Two more October Webinars

RDA & AACR2: What's the Difference?  (October 11)

RDA is the new cataloging standard developed to replace AACR2. Susan Wynne from the University of Wyoming will examine the major differences, view RDA records, discuss the status of implementation plans in U.S. libraries, and consider RDA’s possible effects on catalogers, public services, and users.

Public Libraries: Confronting the Future  (October 27)
 

Public libraries now confront formidable challenges.  The digital transformation of all media affects our resources, services, staff and programs, while changes in users and their needs, the growth of competitive Internet services, and financial stringencies add complexity.  

A range of possible responses will be presented as contrasting visions: physical vs. virtual library; individual vs. community focus; portal vs. archive service; collection vs. creative approach.  

Join us to hear about this new report from ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy.  This session features the report’s author Dr. Roger Levien, OITP Fellow.  Perspectives from the field will be provided by Maxine Bleiweis, Westport Public Library, and Marc Gartler, Madison Public Library.

SkyRiver Cataloging Solution

Curious about new cataloging solutions? Join LYRASIS for a free 1-hour webinar on January 27 at 1 p.m. Eastern. You'll learn about SkyRiver, and hear directly from 3 public libaries that have already switched to this new cataloging solution. Space limited to 100.

Register

Upcoming Infopeople Events

Infopeople has the following upcoming webinars:

• Religion and Public Libraries: Do You Dewey 200
• George and Joan on Successful Middle Management
  
• Digital Photo Management for Libraries
• Creating Inviting Low Cost Teen Spaces
  

For more information and to Register.

RDA and OCLC: Slides and Audio

I registered for the RDA and OCLC webinar on October 30, so the nice folks at OCLC sent me the following which includes links to the slides and audio.

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Thank you for registering for last week’s RDA and OCLC Webinar. The presentation slides and recording are now available. We invite you to share the information with your colleagues.

Please click here to view the presentation slides. To listen to a recording of the October 30, 2009, event, click here.

As a means of sharing your experiences, we encourage you to subscribe to and use the cataloging discussion list oclc-cat@oclc.org. Click here to subscribe to the list.

We look forward to meeting with you again, at future OCLC webinars and events.

RDA and OCLC

Source: OCLC

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Friday, October 30, 1:00pm EST.

RDA and OCLC

RDA, Resource Description and Access, is the new cataloging standard that will replace AACR2. RDA offers libraries the potential to change significantly how bibliographic data is created and used. The RDA publication is scheduled for formal release later this year. To help you learn more, OCLC is offering a webinar titled, “RDA and OCLC.”

Choose the date and time that’s most convenient for you and register to attend one of the sessions listed below.

During the no-cost, live webinar you’ll learn about:

• Ongoing work at OCLC that relates to RDA concepts, including bibliographic relationships, linked data and mappings to and from other data structures
• OCLC’s involvement in the development and testing of RDA
• Work being done at OCLC to support implementation of RDA
• Other resources that will help you prepare for the implementation of RDA