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FEATURED COURSES:
Don’t miss MARC21 in Your Library Part 2: MARC Coding,
the Core Codes and Their Functions
Register now for OCLC’s August 2-4 offering of MARC21 Part
2. An introduction to MARC21 and how it is meant to work in a library
automation system, this course provides an overview of MARC standards and how
those standards tie in with our cataloging rules (AACR) to help catalogers
create effective data. This course is intended for directors, staff of
reference or acquisitions teams, and copy catalogers, as well as beginning and
experienced catalogers. This offering includes three, two-hour live online
sessions from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon (Eastern Time), on August 2, 3 and 4.
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Register
for MARC21 Part 1››
(Note that it takes approximately four to five hours to
complete the Part 1 prerequisites.)
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for MARC21 Part 2 ››
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New free webinar from OCLC to Maximize the Value of Your
ILL Subscription
Maximize the Value of Your ILL Subscription is a new course
designed to help both ILL and access services managers contain costs or
generate revenue and improve efficiency. It will also help you utilize staff
resources most effectively by helping them take full advantage of the value of
your OCLC Resource Sharing subscription. Participants will learn about the OCLC
ILL interfaces, activities, and services that are included in the OCLC Resource
Sharing subscription. You will also receive a checklist of next steps to help
you select and implement services included in your Resource Sharing
subscription.
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Register
now for this free August 26 session ››
Plus, check out these free webinars from OCLC in August:
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WorldCat
Holdings: Why They Matter and the Tools to Maintain Them, August 17 ››
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OCLC
101: A Guide to Your Cooperative, August 19 ››
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Maximizing
the Value of WorldCat.org, August 23 ››
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Know & Go with Amigos!
Know & Go: OCLC Policies Directory Redesign
As of December 2009, OCLC’s Policies Directory took on a new
look. This session will describe the changes and how they will affect use of
the directory for locating lending policy information or editing your own
institution’s record. Participants will learn how to describe changes in Policy
Record layouts, practice searching and locating policy information, and edit
practice records in the new interface.
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(OCLC) 8/11/10;
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(OCLC) 8/19/10;
9/22/10; 10/13/10 OCLC CONTENTdm Workshop (MCLS) 10/14/10; 11/11/10 CONTENTdm: An Amigos Online Conference - Recordings available
(Amigos) 12/31/10
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