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http://www.lsoft.com/images/listserv_small.gifCall For NARDAC Representative To Help With RDA Training
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NARDAC<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.rda-rsc.org/northamerica__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!YIHzCRd9QzubOFrkPvMhNUZKbN9RWe29l_DkbordpF3jw1cNhIsgtlPiyw3oC7KDDYfzrSX50vE8tW_UNPQ$ > Chair, Clara Liao is inviting a full-time or part-time cataloging educator to join NARDAC to help with training/education for the new RDA. The text of her initial email is below. If you are interested, please reach out directly to Clara (ylia@loc.gov) by Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Or please feel free to pass along this message to another cataloging educator who is not on EDUCAT and would be interested in serving in this role. Best, Karen [...]
2024-03-12T16:00:47+00:00Snow, Karenhttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;4dd6f88.2403Call For Proposals: ALISE Metadata, Cataloging, & Collections Special Interest Group Session
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The ALISE Technical Services Education Special Interest Group (SIG) has a new name: the Metadata, Cataloging, & Collections SIG!<br><br>We seek proposals for the SIG session at the 2024 ALISE Conference, scheduled for October 14-17, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.<br><br>The conference theme is The Ethics and Evolution of Truth and Information. According to the ALISE website, “The ways in which information is created, disseminated, and altered have changed drastically in recent years. Developments in generative AI tools present new opportunities to question and understand truth. Social media has increasingly become a hub for information and often, a nexus of controversy [...]
2024-02-27T19:32:39+00:00Snow, Karenhttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;606e9113.2402Re: WorldShare
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Thanks for the link to the presentation, Elissah.<br><br>We set up access to Worldshare similar to what we have with Connexion—we can search and create records for teaching purposes, but nothing goes into the actual database. In Connexion we have one main account that all students use—we have about four or five different classes using that account. I think with Worldshare we have several accounts/sign ins that we can use. [...]
2024-02-22T18:45:33+00:00Miksa, Shawnehttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;f6b772e9.2402Re: EDUCAT Digest - 19 Feb 2024 to 21 Feb 2024 (#2024-3)
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Hello Bobby!<br><br>I'm using WorldShare<br><https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oclc.org/en/worldshare-record-manager.html__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!aXA8xODCq7QQ8s55THkSlcc-UPoVjfKR4uZXd_9yOeVEKdw55ALYSx4uD8cjY708MSZSw4XUdcrvjHCSjXg5$ > Record Manager<br><https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oclc.org/en/worldshare-record-manager.html__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!aXA8xODCq7QQ8s55THkSlcc-UPoVjfKR4uZXd_9yOeVEKdw55ALYSx4uD8cjY708MSZSw4XUdcrvjHCSjXg5$ > with my students.<br>OCLC allows schools to use this product with students for free. It's not<br>quite the same as Connexion Browser, you don't have individual accounts for<br>your students, just one login for the class and students need to<br>utilize the save file. You can also do authority work in this utility. [...]
2024-02-22T08:19:54-06:00Elissah Becknellhttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;dd7e05a8.2402Alternative to Connexion Browser
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Hey Educatters,<br>With the looming demise of Connexion Browswer, do any of you who use it as a teaching tool have alternatives in place?<br>We have an autho that allows searching and saving WorldCat records and allows for creating new records stored in the save file, but cannot be contributed to WorldCat. [...]
2024-02-21T21:17:03+00:00Bobby Bothmannhttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;1c95e44b.2402Register Now! "Metadata in Shared Digital Libraries," ALA Core Virtual Interest Group Week, March 4th at 10:00 CST
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The ALA Metadata Interest Group is pleased to host three presentations related to metadata in shared digital libraries during Core Interest Group Week: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ala.org/core/continuing-education/interest-group-week__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!cMxkcxZg5RdmsjNgZ4nDlLi67l3M4_DINygExYyrw2FTkACG6AVVyeyYZ12Re45fdT_LhdgZ5AgJplfEqTROtSU$ . The program will take place on Monday, March 4, 2024, from 10:00-11:00 am Central Time.<br><br>The session is free to attend and open to the public; registration is required. Register at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n5QWHix9S1iI0Z367iIHLw*/registration__;Iw!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!cMxkcxZg5RdmsjNgZ4nDlLi67l3M4_DINygExYyrw2FTkACG6AVVyeyYZ12Re45fdT_LhdgZ5AgJplfEEJWLHAM$ [...]
