Rudimentary RDA
This
workshop is a basic introduction to RDA, the cataloging instructions that are
(someday) going to replace the AACR cataloging rules.
Part One—What is RDA, who is responsible for it,
and when might we implement it?
Part One of this workshop
is made up of two free online modules, available anytime. Click on the
links below, in the order below, to begin or re-join a module:
Part One Modules
1.1. What and Who (Webcast, approx. 15 min.)
1.2. When (Webcast, approx. 30 min.)
Best
viewed using Internet Explorer as your browser; and you will need to turn off
your pop-up blocker. Audio is rather low, so find a quiet space.
Click here to access the Part One modules
Part Two— Why do we need RDA, what's different
about it, and what should we do about it while we wait for implementation?
Part Two of this workshop consists
one full day of training (9AM-4PM), available 'live', either on-site or online.
Check
the schedule for Rudimentary RDA. Part Two. Live
MARC Report 2.37
Version
2.37 is a maintenance update, released Sept. 16, 2011.
This
version fixes a few problems in 2.36 and adds support for MARC Update No. 13
For
details about the changes in 2.37, etc., please visit: http://www.marcofquality.com/w
MARC Report 2.36
Version
2.36 of MARC Report has (finally) been officially released (Aug. 2011).
This
version includes support for RDA in MARC.
For
details about all the changes in 2.36, the status of version 3, help with
installation, tutorials on new and advanced features, etc., please visit: http://www.marcofquality.com/w
RIMMF
RIMMF
(RDA in Many Metadata Formats) is a new (free) tool we are working on to help
catalogers gain more insight into RDA. Its also our vision of how a user
interface might look in an RDA future.
We
thought we were nearly ready with it, back in June, but here it is, August, and
RIMMF is still under construction.
It turns
out that the conceptual model underlying RDA is more complicated than we
thought, and we are still trying to get the official word on the underlying
elements and their structure so that we do not put something out that is
misleading.
We will
update this space as soon as RIMMF is more solid, and available for download.
In the
meantime, you might visit the following link
http://www.marcofquality.com/rimmf/
to read
a bit about RIMMF; keep in mind that things are changing so fast that any
screenshots provided there may be well out-of-date.
MORE M21w
sessions
A new
session of TMQ's "MARC21 in Your Library" online webinars (M21w) will
soon be added to the OCLC Training Portal for November 2011.
The
dates and times of this OCLC session
will be:
Nov 15-17, 2011 2:00 PM - 4:30
PM ET/
We have
expanded the duration of the daily sessions by a half hour per day, to try to
give me more time, so that I don't have to rush through the material so
quickly, and to give you more time to ask questions.
We are
very pleased at the success of offering this first workshop in the TMQ Cataloging Training series in this
online method that allows you to attend without ever having to leave your
workplace (or maybe even your home).
MARC21 In Your Library. Part One, MARC And Bibliographic
Information: The Underlying Fundamentals
This is offered online FREE as a series of nine, free,
webcasts or web-based, self-paced, mini-courses, available anytime on the TMQ
website at:
http://www.marcofquality.com/webinars/webm21.html
MARC21 In Your Library. Part Two, MARC Coding: The Core
Codes And Their Functions
This is made available as a
webinar course (three 2-hr sessions). With no travel involved, it is easy for
you to fire up your computer and join TMQ's live, online, interactive, sessions
spread out over three consecutive days.
Work
your way through Part One at your own pace, and then join the live online Part
Two sessions, and, between them, learn the fundamentals of MARC21 coding and
how that coding is meant to work in your library automation system.
Click here to access the Part One modules
Click here to register for the Part Two modules
If it is your first time attending a webinar J, or a WebEx webinar, visit our ‘WebEx 101 Page’ before you sign up.