Subject: [ALCTS Announces] ALCTS e-Forum: Preparing Your Library for RDA
From: "Spidal, Debra" <dspidal_at_wsu.edu>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:28:01 -0700
The following announcement has been cross-posted on multiple lists.
Preparing Your Library for RDA
September 14-15, 2010
Hosted by Mary Beth Weber and Christopher Cronin
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
Pacific: 7am – 3pm
Mountain: 8am – 4pm
Central: 9am – 5pm
Eastern: 10am – 6pm
Released in June 2010, Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the
intended successor to the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2). While
RDA is not being immediately adopted in the United States, it is being
tested by the Library of Congress, the National Library of Medicine, and
the National Agriculture Library as part of the U.S. National Libraries
RDA Test Plan. During this time, what are libraries doing to prepare for
the adoption of RDA? What impact will implementation have on staff
training and systems? How will libraries manage the integration of RDA
records with AACR2 records in their catalogs? How will libraries assess
the value of the new cataloging code in terms of its ability to meet
user needs and contribute to future systems development? This ALCTS
E-Forum will provide an opportunity for the community at large to
discuss a wide range of issues related to RDA and it overall
implications for library operations.
Mary Beth Weber has been head of Central Technical Services at Rutgers
University Libraries since 2008. She has served in a number of positions
at Rutgers, including Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services for four
years, and as the Special Formats Catalog Librarian and the Head of the
Copy Cataloging Section. Ms. Weber holds an MLS from Clarion University
of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s in English and Art History from
Michigan State University. She is the editor of the ALCTS Newsletter
Online and serves as an ex-officio member of the ALCTS Board of
Directors. Weber has also served as chair of the ALCTS Audiovisual
Committee, the Copy Cataloging Discussion Group, and the Computer Files
Discussion Group. She is the author of two books on cataloging nonbook
resources and is currently co-authoring a soon to be published book
titled, Describing Electronic, Digital, and Other Media Using AACR and RDA.
Christopher Cronin has been Director of Metadata and Cataloging Services
at the University of Chicago Library since 2008. Prior to coming to
Chicago, he was Assistant Professor and Head of Digital Resources
Cataloging at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mr. Cronin has a
B.A. in English Literature from the University of British Columbia, and
an MIS from the University of Toronto. He is member the ALA Committee on
Organization, and is active in the Association for Library Collections
and Technical Services (ALCTS), currently serving on the Subject
Analysis Committee and as Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of the ALCTS Heads of
Cataloging Interest Group. Mr. Cronin is the coordinator for the
University of Chicago’s participation in the U.S. National Libraries RDA
Testing.
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss
matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion
list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register
your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and
communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most
e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to
participate, but it's free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at:
http://bit.ly/upcomingeforum.
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at:
http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you
do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email
list. Participation is free and open to anyone.
Posted on behalf of the ALCTS-CE Committee.
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