): Y/N LIANZA membership number (if applicable and known): *Attendees can use their organisation's LIANZA membership I/we will be attending (name of course): If attending Book Blitz 1 in Wellington: Do you require accommodation? Y/N Kind Regards Sarah Allnutt (CatSIG Secretary)

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Fwd: [RDA-L] JSC news June 2009
by Chris Todd 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

Just received this morning. This is the first time there's been a month identified for the release of RDA. Please note the changed website for the JSC 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 >>> Nathalie Schulz <N.Schulz(a)BTOPENWORLD.COM> 23/06/2009 7:16 p.m. >>> News from the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA: * Finalization of RDA text The RDA text was handed to the co-publishers on schedule on 22 June. RDA is scheduled to be released at the end of November 2009. * New Chair Alan Danskin will be the JSC Chair from 1 July 2009. Danskin is the Metadata and Bibliographic Standards Coordinator at the British Library. During July, the JSC Secretariat will move to the British Library: jscsecretary(a)bl.uk * Web site The JSC Web site has moved to http://www.rda-jsc.org/ There are redirections in place from the old site to pages on the new site explaining the change. Nathalie Schulz Secretary, JSC N.Schulz(a)btopenworld.com

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Fwd: [rdaaust] U.S. National Libraries test plan for RDA
by Chris Todd 16 Jun '09

16 Jun '09

This message has just come through from the ACOC list on RDA >>> Deirdre Kiorgaard <Dkiorgaa(a)nla.gov.au> 16/06/2009 11:09 a.m. >>> Information about the U.S. National Libraries test plan for RDA is available from http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/rda/. The site has recently been updated with a list of the U.S. National libraries test partners. There are no plans to formally test RDA in Australia and New Zealand. An update on preparation for the implementation of RDA in Australia and New Zealand will be available later this year. Cheers, Deirdre Deirdre Kiorgaard ACOC representative to the JSC Director, Serials Collection Management and Standards National Library of Australia Parkes, ACT 2600 Ph 02 62621327

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FW: OCLC offers free webinar on parallel records
by Ksenija Obradovic 10 Jun '09

10 Jun '09

FYI - OCLC webinar on records for the same manifestation but cataloged in different languages (e.g. English and German). Ksenija Obradovic Cataloguing Manager Te Tumu Herenga The University of Auckland Library Private Bag 92019 Auckland Mail Centre Auckland 1142 New Zealand Telephone (649) 373-7599 ext 85797 Fax (649) 373-7401 http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz _______________________________________________________________________ From: OCLC [mailto:oclc@oclc.org] Sent: Thursday, 11 June 2009 6:24 a.m. To: Ksenija Obradovic Subject: OCLC offers free webinar on parallel records View as Web page | Manage my e-mail subscriptions | Forward to a friend OCLC Updates and Special Offers: Cataloging and Metadata OCLC offers free webinar on parallel records Join us for a free, live webinar on the topic of parallel records. Parallel records are records for the same manifestation but cataloged in different languages that reside parallel to each other in WorldCat. Join us on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, from 4:00-5:00 PM EDT or on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, from 10:00-11:00 AM EDT to learn more about parallel records. In the event that you're not able to attend, the sessions will be recorded and one of them will be made available on the Web. Register to attend the June 17 session (https://www3.oclc.org/app/request/bin/request.asp?specialCode=ParallelRec09…) or the June 23 session (https://www3.oclc.org/app/request/bin/request.asp?specialCode=ParallelRec09…) and we will email you the access codes for the session. All you will need to attend is a Web browser. Audio will be provided through your Web browser-you'll need speakers or headphones connected to your workstation. Audio is also available via conference call. We hope you can join us! Cynthia M. Whitacre Manager, WorldCat Quality & Partner Content Dept. OCLC 800-848-5878, ext. 6183 (US and Canada) 614-764-6183 (direct and international) whitacrc(a)oclc.org

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RDA Update
by Chris Todd 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

Here are a few notes about RDA-related activities that might be of interest. 1. The following message from Marjorie Bloss, the RDA Project Manager, was posted on RDA-L a couple of days ago: The RDA text is still being finalized. Tom Delsey remains as the editor through June 2009. The RDA Secretary is working on a document that identifies a number of differences between AACR2 and RDA. Once this has been reviewed by the JSC, it will be posted to the JSC website. We'll make sure we announce its availability on both AutoCat and RDA-L . 2. The process of selecting libraries to participate in the evaluation of RDA is complete (or almost complete). The following information was sent to the Autocat list The US National Libraries RDA Test Steering Committee has notified all test applicants of whether they were selected to participate in the formal test project. Our intention was to email all applicants, selected or not, because we really appreciate everyone's interest. There were more than 90 applications and we could only select 21 to participate as formal test partners. Our public announcement is delayed until next Monday, June 1, to allow one selected participant time to confirm that it can participate. 3. The following message from the Australian Committee on Cataloguing was also received recently Dear Colleagues, The Australian Committee on Cataloguing (ACOC) is planning to hold a major seminar on the implementation of Resource Description and Access (RDA) during 2010. As a consequence we have decided not to hold a seminar in 2009. We hope that this early notice will enable you to plan to attend the seminar in 2010. Further information about the seminar will be announced early next year. Further information about RDA is posted regularly on the Australian RDA discussion email list. Details of how to subscribe to the list, and other information about RDA, is available on the ACOC web site at: http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html Regards, Ebe Kartus ACOC Chair For more general information about RDA please see the RDA website at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/index.html 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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Update from the Maori Subject Headings Working Party
by Charlotte Stretton 22 May '09

22 May '09

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. The Maori Subject Headings Working Party met in Wellington on the 14th and 15th of May. This was the first meeting of this group, and for some members the first time they had been involved in the process. Over the two days the group identified a number of requested topics that they will work towards completing for the next upgrade of the thesaurus, currently scheduled for early 2010. These topics fell generally within the areas of ora, tangata and takaro. There will also be some ongoing discussion about the best treatment of the concepts around cultural identity and occupations which proved difficult to fit into the current structure. Additionally, some work was begun on resolving issues with existing headings: adding scope notes/whakamarama where they had been omitted, clarifying ambiguous references, correcting spelling errors and adding new references. Further work remains to be done on these reported issues, but a good start was made on the list. We will send out a notification once these corrections are available on the thesaurus. The team will meet twice more in 2009 to continue this work. Na Charlotte matou ko te komiti whiriwhiri o Nga Upoko Tukutuku Please excuse the lack of macrons in this email, these have been intentionally omitted to avoid technical issues with some mail clients. Charlotte Stretton Cataloguing 2 Team Leader Content Services National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa P.O. Box 1467 Wellington, New Zealand charlotte.stretton(a)natlib.govt.nz Ph: (04) 4743000 x8802

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CatSIG 2009 study sponsorships - successful applicants
by Sarah Allnutt 07 May '09

07 May '09

This year CatSIG offered two sponsorship opportunities for people taking part in cataloguing study. We are delighted to announce Alan Seaton as the recipient of the Victoria University INFO 546 Bibliographic Organisation sponsorship, and Raewyn Paewai as the recipient of the Open Polytechnic 72272 Cataloguing and Classification sponsorship. CatSIG will reimburse the course fees for Alan and Raewyn once they have completed the papers. Thank you to everyone who applied. The quality of applications was very high, and it was very difficult to make a final decision. Kind Regards Sarah Allnutt CatSIG secretary on behalf of CatSIG

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AUCKLAND - TLS Senior Cataloguer Deadline Extended
by acle＠ihug.co.nz 05 May '09

05 May '09

THE DEADLINE FOR THIS POSITION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY 8 MAY. PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION. Are you an experienced, qualified cataloguer who is looking to make a shift into an exciting business environment? Have you worked as a cataloguer doing original and copy cataloguing of both books and non-book materials, in a public library context, for at least five years? Are you able to take a leadership role within a cataloguing team? Do you have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a can-do attitude to problem solving? Are you enthusiastic, flexible and enjoy a challenge? TLS (Total Library Solutions – http://www.tlsnz.co.nz) is one of New Zealand’s leading library suppliers. They are well established in the New Zealand market providing outsourced cataloguing services to a wide range of public libraries. Their senior cataloguer is moving on, and they are seeking the right person to help provide and develop this service. This is a full-time (5 days a week, no evening or weekend work required) position, starting at the beginning of July. The office is located in Albany on Auckland’s North Shore, close to the Northern and Upper Harbour Motorways. The pay rate is competitive, and will be commensurate with skills and experience. Applications, including a letter of application, a full CV, and the names and contact details (phone/email) of two professional referees, should be emailed to Lynley Stone at lynley(a)informationworkshop.com by 5pm Friday 8 May 2009. For a position description, more information or to arrange a telephone conversation, please email Lynley. Lynley Stone The Information Workshop Services for the information professions Email: lynley(a)informationworkshop.com

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Nga Upoko Tukutuku/Maori Subject Headings
by Kim Gutchlag 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