2024-02-19T16:29:08+00:00Zilic, Melissahttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;4565c5d4.2402[New Online Course] Controlled Vocabularies and Taxonomies
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Hi everyone,<br><br>I would like to share with you all a new online course exploring when, why<br>and how to design a taxonomy, its term relations, and its term labels:<br>https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.henrystewartconferences.com/events/controlled-vocabularies-and-taxonomies__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!cm_FmrfHDofAQR3K7_FhB1LFuZ0PPhqbcn5jE-tJh7LYUf7VYjqLRhiMnUwFHLk11CF45KuJ_PWyrYOyzsYqYvE4otDUFw$<br><br>We all know the importance of metadata for DAM, and DAM managers are<br>expected to understand the basics of designing and applying metadata.<br>Essential for optimizing the efficacy of metadata are* controlled<br>vocabularies and taxonomies*, the nuances of which are not so widely<br>understood. [...]
2024-02-14T09:32:06+00:00Hannah Powleshttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;3f5a9df8.2402ALA Core Margaret Mann Citation
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Dear colleagues,<br><br>Please consider nominating a colleague, or self-nominating for the ALA Core Margaret Mann Citation, a prestigious award that recognizes outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification, either through publication of significant professional literature, participation in professional cataloging associations, or valuable contributions to practice in individual libraries.<br><br>The winner receives a citation and OCLC donates a $2,000 scholarship to the U.S. or Canadian library school of the winner's choice. [...]
2023-12-11T15:07:26-05:00Karen Snowhttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;904824d1.2312RDA Workshop at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference, January 24, 2023
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Dear fellow EDUCAT subscribers,<br><br>I am part of a small group of Canadian presenters who will be leading the RDA Workshop that is part of the Ontario Library Association Super Conference 2024 pre-conference program. The workshop takes place in person on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, from 9 am to 4 pm ET, in Toronto. [...]
2023-12-01T15:30:45+00:00Elisa Szehttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;33ba3569.2312[Starting Soon] New Data Maturity Online Educational Course
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Hello everyone,<br><br>In a new four-part course starting on *November 15*, we'll be providing a<br>step-by-step guide on how to keep your DAM data *healthy, usable,<br>actionable *and *measurable.*<br><br>This is an intermediate level course for ambitious DAM Managers who are<br>interested in taking their DAM to the next level.<br><br>*The first 10 people to book will receive 20% discount!* [...]
2023-11-01T12:16:00+00:00Hannah Powleshttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;3bc296b9.2311Bridging the Gap Between LIS Education and Metadata in Practice
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The ALA Core Metadata Interest Group is pleased to present: Best of Core at ALA Annual Conference: Dialogues in Metadata; Bridging the Gap Between LIS Education and Metadata in Practice<br><br>Date and Time: September 26, 2023, 1:00-2:00 pm CDT (Live Webinar via Zoom)<br>Pricing: ALA Member: $71.10, Non Member: $79.00, Division Member: $57.67<br>* Core webinars are free for Core student members and all LIS faculty [...]
2023-09-20T15:15:16+00:00Zilic, Melissahttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;8becc96b.2309ALISE Technical Services Education SIG Business Meeting - Sept. 29, 2023
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Please join us for the business meeting of the ALISE Technical Services Education SIG, which will be held online Friday, September 29, 2023 from 1:30-2:30pm CT. We will discuss the SIG session at the ALISE Annual Conference (October 2-5, 2023), as well as topics of interest and co-conveners for the 2024 ALISE Annual Conference. [...]
2023-09-14T14:27:46-04:00Karen Snowhttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;7092ef6c.2309[Starts in 1 Week] Metadata Fundamentals with John Horodyski!
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><br>> Hi everyone,<br>><br>><br>> Just a reminder that Henry Stewart's new online course, “Metadata<br>> Fundamentals”, will begin in *one week on September 21*! More details<br>> here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.henrystewartconferences.com/events/metadata-fundamentals__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!YuQTm6AVP8XeeH7ODVUc2l5U1Luu2kobhNs3Jg6RPtIrFizafn-shTZzGOotwEvPl2VJnDjK6qVuH_86L77Tx3m2-iH3gw$<br>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.henrystewartconferences.com*2Fevents*2Fmetadata-fundamentals&data=05*7C01*7CHannahPowles*40henrystewart.co.uk*7Cd790d0d9a0dd456e521008db7c7d74af*7C5c7e1c99f4db4bd2ac335d1644d9ac04*7C1*7C0*7C638240650498069426*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=glW40Sbvc8Nk8DuBFOsN*2Bf9IZMGQuuW8rxh7rq1MHaQ*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!YuQTm6AVP8XeeH7ODVUc2l5U1Luu2kobhNs3Jg6RPtIrFizafn-shTZzGOotwEvPl2VJnDjK6qVuH_86L77Tx3mNHETJNw$ ><br>><br>><br>><br>The course will run from September – October 2023. *Recordings will be<br>> available to all registrants!*<br>><br><br>You can get 25% off the registration fee with the discount code<br>*LISTSERV25.* [...]
