<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-162d3a9a-1ec3-a762-7652-4d36ce3f5cef"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Apologies in advance for multiple postings.*</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ALCTS webinar: Introduction to LC Subject Headings</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2017</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This is part 1 in the two-part series on Library of Congress Subject Headings. <br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Description: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">  </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This session will briefly cover the history and principles of the LCSH vocabulary and introduce the participant to the basics of content analysis. Participants will learn how to assign main headings and how to build structured headings with topical free-floating subdivisions. Participants will learn how to find and make use of the Subject Headings Manual and will be introduced to Classification Web and <a href="http://Authorities.loc.gov">Authorities.loc.gov</a> as tools for selection of controlled vocabulary from LCSH.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Learning outcomes:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Following this webinar, participants will be able to: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Describe the principles behind the LCSH vocabulary</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Identify concepts for subject analysis using the 20% rule</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Construct topical headings and basic structured headings</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Who should attend? Catalogers and metadata librarians.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Presenter: </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bobby Bothmann</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is metadata & emerging technologies librarian at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and professor in Library Services. Bobby catalogs books and e-resources, wrangles files of MARC records, and investigates new technologies. He is a member of OLAC and serves on the editorial board for CCQ. He holds an MLIS and an MS in Geography and English Technical Communication. He teaches cataloging and classification as an adjunct instructor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*****************</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Registration Fees (per individual webinar or series of 2 webinars):  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ALCTS Member $43 ; series of 2 webinars: $69</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Non-member $59 ; series of 2 webinars: $95</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Group rate (members/non-members) $129 ; series of 2 webinars: $206  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For additional information and access to registration links, please go to the following website: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/030117" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/030117</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ALCTS webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email </span><a style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">registration@ala.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or </span><a href="mailto:alctsce@ala.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">alctsce@ala.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.</span></p><br><br><br></span></div>