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On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 13:30:34 -0500 Carolyn Sturtevant
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> Course Announcement:
> Training the NACO Trainer, January 12, 2001, Library of Congress
>
>     The Coop Team at Library of Congress is in the planning stages for a
>
> Training the NACO Trainer course to be held at the Library in
> Washington, DC, on Friday, January 12, 2000.  We've chosen the day
> because we hope that possible trainer candidates would find it helpful
> to combine such a course with attendance at ALA Midwinter, and we know
> that you'll be making your ALA arrangements soon.  There is no fee for
> the training or materials, but participants will need to secure funding
> for their travel, accomodations, and meals.
>
>     We are offering a one-day format rather than the traditional two-day
>
> format, trusting that most NACO catalogers are familiar with the
> standard five-day basic NACO course and have used the training materials
>
> designed for that course.  The January 12 session would give an overview
>
> of the place of NACO in the PCC, resources to be used in training,
> planning for a NACO training week, and effective techniques for working
> with  adult learners.  Participants may be asked to review certain
> standard NACO documentation before arriving for the January course.
> Participants in the course will receive a Trainer's Manual to assist in
> teaching others.
>
> Requirements to become a NACO trainer:
>
> 1.  Be an experienced, active contributor to NACO through your PCC
> institution, having created and changed both personal and corporate
> names in either OCLC or RLIN.
>
> 2.  Ask and receive permission from your administrator to serve as a
> trainer.  Your institution will need to allow you time to attend the
> TTNT course, to prepare for any NACO training assignment, to deliver a
> week-long course at another location, and to review records for a new
> NACO library at least until they become fully independent.  You or your
> institution will need to cover your travel expenses to attend the
> January 12 workshop.  If you train another library, that library will be
>
> responsible to cover your expenses for that NACO training assignment.
>
> 3.  Please let us know if you'd like to be considered as a candidate or
> not.  Express your intentions to us by close of business Monday, Nov. 13
>
> via email: [log in to unmask] or fax: 202-707-2824 or by mail: Ruta Penkiunas,
>
> Coop Team Leader, Regional and Cooperative Cataloging Division, Library
> of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4382.  Please include your name,
> address, phone, fax, and email AND the same information for your
> institution's administrator so that we can correspond with them about
> your training activities.
>
> 4.  Complete an application we will send to those who express interest.
>
> 5.  Agree to accept at least one NACO training/review or review-only
> assignment per year.  Training groups ideally include 1-12 participants.
>
> Usually a trainer needs a few weeks prior to training to get organized,
> and review following training is normally about 3-6 months.  You may be
> invited initially to serve as a reviewer for a library trained by
> another trainer.  Assignments vary according to the location and volume
> of NACO training activity.
>
> 6.  Keep current with PCC training activities by reading messages posted
>
> to the PCCtrainers online list (not overwhelming), keep your NACO
> documentation up to date, and when possible, attend PCC trainers
> meetings on Friday afternoon and the PCC Participants meetings on Sunday
>
> evenings of ALA.  Attendance at ALA is strictly optional, but can be a
> healthy element in staying in touch with the broader PCC community.
>
>     This message only scratches the surface in explaining the work of a
> NACO trainer, but the Coop Team and other NACO trainers would be happy
> to answer any questions you have.  The tremendous growth among NACO
> libraries in recent years would not have been possible without the
> assistance of many people just like you who moved from NACO cataloger to
>
> NACO trainer in a few anxious but thrilling steps.
>
>     We look forward to hearing from you by November 13th, even if you're
>
> not certain, and just need more time to decide or wish to ask questions.
>
> Carolyn Sturtevant
> NACO coordinator
> LC Coop Team
> [log in to unmask]
> 202-707-4551 phone
> 202-707-2824 fax

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Nancy Norris
Acting Head of YRL Monographic Cataloging
UCLA Research Library
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