[Apologies for cross posting] Nga Upoko Tukutuku/Maori Subject Headings E nga Matawaka o te motu tena koutou katoa. After some unexpected delays, we are pleased to announce that the Working Party will once again be actively expanding the thesaurus of Nga Upoko Tukutuku. The Working Party for 2009 is made up of the following members: Charlotte Stretton, Project Leader (National Library of New Zealand) Robyn East (National Library of New Zealand) Judy Keats (National Library of New Zealand) Jacinta Paranihi (National Library of New Zealand) Ann Reweti (Wellington City Libraries) Rangiiria Hedley (Auckland War Memorial Museum) Raewyn Paewai (Manukau Libraries) We are grateful for the many suggestions for new terms submitted by libraries from around New Zealand via our contact address (reo(a)natlib.govt.nz) and have plenty to work on. The team will be working with these suggestions and we are planning the next release for early 2010. The first meeting of the Working Party will be held in May. We have some technical difficulties with displaying macrons in email, so please excuse their absence. Noho ora mai, na Kim matou ko Charlotte me to ropu o Nga Upoko Tukutuku. Kim Gutchlag 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

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Reminder - Vacancy - Senior Cataloguer Auckland
by Lynley Stone 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

A REMINDER - ONE WEEK TO GO BEFORE APPLICATIONS CLOSE. PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION. Are you an experienced, qualified cataloguer who is looking to make a shift into an exciting business environment? Have you worked as a cataloguer doing original and copy cataloguing of both books and non-book materials, in a public library context, for at least five years? Are you able to take a leadership role within a cataloguing team? Do you have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a can-do attitude to problem solving? Are you enthusiastic, flexible and enjoy a challenge? TLS (Total Library Solutions - http://www.tlsnz.co.nz) is one of New Zealand's leading library suppliers. They are well established in the New Zealand market providing outsourced cataloguing services to a wide range of public libraries. Their senior cataloguer is moving on, and they are seeking the right person to help provide and develop this service. This is a full-time (5 days a week, no evening or weekend work required) position, starting at the beginning of July. The office is located in Albany on Auckland's North Shore, close to the Northern and Upper Harbour Motorways. The pay rate is competitive, and will be commensurate with skills and experience. Applications, including a letter of application, a full CV, and the names and contact details (phone/email) of two professional referees, should be emailed to Lynley Stone at lynley(a)informationworkshop.com by 5pm Monday 4 May 2009. For a position description, more information or to arrange a telephone conversation, please email Lynley. Lynley Stone The Information Workshop Services for the information professions Email: lynley(a)informationworkshop.com

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TMQ 2009 workshops - survey
by Sarah Allnutt 24 Apr '09

24 Apr '09

The CatSIG committee has created a short online survey in order to gauge interest in The Marc of Quality cataloguing workshops for 2009. If you are thinking about attending a workshop this year, please follow this link to complete the survey: http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=f23c449d-b436-4664-ae19-5f3557966… The survey is anonymous as we are just looking for interest at this stage. For more information about the workshops see http://www.marcofquality.com/trn/trnindex.html We greatly appreciate your feedback - thank you. Kind Regards Sarah Allnutt - CatSIG Secretary on behalf of CatSIG.

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Cataloguing study sponsorship: Final reminder
by Sarah Allnutt 17 Mar '09

17 Mar '09

**Please note - closing date for applications is 31st March 2009** Are you thinking about studying in 2009? You may be currently completing a library qualification or looking for professional development opportunities. CatSIG is pleased to announce two sponsorship opportunities in the following courses: INFO 546 - Bibliographic Organisation Creation of bibliographic records for library resources, including: original cataloguing using AACR2, MARC, DDC, LCSH; cataloguing digital resources using metadata schemes such as the Dublin Core; evaluation of bibliographic utilities as sources for copy cataloguing; and managing cataloguing operations. Course runs in Trimester 2 (July to October) 2009 at Victoria University, Wellington. Students can study on campus or by distance. This paper can be completed as part of a Victoria University qualification, or as a single Certificate of Proficiency (COP). The COP is suitable for * graduate librarians and information professionals wishing to update their professional knowledge, or extend it into fresh areas of information management. * graduates who are considering entry to the profession and want to experience postgraduate learning. Acceptance is dependent on applicants holding a university degree/appropriate library qualification or extensive experience. For more information about the course see http://www.sim.vuw.ac.nz/degrees/mlis/546-details.aspx For more information about the (MLIS) programme, including enrolment information: http://www.sim.vuw.ac.nz/degrees/mlis/ CatSIG sponsorship will cover the tuition fee (domestic: $945.00) 72272 - Cataloguing and Classification This course builds on and enhances library skills by introducing you to the principles and practice of cataloguing and classification. It is designed to enable you to apply international standards in the creation of catalogue records. You will also be able to analyse the international standards and to develop a critical understanding of the contemporary issues affecting cataloguing and catalogue management. This course is run by the Open Polytechnic from 20 July 2009 and is a distance learning course. For more information see http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/programmesandcourses/courses/72272 Pre-requisites: 72171 Library Systems and Processes or equivalent knowledge and experience. CatSIG sponsorship will cover the tuition fee (New Zealand: $560.00) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... * You do not have to be a CatSIG or LIANZA member to apply. * CatSIG cannot guarantee entry into these courses. Our selection of a student is conditional on their acceptance into either course. Applicants should ensure they have the correct pre-requisites before applying. * CatSIG will confirm sponsorship to the successful applicant when they have been selected for the course. The applicant will have responsibility for their own enrolment and acceptance into the course and the initial fees payment. CatSIG will reimburse the full tuition fee when it can be shown that the applicant has completed and passed the course. In your application to CatSIG (1-2 paragraphs) please state which course you are applying for, give a brief outline of your background and work experience, and how completing the desired cataloguing paper would benefit you professionally. Please email applications and enquiries to Janess.Stewart(a)natlib.govt.nz

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VSA position: Library Systems Adviser, Cambodia
by Chris Todd 25 Feb '09

25 Feb '09

Please excuse cross-posting Assist the National Library of Cambodia (NLC) with the use of its collections through offering and promoting a greater range of services. The NLC originally established in 1924 by the French colonial administration, and re-opened in 1980 after the Khmer Rouge genocide, is currently struggling to improve its services with a small number of professionally qualified staff and scarce resources. The Library is looking for an experienced Library Adviser to mentor and support its staff to use a newly installed electronic library system, to publish a National Bibliography of Cambodia and to improve the content of its website. This is a two-year assignment. The VSA website has recently undergone a revamp and assignment descriptions can now be downloaded straight from their website. http://www.vsa.org.nz/volunteer/vacancies/index.html I was a volunteer at the National Library of Cambodia in 2006 and am in regular contact with the current volunteer. If anyone is interested in more information about living in Phnom Penh or about the Library itself, please feel free to contact me. 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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help for Auckland hospice
by C S 22 Feb '09

22 Feb '09

forwarded on behalf of:"Ecie Hursthouse" <eciely(a)gmail.com> A friend sent me your contact details found via the LIANZA website. I was wondering if you would kindly post the message below to CATSIG members or to other list-servs that may be helpful. Hi Auckland cataloguers The Amitabha hospice is a volunteer service to all areas within Auckland. Please see link to our service http://www.amitabhahospice.org/ "Following the World Health Organization's guidelines for palliative care, the NZ Palliative Care Strategy and the NZ Cancer Strategy for Palliative Care, we provide free practical help and companionship for those with progressive degenerative conditions / terminal illness with specially trained volunteers". We rely on grants and donations to provide our service hence our request to members of your organisation.. We have a small library of about 600 books and would very much appreciate it - if there is any cataloguer or retired cataloguer out there who would be interested in a volunteer project of cataloguing our small library. Or advising us the best way to catalogue our library. The library is situated at 44 Powell Street Avondale Auckland. Ideally we would like the catalogue accessible from the Internet so that once set up new books can be added from a volunteer's home. Looking forward to a reply from you. Thanking you for your kindness. Ecie Hursthouse Managing Director Easy recipes for Christmas entertaining on Yahoo!Xtra Lifestyle- http://nz.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food-recipes

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Fwd: help for hospice in Auckland
by Chris Todd 22 Feb '09

22 Feb '09

Hi Auckland cataloguers The Amitabha hospice is a volunteer service to all areas within Auckland. Please see link to our service http://www.amitabhahospice.org/ "Following the World Health Organization's guidelines for palliative care, the NZ Palliative Care Strategy and the NZ Cancer Strategy for Palliative Care, we provide free practical help and companionship for those with progressive degenerative conditions / terminal illness with specially trained volunteers". We rely on grants and donations to provide our service hence our request to members of your organisation.. *We have a small library of about 600 books and would very much appreciate it - if there is any cataloguer or retired cataloguer out there who would be interested in a volunteer project of cataloguing our small library. Or advising us the best way to catalogue our library. The library is situated at 44 Powell Street Avondale Auckland. Ideally we would like the catalogue accessible from the Internet so that once set up new books can be added from a volunteer's home.* Looking forward to a reply from you. Thanking you for your kindness Ecie Hursthouse Managing Director Ecie Hursthouse <eciely(a)gmail.com>

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FW: OCLC Expert Community Experiment
by Ksenija Obradovic 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

