[OPLINLIST] Intermediate Cataloging: LCSH and AACR2 - Cincinnati, Ohio

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  Intermediate Cataloging: LCSH and AACR2
  <http://www.swonlibraries.org/viewevent?id=750>

Come to this cataloging session for an overview of two divergent areas 
of cataloging, subject and descriptive. Subject cataloging, or providing 
access to the subject content of a work, is considered an art, rather 
than a science. Subject searches are the most frequent search conducted 
by users and the most frustrating search to attempt. Descriptive 
cataloging, on the other hand, is a meticulous process guided by AACR2 
and its many rules. These two sessions will help participants gain a 
conceptual understanding of both processes and their respective roles in 
the library catalog.


      Date

Thursday, November 30th, 2006


      Time

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.


      Location

SWON Libraries Office <http://www.swonlibraries.org/directions>


      Speaker

Carol Bradsher is a library consultant with over twenty years of 
experience in libraries. She has designed and presented training 
sessions for the Ohio Library Council, Ohio regional library systems, 
the State Library of West Virginia, the Kentucky Dept. of Libraries and 
Archives, and also developed the successful "Guerilla cataloging" series 
for INFOhio. In addition to her cataloging and training experience, she 
also worked as a consultant for OPLIN to implement MORE, the Ohio 
statewide resource-sharing program.

Participants in Ms. Bradsher's training sessions frequently cite her 
sense of humor and her ability to explain cataloging concepts in simple 
terms, but her favorite workshop evaluation comment is, "Very 
effective-- first time I attended a MARC workshop and didn't fall 
asleep," which she considers high praise indeed.


      Description

The morning session will provide an overview of subject cataloging, 
including subject analysis, the Library of Congress subject cataloging 
principles, and subject authority records. Participants will learn how 
to identify the subject content of an item, determine appropriate 
subject headings, and interpret a subject authority record. After lunch, 
the focus will switch to descriptive cataloging and identifying basic 
bibliographic information for books. Participants will learn the eight 
elements that comprise a bibliographic description and complete a series 
of exercises that strengthen their bibliographic muscles, especially in 
the areas of identifying publishers, publication dates, and statements 
of responsibility.


      Meal

Continental breakfast will be provided; lunch is on your own in the area


      Contributing Member of SWON Libraries

$45


      Friend of SWON Libraries

$45


      Contributing Member of NEO-RLS, NORWELD, or SERLS

$45


      Other

$90

The deadline to register is Monday, November 27th, 2006


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