The TMQ
Cataloging Series: Workshop Summaries
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its title.
MARC21
in Your Library (1 Day)
An introduction to MARC and
how that coding standard ties in with our cataloging rules to work effectively
in your library’s catalog. At its conclusion, you should be able to read a MARC
record, talk MARC and understand how errors in MARC coding affect an OPAC.
Presenters: D. Fritz, K. Anspach, L. Fields
A
very basic introduction to copy cataloging: mainly about finding cataloging
records that you can copy, some of the challenges of doing so, some of the neglected
database issues involved, and a brief look at important editing. At its
conclusion, you should be able to find and copy book records that accurately
reflect your items.
Presenters: D. Fritz, K. Anspach, L.
Fields
An introduction to the basic
cataloging rules and MARC standards that you need to follow in order to provide
description and access for your library materials, especially books. At its conclusion, 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.
Presenters: D. Fritz, L. Fields, K.
Nystrom
Learning
LC Classification (2 Days)
Both workshops provide basic
introductions to the purpose and structure of the two major classification
schemes in use in libraries today. At their conclusion, you should be able to
assign simple call numbers and check the appropriateness of call numbers in
records that you copy.
Presenter: L. Fields
More and more libraries are
switching to using the Library of Congress Subject Headings. This workshop is a
basic introduction to the principles of subject analysis in general and
assigning LC subject headings in particular. It also covers the fundamentals of
verifying subject headings and reading a subject authority record. At its
conclusion, you should be able to assign simple LC subject headings and check
the appropriateness of subject headings in records that you copy.
Presenter: L. Fields
Picking
up where Book Blitz I left off, this workshop covers some of the slightly more
complicated description concepts (such as cataloging works with parallel
titles), more complex access issues (such as establishing tricky personal
names, subordinate corporate bodies, conference names and uniform titles) and
the fundamentals of verifying series, or name headings against authority
records. At its conclusion, you should be able to edit or create the
description and access elements of more complicated records.
Presenters: D.
Fritz, L. Fields, B. Rennie
More AACR and MARC, some FRBR, and a touch of RDA (2 Days)
Continuing
from where Book Blitz I and II left off, this workshop returns to the description issues that are harder to resolve
(such as complications in statements of responsibility and publisher names, and
the particular challenges involved in cataloging multipart items and
collections); we also return to the complexities of making series added entries
one more time. At its conclusion, you should feel even more confident about editing
or creating the description and access elements of difficult records.
Presenters: D.
Fritz, L. Fields
Building
on the basics taught in the first Dewey Daze class, this workshop
covers some of the more complex Dewey tables and trickier numbers. At its
conclusion, you should be able to apply all of the Dewey tables and assign
literature, genealogy, and biography Dewey numbers.
Presenters: L.
Fields
Building
on the basics taught in the first LCSH class, this workshop
covers some of the more complex LCSH issues. At its conclusion, you should
be able to apply all ambiguous headings, Children's headings, geographic
headings, and genre/form headings.
Presenters: L.
Fields
AACR
and MARC for Videos (2 Days)
Building on the basics
taught in the Book Blitz classes, this workshop covers the special fields
needed for description and access for videos (including DVDs). At its
conclusion, you should be able to find and edit records that accurately reflect
your videos or create different edition or completely new records for them.
Presenters: D.
Fritz, L. Fields, J. Costanza
AACR
and MARC for Sound Recordings (2 Days)
Developing on the themes
taught in the two Book Blitz classes, this workshop tackles the special fields
needed for description and access for sound recordings. At its conclusion, you
should be able to find and edit records that accurately reflect your sound recordings
or create different edition or completely new records for them.
Presenters: D. Fritz, L. Fields
AACR
and MARC for Print Serials (2 Days)
Continuing to build on the
methods taught in the two Book Blitz classes, this workshop deals with the
special fields needed for description and access for print serials. At its
conclusion, you should be able to find and edit records that accurately reflect
your print serials or create different edition or completely new records for
them.
Presenters: D.
Fritz, L. Fields, K. Nystrom
Introduction
to Authorities (2 Days)
Authority control over the
headings in our MARC records has been much neglected, but is of vital
importance to improving access to the materials in our collections. At the
conclusion of this workshop, you should understand what authority control is,
why it is important, how you can get it done on your retrospective file, how
you can keep it up on your new records, and how to read, edit and create
authority records in MARC format.
Presenter: D.
Fritz
Indexing
& Displays in Your OPAC (1 Day)
The cataloging rules and
MARC coding don’t specifically tell us what we should be indexing and
displaying in our OPACs, but we still need to tell our system vendors what we
want done. At the conclusion of this workshop, you should understand the basic
principles about which MARC elements should be set up to index and display in
your OPAC and why.
Presenter: D.
Fritz