FYI - latest OCLC news Ksenija Obradovic Cataloguing Manager Te Tumu Herenga The University of Auckland Library Private Bag 92019 Auckland Mail Centre Auckland 1142 New Zealand Telephone (649) 373-7599 ext 85797 Fax (649) 373-7401 http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz ________ OCLC announces Expert Community Experiment In response to requests from the cataloging community, OCLC is introducing the Expert Community Experiment, which enables OCLC members to make more changes to WorldCat records. During the Experiment, OCLC libraries with full-level cataloging authorizations will have the ability to improve and upgrade WorldCat master bibliographic records. The additional capabilities provided by the Experiment are an expansion of those that have been available through various database enrichment programs since 1991. The Experiment begins in February 2009 and will last six months. Introductory Web information sessions will be held throughout February for those interested in participating in the Experiment. OCLC hopes that these changes will result in more corrections and additions to master bibliographic records and more timely actions to correct record problems. The Experiment is inspired by long-standing requests from members to be able to do more-and more immediate-upgrading of WorldCat records. The Experiment also allows OCLC to test a "social cataloging" model involving the existing community of cataloging experts who have built WorldCat record-by-record over the past four decades. Interest in such an experiment has grown with the launch of WorldCat Local and with the popularity of other socially cooperative ventures, such as Wikipedia. http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/quality/expert/default.htm

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RDA Workshops
by Chris Todd 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

RDA (Resource Description and Access) workshop LIANZA is offering these workshops in partnership with the National Library of New Zealand, CatSig, The Open Polytechnic and Victoria University of Wellington. Workshop description Resource Description and Access (RDA) the new cataloguing standard and successor to AACR, is due for release in late 2009, signalling a new direction for cataloguing rules and catalogue records. This workshop aims to prepare cataloguers for RDA by presenting the following content: ● background and development of RDA ● introduction to FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) and (briefly) FRAD (Functional Requirements for Authority Data), the conceptual models that underpin RDA ● examination of the RDA draft highlighting key changes from AACR ● MARC and RDA ● RDA implementation - including timelines for publication and implementation as well as library systems Presenters Chris Todd, Janess Stewart and Charlotte Stretton are cataloguing team leaders at the National Library of New Zealand. All three have been monitoring the development of RDA and are reviewing the final draft. Two National Library staff will be present at each workshop. Additionally, Amanda Cossham from the Open Polytechnic will be presenting at the Christchurch and Dunedin workshops. A senior lecturer from the Library and Information Management programme at VUW will present at the Palmerston North and Auckland workshops. All five presenters are likely to attend the Wellington workshop. Locations Workshops will be presented in Christchurch on Thursday 5th March http://www.lianza.org.nz/cgi-bin/calendar/viewevent.pl?id=463 Dunedin on Friday 6th March http://www.lianza.org.nz/cgi-bin/calendar/viewevent.pl?id=464 Wellington on Friday 13th March http://www.lianza.org.nz/cgi-bin/calendar/viewevent.pl?id=465 Palmerston North on Wednesday 25th March http://www.lianza.org.nz/cgi-bin/calendar/viewevent.pl?id=466 Auckland on Wednesday 1st April http://www.lianza.org.nz/cgi-bin/calendar/viewevent.pl?id=467 Workshop duration 9.30am - 4.00pm (includes lunch) Cost $65.00 (LIANZA member), $85.00 (non-member) Body of Knowledge area: If you are professionally registered don’t forget to record the workshop in your revalidation journal under BoK area 5 For general inquiries contact Maree Kibblewhite maree(a)lianza.org.nz For booking inquiries contact Anna O’Keefe anna(a)lianza.org.nz Maree Kibblewhite Professional Development Manager Library & Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa Level 7, 69 Boulcott Street PO Box 12-212, Wellington 6144 Tel: 04 473 5834 Fax: 04 499 1480 Email: maree(a)lianza.org.nz www.lianza.org.nz 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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Cataloguing study - sponsorship opportunities
by Sarah Allnutt 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Are you thinking about studying in 2009? You may be currently completing a library qualification or looking for professional development opportunities. CatSIG is pleased to announce two sponsorship opportunities in the following cataloguing courses: ***INFO 546 - Bibliographic Organisation Creation of bibliographic records for library resources, including: original cataloguing using AACR2, MARC, DDC, LCSH; cataloguing digital resources using metadata schemes such as the Dublin Core; evaluation of bibliographic utilities as sources for copy cataloguing; and managing cataloguing operations. Course runs in Trimester 2 (July to October) 2009 at Victoria University, Wellington. Students can study on campus or by distance. This paper can be completed as part of the Masters of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) qualification, or as a single Certificate of Proficiency (COP). The COP is suitable for * graduate librarians and information professionals wishing to update their professional knowledge, or extend it into fresh areas of information management. * graduates who are considering entry to the profession and want to experience postgraduate learning. Acceptance is dependent on applicants holding a university degree/appropriate library qualification or extensive experience. For more information about the course see http://www.sim.vuw.ac.nz/degrees/mlis/546-details.aspx For more information about the MLIS programme, including enrolment information: http://www.sim.vuw.ac.nz/degrees/mlis/ CatSIG sponsorship will cover the tuition fee (domestic: $945.00) .................................................. ***72272 Cataloguing and Classification This course builds on and enhances library skills by introducing you to the principles and practice of cataloguing and classification. It is designed to enable you to apply international standards in the creation of catalogue records. You will also be able to analyse the international standards and to develop a critical understanding of the contemporary issues affecting cataloguing and catalogue management. This course is run by the Open Polytechnic from 20 July 2009 and is a distance learning course. For more information see http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/programmesandcourses/courses/72272 Pre-requisites: 72171 Library Systems and Processes or equivalent knowledge and experience. CatSIG sponsorship will cover the tuition fee (New Zealand: $560.00) ................................................ * You do not have to be a CatSIG member to apply. * CatSIG cannot guarantee entry to these courses. Our selection of a student is conditional on their acceptance into either course. Applicants must ensure they have the correct pre-requisites before applying. * CatSIG will confirm sponsorship to the successful applicant when they have been selected for the course. The applicant will have responsibility for their own enrolment and acceptance into the course and the initial fees payment. CatSIG will reimburse the full tuition fee when it can be shown that the applicant has completed and passed the course. In your application to CatSIG (1-2 paragraphs) please state which course you are applying for, give a brief outline of your background and work experience, and how completing the desired cataloguing paper would benefit you professionally. Please email applications and enquiries to Janess.Stewart(a)natlib.govt.nz Applications close 31 March 2009.

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Alternative titles: On behalf of Linh Wong
by Nicky Dodwell 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

Hi Everyone We seem to be receiving a few books with different titles, but they are essentially the same book. They have different places of publication, so that isn't the issue. We have been getting feedback from borrowers that they have already read the book, but the title was different. To show the different titles are the same item we have put added title entries for the alternate title on both bibliographic records, linking them that way. However, unless borrowers look on the catalogue, they won't be able to know the book in hand has been published under another title that they may have read recently. Can you please tell me how you have dealt and/or are dealing with this problem. Please respond directly to me: Linh.Wong(a)tauranga.govt.nz Thank you Linh Wong Cataloguer Tauranga City Libraries Tauranga New Zealand Phone: (07) 577 7223 E-mail: Linh.Wong(a)tauranga.govt.nz ********************************************************************* This e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you should notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Making improper use of the information contained in this e-mail is prohibited and may expose you to legal challenge or penalties. Statements in this e-mail and any attachments do not necessarily reflect the views of the Tauranga City Council (TCC) The TCC takes extensive precautions with the aim of detecting and removing any virus or defects from its e-mail system but accepts no liability for loss or damage should this e-mail not be virus or defect free or should there be any errors in transmission. Please consider our environment... do you really need to print this email? **********************************************************************

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Constituency Review of RDA
by Chris Todd 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