2023-09-13T15:36:37+01:00Hannah Powleshttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;11d93f5e.2309RDA Examples Editor Position Open
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Apologies in advance for any duplication. I am forwarding the following announcement, which may be of interest to some subscribers of this list. As someone who joined RSC only in the last two years, I found participation on RSC activities to be a great way to learn about RDA and maintenance of standards. [...]
2023-08-14T13:02:21+00:00Elisa Szehttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;3b93af9.2308Re: [New Online Course] Metadata Fundamentals with John Horodyski!
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><br>> Hi everyone,<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> I just wanted to follow up on my earlier email as a reminder that Henry<br>>> Stewart's new online course, “Metadata Fundamentals”, will begin next<br>>> month! *Metadata Fundamentals* is a 4-part online series *focusing on<br>>> metadata development as a* *strategic imperative* in business, and how<br>>> it serves as the foundation for managing content. More details here:<br>>> https://www.henrystewartconferences.com/events/metadata-fundamentals<br>>> <https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.henrystewartconferences.com%2Fevents%2Fmetadata-fundamentals&data=05%7C01%7CHannahPowles%40henrystewart.co.uk%7Cd790d0d9a0dd456e521008db7c7d74af%7C5c7e1c99f4db4bd2ac335d1644d9ac04%7C1%7C0%7C638240650498069426%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=glW40Sbvc8Nk8DuBFOsN%2Bf9IZMGQuuW8rxh7rq1MHaQ%3D&reserved=0><br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> The course will run from September – October 2023. *Unable to attend all<br>>> sessions or joining partway through? Recordings will be available to all<br> [...]
2023-08-10T11:16:20+01:00Hannah Powleshttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;f011c4c3.2308[New Online Course] Metadata Fundamentals with John Horodyski!
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Hi everyone,<br><br>If you're curious about the best practices for metadata in DAM, CMS, PIM,<br>and all MarTech and content systems, then consider Henry Stewart's new<br>online course with leading metadata expert, John Horodyski, “Metadata<br>Fundamentals”. More details here:<br>https://www.henrystewartconferences.com/events/metadata-fundamentals<br><https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.henrystewartconferences.com%2Fevents%2Fmetadata-fundamentals&data=05%7C01%7CHannahPowles%40henrystewart.co.uk%7Cd790d0d9a0dd456e521008db7c7d74af%7C5c7e1c99f4db4bd2ac335d1644d9ac04%7C1%7C0%7C638240650498069426%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=glW40Sbvc8Nk8DuBFOsN%2Bf9IZMGQuuW8rxh7rq1MHaQ%3D&reserved=0><br><br>*Metadata Fundamentals* is a 4-part online series *focusing on metadata<br>development as a* *strategic imperative* in business, and how it serves as<br>the foundation for managing content. Successful implementation of all<br>content-related strategies requires good *governance structures* supported<br>by competent technology, people and processes. [...]
2023-07-04T17:01:17+01:00Hannah Powleshttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;1816b4ad.2307International Archives Week 2023 at Liverpool University Press
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To celebrate International Archives Week 2023 Liverpool University Press presents a selection of free to read articles from our archiving journals, including the latest issue of Comma (2021,1)<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/coma/2021/1> which has been made free to read throughout June to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the ICA<https://www.ica.org/en/how-can-you-participate-in-our-75yearsica-celebration>.<br><br>Published on behalf of the British Records Association<http://www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/>, Archives <https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/archives> focuses on the needs of archive users (both active and prospective) by providing information about the whereabouts, interpretation and historical significance of records in all media.<br>Comma<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/coma>, International Journal on Archives is the chief serial publication of the International Council on Archives<http://www.ica.org/>. Content of the [...]
2023-06-05T15:05:46+00:00Bikkul, Natashahttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;d4badbc4.2306Re: Need feedback/advice
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Hello Yan,<br>Having taught and trained cat and class for about 30 years (retired circa 2015) I have some questions and some advice.<br><br>How long is a each "session"?<br>On the last version of the MA / MSC LIS I taught on we blocked the teaching into three hour sessions and a 12 week teaching semester (no exam all coursework based). I could then teach the subject in workshop mode very easily as I wasn't dealing with the old lecture / practical format. As I was used to delivering practical training to groups of 25 to 30, managing the sessions [...]
2023-04-19T07:03:36+00:00Keith Trickeyhttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;1f0af2b9.2304Need feedback/advice
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Dear Colleagues,<br><br>I am writing to seek your feedback and advice on how to best deliver a<br>required course on organization of information in 7 weeks. There is no<br>other course on organization of information beyond this course based on the<br>student population. Our program has changed from a 14-week format to a<br>7-week format. [...]
2023-04-17T10:36:29-04:00Yan Mahttps://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=EDUCAT;e7b7b1db.2304