[Eril-l] ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Cataloging

[ALCTS-CE Announce]

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ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Cataloging

Session 2: March 23 – May 1

This six-week online course is a basic primer for library cataloging
concepts and practices. It covers:

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   principles underlying cataloging practice,
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   examples illustrating the principles in practice,
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   tools used in cataloging practice such as AACR2, RDA, Library of
   Congress Subject Headings, Library of Congress Classification, MARC, OCLC,
   BIBFRAME, and
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   processes used by catalogers in creating bibliographic records.

Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC) begins with a discussion of how cataloging
assists users in finding resources and of the value of standardization of
practice. These foundations are then given practical grounding in the work
of creating bibliographic descriptions, the process of subject analysis,
and summarizing content utilizing classification. Standards such as MARC
bibliographic and authority formats, Library of Congress Subject Headings
and Library of Congress Classification are discussed. The shift in focus
from format-based cataloging to entity-relationship model cataloging is
taken from the FRBR foundation to the RDA practical application, with a
final look at RDF triples and BIBFRAME. In all areas, the value of
standards is illustrated and discussed. There is a heavy reliance on
examples from actual practice throughout the course content.

Course Level & Prerequisites

This is a fundamentals course with no prerequisites.

Course Syllabus <http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/webcourse/foc/syll>

Instructors

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   Teressa Keenan, Head of Bibliographic Management Services at University
   of Montana, Missoula.
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   Bobby Bothmann, Metadata & Emerging Technologies Librarian and Professor
   at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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   Debbie Benrubi, Technical Services Librarian at University of San
   Francisco.
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   Katharine Leigh, Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services at Ball State
   University in Muncie, Indiana.
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   Marcia H. Barrett, Cataloging & Metadata Strategies Librarian at the
   University of California, Santa Cruz.
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   Shannon Tennant, Coordinator of Library Collections at Elon University
   in North Carolina.

Fee

$139 ALCTS Member and  $169 Non-member

How to Register

To register, complete the online form
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=L>
or register by mail
<http://www.ala.org/alcts/sites/ala.org.alcts/files/content/confevents/upcoming/webcourse/alcts_webcourse_reg.pdf>
.

Registration Deadline

Registration for each course is limited to 20 people. For courses that are
not sold out, online and fax registration ends at 12 noon CDT on the Monday
before the course begins. Mailed registration forms must be postmarked by
two Mondays prior to the course start date.

Contact

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org. For all other
questions or comments related to the web courses, contact Tom Ferren, ALCTS
Continuing Education Program Officer at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5038 or
tferren at ala.org.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.
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