Greetings Cataloguers The following text is the comments sent to the Joint Steering Committee for Development of RDA from Senior Cataloguers at the National Library. The final date for the submission of comments was February 2nd and comments received from the various constituents will be posted on the RDA website http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rdafulldraft.html . The only other set of comments I'm aware of so far are those from Sweden, which are available at http://www.biblioteksforeningen.org/komm/katalog/pdf/sweden_comments%20on%2… RDA full draft - Constituency Review of full draft Comments from the National Library of New Zealand January 30 2009 The comments below reflect our views of the aspects of the draft we have been able to examine during the review period. We do not claim to have looked the entire draft in detail. 1. General Comments · We consider the overall structure of the draft to be sound. The basic division into attributes and relationships reinforces a useful way of thinking for cataloguers · At a general level we think we can work with these rules as currently written · The lack of references to principles except at the highest level is very disappointing and repeats a failing of AACR. We consider that this will limit the ability of cataloguers to deal with new situations and encourage a “case- law” rather than a principles-based approach to cataloguing · It seems that there is a requirement to record attributes and primary relationships for each of the Group 1 entities only when a work exists in more than one expression. Thus if there is only one expression of a work, there is no need to record a relationship between a manifestation and that expression, or between a manifestation and the work. Rules 0.6.5 and 17.3 plus the examples in Chapters 6,7, 17 and Appendix M have lead us to this conclusion, although there we could find no explicit statements to support our view. If recording primary relationships is not required, or not applicable, for a large percentage of resources, we consider that this should be clearly specified in RDA. We are also concerned at the impact this non-recording could have on the effective display and retrieval of bibliographic information in the longer term. · The use of controlled vocabularies is useful, but the use of “other” for new terms is not - it dates data very quickly and lends itself to local practice and workarounds. Better to have guidance on how and when to use a term that doesn’t appear in the list. 2. Specific Comments · 0.6 Core elements Language is not a core element at present. We would like to see it a core element as an attribute of expressions for the content types where language applies. At present it appears that language is only added when needed to distinguish entities or it could be that there is an implicit assumption that language will be part of an encoding standard. We consider language to be a fundamental element in fulfilment of the FRBR user tasks and therefore that it should be a core element in RDA. · Chapters 6 and 7 cover attributes of works and expressions. We cannot see the need for a structure that places some attributes of works in one chapter and other attributes in a different chapter (and similarly for expressions), particularly when individual rules do not always identify the entity to which the instruction applies, e.g. rule 7.11.2.1. · 6.3.1.3 - Form of work looks like an area where a defined list would be useful, taking into account the comment under above about the use of controlled vocabularies. It would be very easy to generate duplicate work records based on different terms for the same form without some kind of control. 3. Examples · 1.8.4. · The first example lacks a full reference to what appears on the source of information · The second example shows an unexplained (and unnecessary?) chang e of punctuation - from the use of a hyphen “1961-2” to the use of a slash “1961/1962” · 6.2.10.1 The King of the Hill example is poorly chosen. This episode title is also the title of a completely different television program. A different episode title would avoid this confusion. · 6.7.1.3 Form of Old English example does not match the form listed in ISO639-2 · 6.12.1.4 Form of Ancient Greek example does not match the form listed in ISO639-2 · 6.2.2.5. Exception. Anonymous works written in neither Greek nor in the preferred script of the agency. · The first 3 examples would be more explicit if the preferred language of the agency was stated. · The description of the final example should include both language and script preference of the agency to support the choice of title · 7.16.1.3. The example for a bibliography includes page numbers. If recording supplementary content is an expression-level attribute, pagination is not appropriate as this can change between manifestations of the same expression. 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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by Craig Turney 01 Feb '09

01 Feb '09

Unsubscribe Craig Turney Special Services Librarian Wellington Institute of Technology Private Bag 39803 WELLINGTON MAIL CENTRE Tel: 09 920 2783 Mob: 021 0434 797

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Advice on how to catalogue series
by Jill Jordan 28 Jan '09

28 Jan '09

Hi, I'm the cataloguer at the Far North District Libraries and am struggling with the new series rules. Can anyone advise how the 490 and 8XX are to work? My understanding is that the 490 tag is not searchable. Therefore, an 8XX tag is used. Would this normally be an 800 with the author's name followed by the series title? When is an 830 tag used? What are you doing about a series that currently has 440 tag and new items come in for the same series? Are you changing all the 440s for that series to 490 and adding the appropriate 8XX tag? Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Jill Jordan Technical Services Librarian Procter Library 6 Cobham Road Kerikeri Ph: 4070781 Extension 6351

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Cataloguing study - sponsorship opportunities
by Sarah Allnutt 17 Dec '08

17 Dec '08

Are you thinking about studying in 2009? You may be currently completing a library qualification or looking for professional development opportunities. CatSIG is pleased to announce two sponsorship opportunities in the following cataloguing courses: ***INFO 546 - Bibliographic Organisation Creation of bibliographic records for library resources, including: original cataloguing using AACR2, MARC, DDC, LCSH; cataloguing digital resources using metadata schemes such as the Dublin Core; evaluation of bibliographic utilities as sources for copy cataloguing; and managing cataloguing operations. Course runs in Trimester 2 (July to October) 2009 at Victoria University, Wellington. Students can study on campus or by distance. This paper can be completed as part of the Masters of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) qualification, or as a single Certificate of Proficiency (COP). The COP is suitable for * graduate librarians and information professionals wishing to update their professional knowledge, or extend it into fresh areas of information management. * graduates who are considering entry to the profession and want to experience postgraduate learning. Acceptance is dependent on applicants holding a university degree/appropriate library qualification or extensive experience. For more information about the course see http://www.sim.vuw.ac.nz/degrees/mlis/546-details.aspx For more information about the (MLIS) programme, including enrolment information: http://www.sim.vuw.ac.nz/degrees/mlis/ CatSIG sponsorship will cover the tuition fee (domestic: $945.00) .................................................. ***72272 Cataloguing and Classification This course builds on and enhances library skills by introducing you to the principles and practice of cataloguing and classification. It is designed to enable you to apply international standards in the creation of catalogue records. You will also be able to analyse the international standards and to develop a critical understanding of the contemporary issues affecting cataloguing and catalogue management. This course is run by the Open Polytechnic from 20 July 2009 and is a distance learning course. For more information see http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/programmesandcourses/courses/72272 Pre-requisites: 72171 Library Systems and Processes or equivalent knowledge and experience. CatSIG sponsorship will cover the tuition fee (New Zealand: $560.00) ................................................ * You do not have to be a CatSIG member to apply. * CatSIG cannot guarantee entry to these courses. Our selection of a student is conditional on their acceptance into either course. Applicants must ensure they have the correct pre-requisites before applying. * CatSIG will confirm sponsorship to the successful applicant when they have been selected for the course. The applicant will have responsibility for their own enrolment and acceptance into the course and the initial fees payment. CatSIG will reimburse the full tuition fee when it can be shown that the applicant has completed and passed the course. In your application to CatSIG (1-2 paragraphs) please state which course you are applying for, give a brief outline of your background and work experience, and how completing the desired cataloguing paper would benefit you professionally. Please email applications and enquiries to Janess.Stewart(a)natlib.govt.nz Applications close 31 March 2008.

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Fwd: [rules] [ccda] RDA full draft
by Chris Todd 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

For those of you currently attempting to print out copies of the RDA full draft, this email from John Attig provides a very useful explanation of what has been happening behind the scenes. His final paragraph also suggests looking at the sample workflows and we will definitely be taking that advice here at the National Library. Chris Todd Chris (Christine) Todd Team Leader, Monos Plus Team, Content Services, National Library of New Zealand. Telephone: (04) 474 3093 Fax: (04) 474 3161 Email: chris.todd(a)natlib.govt.nz >>> John Attig <jxa16(a)psulias.psu.edu> 20/11/2008 8:14 a.m. >>> There have been a lot of posts about the RDA Full Draft and I would like to clarify a few things and to make some recommendations. First, I sympathize with the problems that everyone is having downloading and printing the files. I had similar problems. With several of the longer files, I had to restart the download when it seemed to hang up. I saved the files to my hard drive before printing (others have suggested a CD). I had problems printing a fair number of pages in Chapters 6, 9 and 11; everything else seemed to print without problems. There were some pages that I had to print on other printers which (I suspect) had more memory. John offered some other suggestions. I apologize on behalf of the Co-Publishers for the unsatisfactory nature of the PDF files. The developers tried very hard to provide the text of RDA for this review in a version of the RDA software, so that you could see it as it was meant to be seen. It was only at the end of the day on November 6 that a decision was made that this would not be possible. At that point, some of the work may have been done on an output format for the PDF files, but none of them had yet been created. This was all done late in the process. The Joint Steering Committee no longer has direct control over the text of RDA. This is why the PDF files were posted on the rdaonline.org site and not on the JSC site. The final edits for the full draft were turned over to the developers by the JSC Editor early in September and the developers spent considerable time and effort to make all of the changes that the JSC had specified and to convert all of the data to XML format. The JSC has had no interaction with the text of RDA since September. Second, you will note in the cover letter ("Transfer of the draft text" at the bottom of page 1) that the process of converting the text to XML introduced a large number of typographical errors as described in the cover letter. In addition, the process of creating the PDF files introduced a number of additional typographical errors that are not present in the underlying XML data. If there had been sufficient time, both of these categories of error could have been eliminated; however, a decision was made that it was more important to get the text out for you to review than to make the text at this stage. A full and rigorous proofreading will take place before the final product is released and these errors will be eliminated. Although the cover letter suggests that you may report typographical errors, my advice is to try to ignore them and not to be distracted by incidental errors while you are reviewing the text for major problems. In general, I would advise that you approach this exercise with a great deal of patience and tolerance. We know that this is not an ideal situation, but the situation is what it is. The exercise at hand is to review the text looking for inconsistencies or other major problems that have not yet been identified. I hope that you can try to filter out the distractions caused by incidental errors and concentrate on larger issues. Third, Greta de Groat mentioned the sample workflow for monographs that is included among the supplementary files. I would urge that you look at this. In practice, RDA will not be used by reading through entire chapters, much less the entire text, but rather it will be used in a particular context to create particular bibliographic or authority records. We hope that RDA can be integrated by ILS vendors into their software so that the workforms that you use to create records can be linked to the appropriate RDA instructions. Another way in which RDA can be used in context is to follow a workflow such as those provided as samples. Users of the RDA online product will be able to use such workflows, to create their own, and to share workflows with other users. The workflow is another way of guiding you through the instructions to the particular sections of RDA that you will need to apply. Designing your own workflow for types of records you routinely create -- even if only a brief outline -- could be very helpful in your review of RDA. If there is anything else that I can help to clarify, please let me know. John Attig ALA Rep to the JSC

