ACQflash: LC MARC Record Project: R2 Consulting @ ALCTS Automated Acq DG

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Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 08:52:57 -0700
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Subject: LC MARC Record Project: R2 Consulting @ ALCTS Automated Acq DG
From: "Michael Zeoli" <mzeoli_at_ybp.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 08:32:27 -0400


The ALCTS Automated Acquisitions Discussion Group will hold a session at 
ALA that may be of interest:

The ALCTS Automated Acquisitions In-Process/Control Systems Discussion 
Group invites you to a presentation of R2 Consulting’s recent research 
associated with the Library of Congress Project on the Creation and 
Distribution of MARC Records in North America.

In response to the report prepared last year by the LC Working Group on 
the Future of Bibliographic Control 
(http://www.loc.gov/bibliographic-future/news/lcwg-ontherecord-jan08-final.pdf), 
the Library of Congress commissioned R2 Consulting, LLC to research and 
describe the North American marketplace for cataloging records, 
including existing incentives and barriers to both contribution and 
availability. The scope of this project is broad, including data 
gathered from all types of US and Canadian producers, distributors, and 
consumers of MARC records. Ruth Fischer, of R2 Consulting will provide 
an overview of their research and lead what we expect to be a lively 
discussion. It should be understood that R2 will not be speaking for the 
Library of Congress, but about their findings only. A description of the 
project can be found at: 
http://www.r2consulting.org/pdfs/LC%20Press%20Release.pdf

R2 has also established a website as a resource for the project: 
http://bibrecords.ning.com/

We hope you’ll join us on Sunday July 12th from 10:30-Noon in the 
Chicago Hilton, Lake Ontario Room.


Ruth Fischer
Partner, R2 Consulting, LLC
www.r2consulting.org

Sharon Marshall,
ALCTS Automated Acquisitions/In-Process Control DG Co-Chair
Coordinator, Bibliographic Services (Acting)
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2J8
Telephone: (780) 492-8251

Michael Zeoli
ALCTS Automated Acquisitions/In-Process Control DG Co-Chair
Director of Sales, Canada
YBP Library Services
999 Maple Street
Contoocook, New Hampshire 03229
http://www.ybp.com
Telephone: (800) 258-3774 ext.3345


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