AACR & MARC
CATALOGING WORKSHOPS
As it has been said before, “good cataloging
doesn't just happen”. This workshop gets right down to the nitty-gritty details
about how to make MARC records that will work well in each and every truly MARC-based
library automation system out there.
Whether you are copy cataloging or making
original records, this workshop will teach you the essential cataloging rules
and MARC standards that you need to know, and how they fit together. Not only
will you learn how to find your way around AACR2R, LCRI and MARC21, but you
will also learn these 'Core Cataloging Skills':
(P.S. we spend more than 3 hours on dates
alone)
N.B. This is a beginner’s workshop on bibliographic
description, providing access points, and copy cataloging; this workshop covers
books only. See other workshop descriptions below for coverage of subject
headings and classification; and see Series C: Advanced
for advanced ‘Book Blitz’ workshops and for workshops on the cataloging of
non-print materials.
For a beginning cataloger, this workshop is
the third step in your long journey to excellence in cataloging. (Your first
step should be: ‘MARC21 in Your Library’; your second: ‘Just for Copy
Catalogers’.) For an experienced
cataloger, it is a near certainty that you will learn a few things you didn’t already
know.
Handouts with examples and worksheets will be
provided.
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Intended audience: |
Copy catalogers, beginning catalogers, experienced
but untrained catalogers, and any catalogers curious about what they might need
to learn. |
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Anticipated goal: |
At the conclusion
of this workshop, you should be able to do straightforward editing of records
that you copy, including CIP records, and should be able to make simple
original records for books, including Different edition records, |
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Recommended prerequisites: |
MARC21 in Your Library; Just for Copy Catalogers |
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Required text: |
“Cataloging with AACR2 and MARC21” by Deborah A.
Fritz. Download updates from: http://www.marcofquality.com/bk/cwamupdates.html A 2006 cumulation (with updates 1-3) is now
available from |
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Duration: |
4 days ( |
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Presenters: |
D. Fritz, L. Fields, or
K. Nystrom |
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Schedule: |
LEARNING LC CLASSIFICATION (2 DAYS)
If you have been muddling along without quite
understanding what you are doing, or if you are just beginning to work with
LCC, come and learn the basics of how to use the LC Classification System to
classify and arrange your library materials. You will be given lots of practice
with examples of using individual classes.
Topics:
This is an introductory course, so previous
experience is not mandatory.
Handouts with examples and worksheets will be
provided.
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Intended audience: |
Copy catalogers, beginning catalogers and
experienced but untrained catalogers. |
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Anticipated goal: |
At the conclusion of this workshop, you should be
able to assign simple LC call numbers and check the appropriateness of call
numbers in records that you copy. |
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Recommended prerequisites: |
None |
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Required text: |
None |
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Duration: |
2 days ( |
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Presenters: |
L. Fields |
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Schedule: |
If you do Dewey in your library, and need to
brush up on the basics, this workshop is for you. You'll learn how to find your
way around the schedules and tables to create call numbers that work. Using
detailed explanations and multiple examples we'll discuss and practice the
proper procedures for assigning commendable class numbers.
Topics:
This is an introductory course, so previous
experience is not mandatory.
Handouts with examples and worksheets will be
provided.
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Intended audience: |
Copy catalogers, beginning catalogers and
experienced but untrained catalogers. |
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Anticipated goal: |
At the conclusion of this workshop, you should be
able to assign simple Dewey call numbers and check the appropriateness of
call numbers in records that you copy. |
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Recommended prerequisites: |
None |
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Required text: |
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Duration: |
2 days ( |
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Presenters: |
L. Fields |
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Schedule: |
Assigning good subject headings is a skill
above and beyond basic cataloging know-how. This workshop will introduce you to
the essential principles of subject cataloging using the Library of Congress
Subject Headings (LCSH). Two days of explanations, examples and practice will cover:
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types of subdivisions,
o
order of subdivisions
Handouts with examples and worksheets will be
provided.
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Intended audience: |
Copy catalogers, beginning catalogers and
experienced but untrained catalogers. |
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Anticipated goal: |
At the conclusion of this workshop, you should be
able to assign simple LC subject headings and check the appropriateness of
subject headings in records that you copy. |
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Recommended prerequisites: |
None |
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Required text: |
1. Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Bring vol. 1 of any recent ed. 2. Free-floating subdivisions (any recent ed.) |
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Duration: |
2 days ( |
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Presenters: |
L. Fields |
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Schedule: |