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FW: [ACAT] RDA full draft
by Christine Farley 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christine Farley Cataloguing Team, Collection Services Victoria University of Wellington Te Whare Wananga o te Upoko o te Ika a Maui email christine.farley(a)vuw.ac.nz phone 04-463-6095 URL <http://www.vuw.ac.nz/library/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: AUTOCAT [mailto:AUTOCAT@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Nathalie Schulz Sent: Tuesday, 18 November 2008 10:24 a.m. To: AUTOCAT(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [ACAT] RDA full draft The full draft of RDA is now available for comment. Please see the following Web page for details on accessing the draft and making comments: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/jsc/rdafulldraft.html Nathalie Schulz Secretary, JSC N.Schulz(a)btopenworld.com *********************************************************************** E-mail AUTOCAT listowners: autocat-request(a)listserv.syr.edu Search AUTOCAT archives: http://listserv.syr.edu/archives/autocat.html Selected AUTOCAT commands: http://www.cwu.edu/~dcc/Autocat/options.html By posting messages to AUTOCAT, the author does not cede copyright ***********************************************************************

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RDA costs
by Maureen Borkin 16 Nov '08

16 Nov '08

Good morning At Book Blitz III, Deborah Fritz mentioned that we should budget for the ongoing costs of RDA. Does anyone have an estimated figure for that? Maureen Borkin Cataloguing Librarian Kapiti Coast District Libraries Tel. 04 296 4649 Kapiti Coast District Council does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained in this e-mail or attached files. Internet communications are not secure; therefore the Council does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message or attached files. The content of this email may express the view of the author and not the official position of the Council. Kapiti Coast District Council may monitor and store all outgoing and incoming email traffic. This e-mail is subject to copyright. Except in reply to the author, no part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the written consent of the copywriter owner. If you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender immediately by return e-mail, or telephone the author and delete all copies. ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal #####################################################################################

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Query on name authority
by Chris Roberts 13 Nov '08

13 Nov '08

Hi everybody I am trying to unpick some headings for the author/s Philip Holden, who on our merged catalogue has headings under no dates, 1937- and 1938-. On doing searches on LC Authorities and looking at the authority records we already have in place, I am beginning to feel a little confused, as the notes that have been added are a little ambiguous. Is anyone able to confirm to me that the Philip Holden who writes on NZ hunting also has written westerns under three known pseudonyms? I am reasonably sure I can eliminate the confusion between the 1938 and 1937 entries - they do appear to be the same person - because one has mention of a date incorrectly printed on a book jacket. Is this also 'our' NZ Philip Holden, the hunter, and has he also written titles on hunting in Australia? I started to do some searching on the net but got bogged down with entries from libraries and bookshops that didn't actually give me the information I need and figured there are quicker ways to do this. Chris Roberts, ALIANZA, RLIANZA District Cataloguer Rodney Libraries Contact numbers DDI (09) 427-3915 fax: (09) 427-3925 Roget's Thesaurus rules - OK, all right, very well, you bet, certainly. ##################################################################################### Disclaimer: The information in this electronic mail message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the Addressee.Access to this internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error please notify us immediately. Rodney District Council accepts no responsibility for any effects this email message or attachments has on the recipient network or computer system. #####################################################################################

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FW: RDA full draft update
by Ksenija Obradovic 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

FYI - from rdaaust-l Ksenija -----Original Message----- From: Catherine Argus [mailto:cargus@nla.gov.au] Sent: Wednesday, 12 November 2008 11:46 a.m. To: rdaaust-l Subject: FW: RDA full draft update Dear colleagues I am forwarding the attached message with revised details for the release of the full draft of RDA. When the draft is released, we will confirm its availability on the list. Regards Catherine Argus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Catherine Argus Manager, Bibliographic Standards & Strategy National Library of Australia Tel. (02) 6262 1044 Fax. (02) 6273 4322 email. cargus(a)nla.gov.au -----Original Message----- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA] On Behalf Of Nathalie Schulz Sent: Wednesday, 12 November 2008 5:53 AM To: RDA-L(a)INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA Subject: [RDA-L] RDA full draft update Dear Colleagues, Due to complications in software development, the Committee of Principals has determined that the full draft of RDA will be issued in PDF files. It will be available on November 17, 2008. We will provide the appropriate URL for accessing the full draft at this time. We will also provide an update on the software as soon as possible. Nathalie Schulz, Secretary, JSC for the Committee of Principals

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Re: [CatSIG] Australian Nat Library RDA list
by Cossham, Amanda 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Thanks everyone. Sarah seemed to have had the most information in her welcome message (mine had the line across it but no other content and didn't even state the subscription email address) so I shall save her email to CatSIG for future reference. I guess we just wait with bated breath for the flood of excellent discussion following the pdfs next week. ;-) Regards Amanda Amanda Cossham Lecturer, Information and Library Studies Open Polytechnic Kuratini Tuwhera 0508 650 200 ext 5518 or (04) 913 5518 (Wellington callers) Fax: (04) 913 5727 Email: Amanda.Cossham(a)openpolytechnic.ac.nz "In response to your question 'What is worth doing, and what is worth having?' I would like to say simply this. It is worth doing nothing and having a rest." Michael Leunig, The Curly Pyjama Letters This email message is intended solely for the addressee(s) named above. The information it contains is confidential and may be legally privileged. Unauthorised use of the message, or the information it contains, may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete the e-mail. Your assistance is appreciated. -----Original Message----- From: Sarah Menzies [mailto:SarahM@shorelibraries.govt.nz] Sent: Wednesday, 12 November 2008 8:27 a.m. To: catsig(a)mcs.vuw.ac.nz Cc: Cossham, Amanda Subject: RE: [CatSIG] Australian Nat Library RDA list Hi Amanda, I subscribed yesterday afternoon and got the following in return: >Welcome to list rdaaust(a)nla.gov.au >Your subscription email is ... >A list for discussion of RDA implementation in Australia. It is open to all subscribers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- >To post a message to the list, send an email to rdaaust(a)nla.gov.au To >unsubscribe from the list, send a message to sympa(a)nla.gov.au. In the subject line of your email type: unsubscribe rdaaust Regards, Sarah Menzies Cataloguer North Shore Libraries Phone: 09 486-8473 Email:sarahm@shorelibraries.govt.nz -----Original Message----- From: catsig-bounces(a)mcs.vuw.ac.nz [mailto:catsig-bounces@mcs.vuw.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Cossham, Amanda Sent: Tuesday, 11 November 2008 10:51 p.m. To: catsig(a)mcs.vuw.ac.nz Subject: [CatSIG] Australian Nat Library RDA list > > >Has anyone else had problems subscribing to this? I have found the Welcome" message in my junk mail folder but it seems to be blank. Have any messages been posted to the list yet? Amanda Amanda Cossham Lecturer, Information and Library Studies Open Polytechnic Kuratini Tuwhera 0508 650 200 extension 5518 Or (04) 913 5518 (Wellington callers) Fax: (04) 560 5727 Email: Amanda.Cossham(a)openpolytechnic.ac.nz "In response to your question 'What is worth doing, and what is worth having?' I would like to say simply this. It is worth doing nothing and having a rest." Michael Leunig, The Curly Pyjama Letters This email message is intended solely for the addressee(s) named above. The information it contains is confidential and may be legally privileged. Unauthorised use of the message, or the information it contains, may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete the e-mail. Your assistance is appreciated.

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Re: [CatSIG] Australian Nat Library RDA list
by Christine Farley 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Hi, I subscribed monday and received the welcome message but nothing further. I presume for NZ related RDA discussion that we can use CatSig or NZ-Libs Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christine Farley Cataloguing Team, Collection Services Victoria University of Wellington Te Whare Wananga o te Upoko o te Ika a Maui email christine.farley(a)vuw.ac.nz phone 04-463-6095 URL <http://www.vuw.ac.nz/library/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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FW: Welcome to list rdaaust
by Ksenija Obradovic 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

This is e-mail I received after subscribing, but nothing arrived after this one. Cheers, Ksenija From: rdaaust-request(a)nla.gov.au [mailto:rdaaust-request@nla.gov.au] Sent: Monday, 10 November 2008 10:51 a.m. To: Ksenija Obradovic Subject: Welcome to list rdaaust Welcome to list rdaaust(a)nla.gov.au Your subscription email is k.obradovic(a)auckland.ac.nz A list for discussion of RDA implementation in Australia. It is open to all subscribers. ________________________________ To post a message to the list, send an email to rdaaust(a)nla.gov.au To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to sympa(a)nla.gov.au. In the subject line of your email type: unsubscribe rdaaust

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RDA
by Chris Todd 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

No sign of the draft yet, but the following information has been sent out to a number of Australian library lists and I thought New Zealand cataloguers might be interested in subscribing. With the imminent release of the final draft of Resource Description and Access (RDA), the National Library of Australia has established a new email list for discussion of RDA as it relates to specific to Australian libraries, including implementation and training matters. To subscribe to the list send a message to sympa(a)nla.gov.au In the subject line of your message, type in subscribe rdaaust Firstname Name (replace Firstname Name with your own first name and last name). For example subscribe rdaaust Mary Smith Leave the message body blank You should then receive a welcome message with details of how to post messages to the list etc. Chris (Christine) Todd Team Leader, Monos Plus Team, 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] RDA full draft update
by Chris Todd 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Just noted this message from the RDA list. That would be November 18th for us I expect. Chris Chris (Christine) Todd Team Leader, Monos Plus Team, Content Services, National Library of New Zealand. Telephone: (04) 474 3093 Fax: (04) 474 3161 Email: chris.todd(a)natlib.govt.nz >>> Nathalie Schulz <N.Schulz(a)BTOPENWORLD.COM> 12/11/2008 7:53 a.m. >>> Dear Colleagues, Due to complications in software development, the Committee of Principals has determined that the full draft of RDA will be issued in PDF files. It will be available on November 17, 2008. We will provide the appropriate URL for accessing the full draft at this time. We will also provide an update on the software as soon as possible. Nathalie Schulz, Secretary, JSC for the Committee of Principals

