PCC SACO Workshops at the Library of Congress

      Library of Congress staff will present three workshops Thursday,
June 25, 1998, in support of SACO, the Subject Authority Cooperative
Program of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC).

      The workshops are open at no charge on a first-come-first-served
basis to all catalogers interested in proposing new headings and changes
to LCSH. Training materials will be provided free of charge at the
workshop. Library of Congress programs will comply with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. At the end of these workshops,
participants will be better able to formulate new subject headings and
propose changes to existing LCSH headings. In 1997, SACO participants
contributed approximately 20% of the subject headings added to LCSH.

MORNING Basic SACO Workshop, 9:00 am-12:30 pm

Workshop A: How to Propose Subject Headings for LCSH
Lynn El-Hoshy, Senior Cataloging Policy Specialist, LC
Thursday, June 25, 9:00 am-12:30 pm
Library of Congress, Madison Bldg., Pickford Theater, LM301
maximum registration: 60

      The instructor will cover how to prepare subject heading proposals
using SACO forms, including performing authority research, constructing
a subject heading, and fitting it into the hierarchy of the subject authority
file, based on appropriate instruction sheets from the Subject Cataloging
Manual. This basic workshop is a repeat of a session offered in
February, 1997 at ALA Midwinter, and serves as a good foundation for
the more advanced workshops listed below.

AFTERNOON Advanced SACO Workshops, (concurrent, 1:30-4:30 pm)

Workshop B: Proposing Geographic Name and Historic Event Subject
Headings for LCSH
Lynn El-Hoshy, Senior Cataloging Policy Specialist, LC
Thursday, June 25, 1:30 pm-4:30 pm
Library of Congress, Madison Bldg., Pickford Theater, LM301
maximum registration: 60

      The instructor will demonstrate how to propose subject headings
in the special areas of geographic names and historic events, including
wars and time periods, based on appropriate instruction sheets from the
Subject Cataloging Manual. Participants will benefit from prior
attendance at a basic workshop (e.g., June 25 SACO morning workshop
or 1997 Midwinter SACO workshop) on LCSH proposals, or from prior
SACO experience.


Workshop C: Proposing Names of Languages and Related Literature
Subject Headings for LCSH
Milicent Wewerka, Senior Cataloging Policy Specialist, LC
Thursday, June 25, 1:30 pm-4:30 pm
Library of Congress, Madison Building, LM654, Classroom A-B
maximum registration: 25

      The instructor will demonstrate how to propose subject headings
for names of languages and related literature headings, including
appropriate reference sources to be consulted and reference hierarchies
for headings. Participants will benefit from prior attendance at a basic
workshop (e.g., June 25 SACO morning workshop or 1997 Midwinter
SACO workshop) on LCSH proposals, or from prior SACO experience.

We'll return a simple confirmation and Metro travel instructions if you
register by May 15 as described below:

1. Register via the SACO workshop registration form on the PCC
homepage: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc
---or---
2. Register via email to: [log in to unmask], Carolyn Sturtevant,
Cooperative Cataloging Team. Please include the following information:

Registering for Morning Basic SACO workshop A? yes no

Registering for Afternoon Advanced workshop B or C? yes no
First choice:
If your first choice is full, do you wish to attend the other instead? yes
no

Your Name, Title
Institution
Mailing address
Phone
Fax
Internet address
ADA accommodations needed? If yes, please specify:

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      Visit the PCC World Wide Web site for in-depth information on
the PCC, SACO, and for basic instructions on creating subject proposals:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc