FLICC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT MA2005-15

Book Blitz I:
Making MARC Records That Work

More Detailed Information Below

This workshop is the third in a series from The MARC of Quality on
excellence in cataloging. (The first two sessions were MARC21 in Your
Library and Just for Copy Cats offered in February and March 2005.)
Intended for the beginning cataloger or experienced cataloger who wants
to learn more about bibliographic description, providing access points,
and copy cataloging, this workshop focuses exclusively on books. During
this four-day workshop, participants will master straightforward editing
of copied records, including CIP records, and be able to make simple
original records, including different editions.

Date
Monday, August 15--Thursday, August 18, 2005

Time
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. There is no
entry to the Library of Congress prior to 8:30 a.m.

Place
Mumford Room, 6th floor, Madison Building, The Library of Congress
Use the Main Entrance at 1st and Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington,
D.C.

Metro
Capitol South (Orange and Blue Lines)

Sponsor
FLICC Education Working Group

Registration
$350 (charge to EDLINK Training Account/FT)
$375 (for all other transactions).

Register online at http://www.loc.gov/flicc/feveform.html. To view a
PDF version of this Meeting Announcement, visit
http://www.loc.gov/flicc/ma/2005/ma0515.pdf.

Email [log in to unmask] or call (202) 707-6362 TTY five business days in
advance for ADA Accommodations.

Information
Call FLICC (202) 707-4800; TTY (202) 707-4995

Cancellations

Cancellations must be called into the FLICC office (202-707-4800) 48
hours prior to the start  of an educational program or the full fee will
be charged.

As has been said before, "good cataloging doesn't just happen."
This workshop gets right down to the details about how to make MARC
records that work well in each and every MARC-based library automation
system.

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 the Anglo American Cataloguing
Rules (AACR2R), Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI), and the
MARC coding standards (MARC21), but you will also learn these core
cataloging skills:

* How to describe a book in enough detail for your users' needs
* How to assign useful search terms, such as authors, illustrators,
etc. (not subject headings)
* How to choose the correct MARC coding for a book record
* How to decide whether or not copied records truly match your items
* How to upgrade CIP records to provide missing data or edit changes
* How to create 'different edition' or 'near match' records
* What 'bad' cataloging looks like, and how to correct it.

Recommended prerequisites: MARC21 in Your Library; Just for Copy Cats

Required text: Cataloging with AACR2R and MARC21, 2nd ed., by Deborah
A. Fritz. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004. ISBN:
0-8389-0884-5. Attendees must purchase book and bring it to the
program.

For more cataloging training, mark your calendar for these three
workshops:

* MARC21 In Your Library--February 28, 2005
* Just for Copy Cats--March 1-2, 2005, and
* Book Blitz II: Tackling Complex Cataloging Rules--September 28-29,
2005

For more information, call (202) 707-4800 or visit the FLICC Web site
at http://www.loc.gov/flicc/.