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Links from the CatSig AGM session on RDA
by Chris Todd 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

Here are the links to information on RDA and the Australian Committee on Cataloguing that I mentioned in my talk at the CatSig AGM in Auckland on Tuesday this week. For information on RDA please check the development website http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rda.html the Australian Committee on Cataloguing (ACOC) also has links to RDA information on their website at: http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html Chris Todd Chris (Christine) Todd Team Leader, Monos Plus Team, 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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Agenda for CatSIG ATM 2008
by Sarah Allnutt 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

CATSIG ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday 4 November 2008, 12:30 - 1:30 LIANZA Conference 2008 AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Minutes 3. Correspondence 4. Annual Report 5. Financial Report 6. Other business

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CatSIG Convenor’s report
by Sarah Allnutt 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

Convenor’s Report for the year 01 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 CatSIG continued to focus on professional development and networking opportunities for cataloguers all over the country. Thanks to the success of the workshops and careful management of finances CatSIG closed the year in a sound financial position. The Committee Last year we had major changes in the Committee. At the end of January, Paul Staincliffe resigned from the convenor's post, having moved into records management. After months without a convenor, Ksenija Obradovic agreed to fill the role temporarily. Helen Jenkins went on maternity leave, and we welcomed Sarah Allnutt as a new Secretary. Anne Newnham stepped down as a Treasurer, and Joanne Rowan offered to take the position. Sonya Maclaurin of the University of Otago Library joined the Committee, providing much-needed southern representation. On behalf of the membership and the Committee I would like to thank Paul, Helen and Anne for their contribution to CatSIG and wish them well in future endeavors. The Committee continued to meet via teleconference. We acknowledge the support of Amanda Cossham in organising this. Current office holders are: Ksenija Obradovic (Convenor), Sarah Allnutt (Secretary) , Joanne Rowan (Treasurer), Amanda Cossham (Catapult Editor), Sonya Maclaurin, Janess Stewart. My thanks and gratitude to members of the Committee for all their work. They are a very supportive committee and professionals dedicated to cataloguing. It was a pleasure working with them. Membership: Our membership continues to grow. According to the count sent by LIANZA office in April 2008, we had 136 members, 135 personal and 1 institutional. Activities: Our main activity involved organising The MARC of Quality workshops run by Deborah Fritz, an international trainer with many years of experience. The 2007 series of CatSIG/TMQ workshops included MARC21 In Your Library in Auckland, followed by Book Blitz 1 in Wellington and AACR & MARC for Videos, in Auckland. The MARC21 workshop and its follow up, Just for Copy Cats are also held in Dunedin. The workshops were held in August and September, were well attended, and the Committee received many positive comments. In 2008 the Committee organised several workshops: MARC 21 in Your Library and Just for Copy Cats in Auckland and Wellington (October 2008), Book Blitz 1 in Dunedin (October 2008), and Book Blitz 3 in Auckland (November 2008). In July 2007 we held a seminar RDA: Resource description and access, in Auckland and Wellington. Deirdre Kiorgaard gave two presentations on the JSC's work on RDA as well as a demonstration of how FRBR fits into the model. Chris Todd spoke on her experiences in Cambodia, Leonie Hayes on the University of Auckland Library’s ResearchSpace and Amanda Cossham on information architecture. The Catapult newsletter is published regularly, four times a year, available electronically at http://www.lianza.org.nz/sig-catsig.htm. Catapult continues to be informative, bringing relevant issues to our attention. Once more, Amanda Cossham has done an excellent job producing the newsletter. Closing remarks In conclusion I would like to say a few words about Committee’s plans for the year 2008/2009: · RDA - The new cataloguing rules are due for release in 2009. The Committee, together with National Library staff, has begun work on a national approach to the introduction of RDA in New Zealand libraries. · TMQ workshops - The Committee would like to organise two series, one in the first, one in the second part of the year. · Catapult - We would welcome articles on issues and news relevant to us in New Zealand. On behalf of the Committee I would like to thank all CatSIG members for their support over the past year and to wish you all a happy and successful year. Ksenija Obradovic CatSIG Convenor catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com

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PCC guidelines for MARC field 440
by Janess Stewart 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

>From today, the National Library of New Zealand will follow the recommendations of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging for implementing the recent decision to make the MARC field 440 obsolete. Details of this change are available at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/Field440.pdf. Regards Janess Janess Stewart Cataloguing Team Leader Serials Team Collection Description National Library of New Zealand tel.: 644.474.3118 fax: 644.474.3161 email: janess.stewart(a)natlib.govt.nz Search indexes to a range of New Zealand newspapers and journals at: http://findnzarticles.natlib.govt.nz/

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NLNZ @ LIANZA 2008 - Cataloguing and Acquisitions-related activities
by Chelsea Hughes 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

The National Librarys Content Services unit will be in full force at this years LIANZA conference. Below is a complete list of cataloguing and acquisitions-related activities brought to you by National Library staff. Monday 3 Nov. 10.30-11.15am - Visit the National Library trade stand to chat with Content Services managers Kim Gutchlag and Anne Thompson Tuesday 4 Nov. 10.30-11.15am - Visit the stand to chat with Judy Keats and Robyn East about Maori Subject Headings and Felicity Benjes about Print Disabilities Services. 12.30-1.30pm - Chris Todd will speak about RDA implementation at the CatSIG meeting. 1.30-2.15pm - Chris Todd will present Joined up data and dissolving catalogues. http://www.lianza.org.nz/events/conference2008/programme.html#todd 3.30-4.00pm - Visit the stand for a post-presentation meet and greet with Chris. Wednesday 5 Nov. 10.30-11.15am Visit the stand to chat with Mercine Davidson about Legal Deposit. 12.45-1.30pm Play a starring role in FrrBrr : A Scottish Play! Chris Todd will be staging an interactive, 3D demonstration of FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) using the villainous MacBeth as her subject. If youre thinking about RDA, then you should be thinking about FRBR. Engage with the FRBR model a new and silly way. We guarantee youll learn a lot and laugh a lot. Dont forget your bagpipes! Experience. Engage. Enable Were thinking OUTSIDE the box to get you INSIDE the National Library at the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa Conference 2008. http://www.natlib.govt.nz/lianza Chelsea Hughes Project Manager - OSMOSIS Pilot Project National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa PO Box 1467 Wellington 6011 New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand Ph. no.: 04 474 3079 email: Chelsea.Hughes(a)natlib.govt.nz www.myspace.com/beheardforever

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Notice of CatSIG AGM
by Sarah Allnutt 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

The CatSIG AGM will be held at the LIANZA conference on Tuesday 4 November, 12.30-1.30 in the Marlborough 3 Room. Our guest speaker will be Chris Todd from the National Library. Chris will talk about RDA, the new cataloguing rules due for release in 2009, and issues surrounding its implementation in NZ libraries. She will also report from her trip to Australia on ACOC activities on RDA implementation in Australia. The AGM will follow Chris' talk. The agenda will be distributed to all CatSIG members closer to the time. As at previous conferences the CatSIG AGM is a chance to socialise over lunch with fellow cataloguers and meet the committee. Everyone is welcome. CatSIG membership is not necessary; and you do not need to be registered for the conference (however, if not registered, you may not attend other conference sessions, social events or the exhibition area). Sarah Allnutt CatSIG Secretary catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com

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FW: [aliaCATLIBS] RDA Full Draft Update
by Ksenija Obradovic 23 Oct '08

23 Oct '08

FYI ~~~ Ksenija Obradovic Cataloguing Manager Te Tumu Herenga The University of Auckland Library Private Bag 92019 Auckland Mail Centre Auckland 1142 New Zealand Telephone (649) 373-7599 ext 85797 Fax (649) 373-7401 http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz 1883-2008: Celebrating 125 Years -----Original Message----- From: aliacatlibs-bounces(a)lists.alia.org.au [mailto:aliacatlibs-bounces@lists.alia.org.au] On Behalf Of Deirdre Kiorgaard Sent: Friday, 24 October 2008 9:00 a.m. To: catlibs(a)qut.edu.au; aliacatlibs(a)lists.alia.org.au Subject: [aliaCATLIBS] RDA Full Draft Update Dear Colleagues, The full draft of RDA will be available for Constituency Review during the week of November 3rd. Our intent is to issue it in a preliminary version of the software with Browse and Quick Search functionality. We will provide you with the appropriate URL from which you will be able both to view and print the full draft. As a contingency, if we cannot issue the full draft with the preliminary software release during the week of November 3rd, we will release it in PDF as scheduled on the JSC Website. You will be able to download PDF versions of the chapters and appendices from the JSC Website. We will then inform you when the full draft is available in the preliminary version at a later date. More detailed information will be forthcoming in the cover letter accompanying the full draft. Deirdre Kiorgaard ACOC representative on the JSC _______________________________________________ aliaCATLIBS mailing list aliaCATLIBS(a)lists.alia.org.au http://lists.alia.org.au/mailman/listinfo/aliacatlibs

