FLICC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT MA2006-6

Book Blitz I: Making MARC Records That Work

This workshop is the third in a series from The MARC of Quality on excellence in cataloging. (The first two sessions are MARC21 in Your Library and Just for Copy Cats offered in February 2006.) 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, May 8--Thursday, May 11, 2006

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
$375 (charge to FEDLINK Training Account/FT)
$400 (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/2006/ma0606.pdf.

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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:

* MARC21 In Your Library--February 7, 2006
* Just for Copy Cats--February 8-9, 2006
* Book Blitz II: Tackling Complex Cataloging Rules--June 5-6, 2006

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


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