Dear Alaska Catalogers,

 

The AkLA Cataloging Roundtable is pleased announce that the Interlibrary Cooperation Grant we submitted to bring cataloging training to Alaska has been approved! Many thanks to the Alaska State Library and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for funding these workshops.

 

If you are interested in cataloging training, please continue to read (it is a long message). If you aren’t interested, now is good time to hit <delete>! J This message is being sent to several Alaska listservs and I apologize in advance for any future duplications.

 

For those who missed earlier emails about these classes, here is some brief information about the upcoming workshops. The classes are being taught by The MARC of Quality, a cataloging training company that has been enthusiastically received in Alaska in the past. The workshops being offered are:

 

MARC21 in Your Library (August 25, 2008 in Fairbanks)

Just for Copy Cats (August 26-27, 2008 in Fairbanks)

Book Blitz II (August 21-22, 2008 in Anchorage)

 

Brief descriptions of the classes: 

 

MARC21 in Your Library

This class will teach attendees to understand the MARC computer coding found in MARC records and how the MARC records make your automated/computerized library catalog work.

To fully benefit from this class your library should have (or be just about to start using):

---An automated/computerized library catalog

---MARC records in your automated/computerized catalog

A full class description is available online at: http://www.marcofquality.com/trn/trnindex.html

  

Just for Copy Cats

This class will teach attendees how to search for MARC records, how to determine if a MARC record is of good quality, and if the MARC record matches the book being added to the catalog.

To fully benefit from this class your library should have (or be just about to start using):

---An automated/computerized library catalog

---MARC records in your automated/computerized catalog (MARC records should be from OCLC or another MARC record source)

---Ability to add MARC records into your catalog using a computer (for example, through the internet or from a CD-ROM)

A full class description is available online at: http://www.marcofquality.com/trn/trnindex.html

 

 

Book Blitz II

This class will teach attendees how to handle trickier cataloging situations such as parallel titles, uniform headings and series information.

To fully benefit from this class attendees and/or their library should have:

---Previous training working with cataloging records (such as Book Blitz I) AND/OR have at least a couple years experience working with cataloging records

---An automated/computerized library catalog

---MARC records in your automated/computerized catalog (MARC records should be from OCLC or another MARC record source)

---Ability to download MARC records into your catalog using a computer (for example, through the internet or from a CD-ROM)

A full class description is available online at: http://www.marcofquality.com/trn/trnindex.html

 

Thanks to generous grant funding from the Alaska State Library and IMLS these classes are being offered free of charge. Funds are also available to cover your travel expenses; travel funding covers the transportation cost of getting to the class location but will not cover lodging or food.

 

To register for the class, please fill out the registration form below. Priority will be given to people who expressed interest from my earlier emails. Libraries sending more than one employee to the same class may be asked to forfeit one or more (but not all) of their spots to make room for employees of one-person libraries. Class size is limited so please respond as soon as possible.

 

Once registration has been received, more information about the location of the classes and travel funding will be sent to you.

 

If you have any questions—such as what you will learn, which class would be best for you or the registration process—please feel free to ask!

 

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REGISTRATION FORM

 

To register for The MARC of Quality cataloging training classes in Alaska in August, please fill out the form below. Priority will be given to people who expressed interest from my earlier emails. Libraries sending more than one employee to the same class may be asked to forfeit one or more (but not all) of their spots to make room for employees of one-person libraries. Please fill out one form per person. Class size is limited so please respond as soon as possible.

 

Please email or fax your registration form to:

email: jude.baldwin@taos.fnsb.lib.ak.us (Please send email registration forms directly to Jude—do not reply to the listserv!)

fax: 907-459-1024 attn: Jude Baldwin

 

If you need to register by postal mail, please contact Jude by phone to let her know that the form is on its way (we don’t want to give away your spot!).

 

NAME:

LIBRARY:

EMAIL:

PHONE:

 

CLASS(ES):

Please indicate which class(es) you would like to register for:

_____MARC21 in Your Library (August 25, 2008 in Fairbanks)

_____Just for Copy Cats (August 26-27, 2008 in Fairbanks)

_____Book Blitz II (August 21-22, 2008 in Anchorage)

 

TRAVEL:

Would you like to receive travels funds to cover transportation costs?

If YES, detailed information about applying for travel funding will be sent to you.

 

This registration form must be completed and returned to Jude Baldwin by July 18, 2008. Please make sure that all the above information is correct and that you have indicated which class(es) you will be attending. After your registration form has been received, you will be sent a confirmation letter with more detailed information about the classes. If you do not receive a confirmation letter within a couple of business days, please try again since technology sometimes fails.

 

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If you have any questions about registration or class content, please feel free to ask!

 

Thanks,

Jude

 

Jude Baldwin

Reference Librarian

Fairbanks North Star Borough Public Libraries

1215 Cowles Street

Fairbanks, AK 99701

(907)459-1425

(907)459-1024 (fax)

jude.baldwin@taos.fnsb.lib.ak.us