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The Marc of Quality cataloguing workshops-places still available
by Sarah Allnutt 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

CatSIG is holding another series of The MARC of Quality cataloguing workshops in October and November 2008. There are a few places still available in the Wellington and Dunedin sessions (all Auckland sessions are now full): MARC21 In Your Library An introduction to MARC21 and how it is meant to work in your library automation system (1 day). Useful for new cataloguers; also recommended for acquisitions and serials staff to broaden their understanding of how MARC21 impacts on them. Wellington 13 October 2008 Weir House conference room, Kelburn Prices: CatSIG members $200 LIANZA members $250 Other $350 Just for Copy Cats An introduction to finding cataloguing records that you can copy, explaining challenges and issues, with a brief look at essential editing (2 days). Recommended for acquisitions staff, copy cataloguers, beginning cataloguers, and experienced but untrained cataloguers. Wellington 14-15 October 2008 Weir House conference room, Kelburn Prices: CatSIG members $400 LIANZA members $500 Other $650 Book Blitz 1 A beginner's workshop on bibliographic description, providing access points, and copy cataloguing (4 days). Recommended for experienced copy cataloguers, experienced but untrained cataloguers, and new original cataloguers. Dunedin 20-23 October 2008 University of Otago (Central) Library Prices: CatSIG members $600 LIANZA members $700 Other $850 **Please note that all prices exclude GST** 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 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 To register please go to the LIANZA calendar http://tinyurl.com/58dyu5 or send the following information to CatSIG Committee registrations catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com **A discount of 15% is offered to any organisation sending three or more people to the workshops** *Name(s): *Organisation: *Address: *Phone: *Email: *LIANZA membership number(s) (if applicable and known): *I will be attending (please indicate workshop and location): *Special dietary requirements?

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CatSIG sponsorship opportunity-successful applicant
by Sarah Allnutt 02 Oct '08

02 Oct '08

Last month CatSig offered to sponsor one CatSig member to attend the 2008 LIANZA Conference, Poropitia Outside the Box. The sponsorship covers the registration fee, and travel and accommodation costs. CatSig delighted to announce Karen Tobin as the recipient of this year's sponsorship. Karen is an Assistant Librarian at Central Hawke's Bay District Libraries. Congratulations Karen from the CatSig committee. Thank you to everyone who applied for this sponsorship. Sorry to those who missed out - we had a great response this year. Kind Regards Sarah Allnutt CatSig Secretary on behalf of CatSig catsigcommittee(a)gmail.com

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New Zealand dual language place names
by Judith Keats 01 Oct '08

01 Oct '08

[Apologies for cross posting] E nga mata waka o te motu, tena koutou katoa. We are pleased to announce that the first New Zealand dual language place names have been accepted as subject headings by the Library of Congress and are now available on the National Bibliographic Database for use in bibliographic records. These place names are mostly the result of the Crown's settlement with Kai Tahu in 2003, when 88 South Island place names were changed to dual language place names, the majority to joint English/Maori names. In April 2006, after much discussion, the Library of Congress agreed to accept the New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database on the Land Information New Zealand website as the authority for New Zealand place names. Since then, guidelines for these subject headings have been developed in consultation with the Library of Congress. The first group of dual language place names submitted are mainly changes to existing subject headings, resulting in changes to bibliographic records on the National Bibliographic Database. These are: 1. Aoraki/Mount Cook (N.Z.), formerly Cook, Mount (N.Z.) 2. Southern Alps/ Ka Tiritiri o te Moana (N.Z.), formerly Southern Alps (N.Z.) 3. Stewart Island/Rakiura (N.Z.), formerly Stewart Island (N.Z.) 4. Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park (N.Z.), formerly Mount Cook National Park (N.Z.) 5. Westland/Tai Poutini National Park (N.Z.), formerly Westland National Park (N.Z.) The only new subject heading is Ashburton River/Hakatere (N.Z.) Each of these authority records contains a 781 field which shows how these place names are used as a geographic subdivision of a topical subject heading. Please note that macrons cannot be used in this email but they are used in the authority records. Future changes and new proposals include: Franz Josef Glacier/Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere (N.Z.) Fox Glacier/Te Moeka o Tuawe (N.Z.) Milford Sound/Piopiotahi (N.Z.) Matiu/Somes Island (N.Z.) Doubtful Sound/Patea (N.Z.) These changes and new proposals will take several months to go through the Library of Congress review process, but we will advise you when the work is completed. Noho ora ra Naku noa, na Judy Judy Keats Authority Record Co-ordinator National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa PO Box 1467 Wellington New Zealand Telephone: 04-474-3000 x 8788 E-mail: judith.keats(a)natlib.govt.nz Search Nga Upoko Tukutuku / Maori Subject Headings at: http://mshupoko.natlib.govt.nz/mshupoko/

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Vacancy - Cataloguer - Tauranga City Libraries
by Nicky Dodwell 18 Sep '08

18 Sep '08

Tauranga City Council Te Kaunihera o Tauranga Moana <<Picture (Metafile)>> Library Enterprise Unit Te Whare Pukapuka Cataloguer E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā maunga, e ngā wai, e ngā pātaka o ngā taonga tuku iho, tēnā koutou! Kei te wātea tētahi tūranga ki Te Whare Pukapuka o Tauranga Moana. Ko ēnei e whai ake nei ngā āhuatanga me ngā whakaritenga o tēnei tūranga. We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and reliable Cataloguer to join our team at Tauranga City Libraries. You will be responsible to develop and maintain an integrated bibliographic database of all resources held in the libraries together with providing advice on cataloguing and bibliographic content. The person we are seeking will have demonstrated cataloguing skills and experience including a good understanding of the information retrieval needs of customers. The position involves limited information service support and material selection. You will require a recognised library qualification and LIANZA professional registration (or eligibility for registration). Applications close at 10.00am on Wednesday 8 October 2008. All applications will be dealt with in strict confidence. For more information or to apply online visit www.tauranga.govt.nz A job description and application form are also available by phoning 577 7000 or by collection from our offices at 91 Willow Street, Tauranga. Council is a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Trust. ********************************************************************* This e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you should notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete this message from your system. Making improper use of the information contained in this e-mail is prohibited and may expose you to legal challenge or penalties. Statements in this e-mail and any attachments do not necessarily reflect the views of the Tauranga City Council (TCC) The TCC takes extensive precautions with the aim of detecting and removing any virus or defects from its e-mail system but accepts no liability for loss or damage should this e-mail not be virus or defect free or should there be any errors in transmission. Please consider our environment... do you really need to print this email? **********************************************************************

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RDA Satellite Seminar August 2008
by Chris Todd 16 Sep '08

16 Sep '08

[Apologies for cross posting] The following message appeared on both the RDA and Autocat listservs in the last few days. "Dear Colleagues: The PowerPoint presentations and speaker notes from the IFLA RDA Satellite Meeting held in conjunction with the 2008 IFLA Conference are now available on the JSC website. You can find them at: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rda.html#presentations Cordially, Marjorie Marjorie E. Bloss, RDA Project Manager 2827 West Gregory Street Chicago, Illinois 60625 USA 1-773-878-4008 1-773-519-4009 (mobile) Marjorie_Bloss(a)msn.com " I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the satellite meeting and can thoroughly recommend all the presentations. Barbara Tillett's provides an excellent background to the development of RDA and a rather lovely look at British Library catalogue book catalogue records from the perspective of FRBR. Deirdre Kiorgaard's presentation looks more closely at RDA itself, and Anders Cato provides an interesting non-Anglo perspective on RDA. Published formats and costs: A publisher's representative was also at the meeting and there were a number of questions about costs, the possibility of a print version of RDA, and the possibility of other versions for special use (e.g. map or music cataloguing). It was clear that no decisions had been made about any of the issues raised, but once there is a final version of RDA we may get more information about formats and costs. It did seem unlikely that a print version will be available as a first release of RDA. International rules? Another point that I found particularly interesting was the level of interest from the European community. Germany and Sweden seemed keen to adopt RDA as their national cataloguing code and there was also interest from Japan and other countries. RDA looks like becoming an international standard to a greater extent than AACR. MARC. There was relatively little information about MARC - although there has been a discussion paper about RDA and MARC and some decisions were announced at this year's ALA. Library systems: The reactions of system vendors to RDA were not raised at the seminar and it seems likely that the vendors are waiting for a final release of RDA (and probably the MARC changes) before working out the implications of the new rules for their systems. The timeline from the meeting was as follows: Oct. 13 2008 - - RDA Final draft online for review - (doesn't contain full range of workflow and personalisation tools that will come with the final product) Jan 19 2009 - - Review period ends early March 2009 - Final review by Joint Steering Committee 3rd quarter 2009 - RDA release early-mid 2010 -Implementation decisions from LC and other major libraries - Pam Gatenby's presentation includes more information about evaluation plans of national libraries. Chris Todd Chris (Christine) Todd Team Leader, Monos Plus Team, 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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RDA Satellite Seminar
by Chris Todd 16 Sep '08

16 Sep '08

The following message appeared on both the RDA and Autocat listservs in the last few days. "Dear Colleagues: The PowerPoint presentations and speaker notes from the IFLA RDA Satellite Meeting held in conjunction with the 2008 IFLA Conference are now available on the JSC website. You can find them at: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rda.html#presentations Cordially, Marjorie Marjorie E. Bloss, RDA Project Manager 2827 West Gregory Street Chicago, Illinois 60625 USA 1-773-878-4008 1-773-519-4009 (mobile) Marjorie_Bloss(a)msn.com " I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the satellite meeting and can thoroughly recommend all the presentations. Barbara Tillett's provides an excellent background to the development of RDA and a rather lovely look at British Library catalogue book catalogue records from the perspective of FRBR. Deirdre Kiorgaard's presentation looks more closely at RDA itself, and Anders Cato provides an interesting non-Anglo perspective on RDA. Published formats and costs: A publisher's representative was also at the meeting and there were a number of questions about costs, the possibility of a print version of RDA, and the possibility of other versions for special use (e.g. map or music cataloguing). It was clear that no decisions had been made about any of the issues raised, but once there is a final version of RDA we may get more information about formats and costs. It did seem unlikely that a print version will be available as a first release of RDA. International rules? Another point that I found particularly interesting was the level of interest from the European community. Germany and Sweden seemed keen to adopt RDA as their national cataloguing code and there was also interest from Japan and other countries. RDA looks like becoming an international standard to a greater extent than AACR. MARC. There was relatively little information about MARC - although there has been a discussion paper about RDA and MARC and some decisions were announced at this year's ALA. Library systems: The reactions of system vendors to RDA were not raised at the seminar and it seems likely that the vendors are waiting for a final release of RDA (and probably the MARC changes) before working out the implications of the new rules for their systems. The timeline from the meeting was as follows: Oct. 13 2008 - - RDA Final draft online for review - (doesn't contain full range of workflow and personalisation tools that will come with the final product) Jan 19 2009 - - Review period ends early March 2009 - Final review by Joint Steering Committee 3rd quarter 2009 - RDA release early-mid 2010 -Implementation decisions from LC and other major libraries - Pam Gatenby's presentation includes more information about evaluation plans of national libraries. If anyone wants to follow up with me on any of the points above please feel free to get in touch. Chris Todd Chris (Christine) Todd Team Leader, Monos Plus Team, Content Services, National Library of New Zealand.

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RDA Satellite Meeting August 2008
by Chris Todd 16 Sep '08

16 Sep '08

The following message appeared on both the RDA and Autocat listservs in the last few days. "Dear Colleagues: The PowerPoint presentations and speaker notes from the IFLA RDA Satellite Meeting held in conjunction with the 2008 IFLA Conference are now available on the JSC website. You can find them at: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rda.html#presentations Cordially, Marjorie Marjorie E. Bloss, RDA Project Manager 2827 West Gregory Street Chicago, Illinois 60625 USA 1-773-878-4008 1-773-519-4009 (mobile) Marjorie_Bloss(a)msn.com " I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the satellite meeting and can thoroughly recommend all the presentations. Barbara Tillett's provides an excellent background to the development of RDA and a rather lovely look at British Library catalogue book catalogue records from the perspective of FRBR. Deirdre Kiorgaard's presentation looks more closely at RDA itself, and Anders Cato provides an interesting non-Anglo perspective on RDA. Published formats and costs: A publisher's representative was also at the meeting and there were a number of questions about costs, the possibility of a print version of RDA, and the possibility of other versions for special use (e.g. map or music cataloguing). It was clear that no decisions had been made about any of the issues raised, but once there is a final version of RDA we may get more information about formats and costs. It did seem unlikely that a print version will be available as a first release of RDA. International rules? Another point that I found particularly interesting was the level of interest from the European community. Germany and Sweden seemed keen to adopt RDA as their national cataloguing code and there was also interest from Japan and other countries. RDA looks like becoming an international standard to a greater extent than AACR. MARC. There was relatively little information about MARC - although there has been a discussion paper about RDA and MARC and some decisions were announced at this year's ALA. Library systems: The reactions of system vendors to RDA were not raised at the seminar and it seems likely that the vendors are waiting for a final release of RDA (and probably the MARC changes) before working out the implications of the new rules for their systems. The timeline from the meeting was as follows: Oct. 13 2008 - - RDA Final draft online for review - (doesn't contain full range of workflow and personalisation tools that will come with the final product) Jan 19 2009 - - Review period ends early March 2009 - Final review by Joint Steering Committee 3rd quarter 2009 - RDA release early-mid 2010 -Implementation decisions from LC and other major libraries - Pam Gatenby's presentation includes more information about evaluation plans of national libraries. If anyone wants to follow up with me on any of the points above please feel free to get in touch. Chris Todd Chris (Christine) Todd Team Leader, Monos Plus Team, 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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Nga Upoko Tukutuku updated website
by Kim Gutchlag 11 Sep '08

11 Sep '08

[Apologies for cross posting] Nga Upoko Tukutuku / Maori Subject Headings E nga mata waka o te motu, tena koutou katoa. We are pleased to announce the arrival of an updated version of Nga Upoko Tukutuku. The principal changes are: o A clearer display, including the interfiling of words with and without macrons o Easier navigation within the list of headings o Some new scope notes and the revision of several existing ones (see below) o The addition of new terms requested by users (see below) We would also like to alert people that, owing to the software upgrade, any bookmarks to individual terms will be lost. We apologise for the inconvenience and are working with the vendors to try and prevent this happening with further upgrades.The website is still found at http://mshupoko.natlib.govt.nz/ We would like to thank people for their ongoing suggestions for new terms. We are shortly to begin assembling a team to develop the next group of headings, so please keep sending suggestions to reo(a)natlib.govt.nz. Scope notes Scope notes have been added to some terms which have the potential to be applied as either an example of the topic or about the topic. For example: Pakiwaitara. Fictional stories of Maori as opposed to historical or legendary, modern fiction. This heading can be used for examples of fiction or for works about fiction. Purakau. Traditional, historical and legendary stories of Maori. 'True' stories as opposed to fictional. Can be used for examples of traditional, historical and legendary stories, or for works about these stories. We have difficulty with macrons in email, so please excuse their absence. Noho ora ra, na matou, na Kim me te ropu o Nga Upoko Tukutuku. New terms - http://mshupoko.natlib.govt.nz/mshupoko/recent.htm 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

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[Vacancy] Team Leader - Cataloguing Manukau Libraries
by Debra Walker 24 Aug '08

24 Aug '08

Team Leader - Cataloguing Manukau City Council Manukau Libraries Collection Services Vacancy number: LNZ4252 If you have team leadership skills, an interest in good customer service through timely supply of collections, and an understanding of cataloguing, then this is the position for you. This role is responsible for leading the in-house cataloguing of items, and for managing the cataloguing done by library suppliers. Proven people skills, as well as good organisational skills and a recognised library qualification are essential. Salary range $48,354 - $60,443. To apply, please go to www.manukau.govt.nz/careers <blocked::http://www.manukau.govt.nz/careers> . Applications close Friday, 12 September 2008. Naku noa na | Regards Debra Walker Collection Services Librarian | Manukau Libraries T 9 262 5101 or 262 8900 ext 8627 | F 9 262 5158 | Debra.Walker(a)manukau.govt.nz | 15a Ronwood Ave | Private Bag 76917 | MANUKAU CITY 2104 | www.manukau.govt.nz <blocked::http://www.manukau.govt.nz> | Manukau City Council | Te Kaunihera o Manukau Knowledge & Understanding | Achievement | Accountability Maatauranga me te moohiotanga | Whaainga ki toona tutukitanga | Whakatau tika Manukau City � judged best city in the world for heritage management; most liveable city in the world (silver award); and awarded gold for Environmentally Sustainable Project - Flat Bush (International Awards for Liveable Communities 2007) Please consider the environment before printing this email -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attention: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this email (including any attachments) is intended solely for the addressee(s). It is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this email in error you must not use, copy, disclose or distribute it or any information in it. Please simply notify the sender and delete or destroy all copies of the email immediately. Manukau City Council accepts no responsibility for any interception of, or changes to, our email after it leaves us. We do not accept responsibility for any viruses or similar carried with our email, or any effects our email may have on the recipient computer system or network.

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CatSIG sponsorship opportunity
by Sarah Allnutt 22 Aug '08

22 Aug '08

Would you like to attend this year's LIANZA conference - for free?? CatSIG is offering sponsorship for one member to attend the LIANZA Conference 2008, Poropitia Outside the Box. This will be held at the SKYCITY Convention Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, from Sunday 2 to Wednesday 5 November 2008. Sponsorship will cover the registration fee ($600 early-bird rate) and include travel and accommodation costs. * You must be a CatSIG member to apply (or be willing to become one). * We particularly welcome applications from "new" cataloguers, including those studying cataloguing with Victoria University and The Open Polytechnic. * We are looking to send someone who would gain personal benefits from attendance, and who could potentially pass on these benefits to other CatSIG members. In your application (1-2 paragraphs) please give your reasons for wishing to attend the conference, the year you last attended a LIANZA conference, your background and work experience, and how you would benefit professionally. You must also provide written confirmation from your employer that, if successful, you will be given leave to attend. 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 12 September 2008.

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