[RDA-L] LINKED DATA THE LIBRARY - NOTSL FALL MEETING, NOV. 22, 2013 - Registration now open

2013-11-05 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) is pleased to present our Fall program on linked data and libraries. Our speakers are: Dr. Marcia Zeng, Professor of Library and Information Science at Kent State University, will be our morning speaker. Dr. Zeng holds a Ph.D. from the

[RDA-L] NOTSL (Northern Ohio TS Librarians) 2014 Scholarship Application - Deadline Friday, Nov. 1, 2013

2013-10-28 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Please excuse any cross-postings. Applications for the 2014 Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) Scholarships are still being accepted through this Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Scholarship(s) will be awarded at the discretion of the NOTSL Scholarship Committee, not to exceed $3,000.00,

[RDA-L] NOTSL FALL MEETING - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - NOV. 22, 2013 - LINKED DATA THE LIBRARY

2013-10-14 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) is pleased to present our Fall program on linked data and libraries. Our speakers are: Dr. Marcia Zeng, Professor of Library and Information Science at Kent State University, will be our morning speaker. Dr. Zeng holds a Ph.D. from the

[RDA-L] SAVE THE DATE! NOTSL FALL MEETING November 22, 2013 - LInked Data the Library

2013-10-01 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Please excuse cross postings NOTSL will hold its Fall meeting on Friday, November 22, 2013. Our topic is Linked Data and the Library. Dr. Marcia Zeng, Professor of Library and Information Science at Kent State University, will be our morning speaker. Dr. Zeng holds a Ph.D. from the School

Re: [RDA-L] GMD - where is everyone on this?

2013-09-27 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
We are also keeping the gmd. Patrons and staff both count on it for quick and easy identifying of which record is desired. It should be noted however, that we use non-standard gmds of our own construction - dvd, cd, book on cd, compact disc, etc - so they are really more like smds. We have

[RDA-L] NOTSL Scholarhips for 2014: Application period is now open

2013-09-23 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Please excuse any cross-postings Applications for the 2014 Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) Scholarships are now being accepted. Scholarship(s) will be awarded at the discretion of the NOTSL Scholarship Committee, not to exceed $3,000 dependent upon need and number of

Re: [RDA-L] 338 field for a volume of art prints

2013-07-26 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Not in my book! Kathleen F. Lamantia, MLIS Technical Services Librarian 330-458-2723 klaman...@starklibrary.org -Original Message- From: Mitchell, Michael [mailto:michael.mitch...@brazosport.edu] Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 12:03 PM To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L]

Re: [RDA-L] 338 field for a volume of art prints

2013-07-26 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
for a volume of art prints Surely not in your portfolio! (Apologies, it's Friday) Cheers Gordon -Original Message- From: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access [mailto:RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of Kathleen Lamantia Sent: 26 July 2013 17:04 To: RDA

[RDA-L] Save the date! NOTSL Spring Meeting April 5, 2013

2013-02-06 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
April 5th is just days after Day 1 for RDA. It's time to get practical with the RDA authorities! Come join NOTSL's program for managing your transition. Paul Frank from the Library of Congress will talk about name authority records in RDA, the current state of NACO training, major differences

Re: [RDA-L] GMD revisited

2013-01-31 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
We will do the same, and, we will add gmd back in manually to the 245|h. I am not sure that part will continue, but staff will be very unhappy if we discontinue them. GMD in 245|h is used very heavily by circ staff when assisting patrons. We are also a III library, so icons work for the

Re: [RDA-L] I'm taillights

2012-12-01 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Oh no! I am happy for you and hope that all goes very well with your surgery and recovery. But it's hard to imagine this list wihtout you! Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -Original message- From: Mike Tribby mike.tri...@quality-books.com To: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA

Re: [RDA-L] Additional work required by RDA

2012-10-23 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Or, you can just keep it locally, which is what we plan to do. When staff have a patron standing in front of them, or on the phone, seeking help, they use the #h [gmd] description to quickly distinguish which type of material is wanted by the patron. That is supposed to be the basis of the

Re: [RDA-L] Additional work required by RDA

2012-10-23 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Agreed, and thank you for the suggestion. But, back to the original question - why do the extra work? Our current gmds are very clear and succinct: dvd, compact disc, comic book; book on cd, etc. Why make people try to figure out a combination of 3 terms when one simple clear statement is

Re: [RDA-L] Additional work required by RDA

2012-10-23 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
[mailto:rochk...@jhu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 3:34 PM To: Resource Description and Access / Resource Description and Access Cc: Kathleen Lamantia Subject: Re: [RDA-L] Additional work required by RDA You have DVD, Compact Disc and Comic Book as GMD's in 245$h? This is curious to me

Re: [RDA-L] RDA, DBMS and RDF

2012-05-18 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Joe, Thanks for this very pertinent comment. This is exactly what I have been wondering myself. Kathleen F. Lamantia, MLIS Technical Services Librarian Stark County District Library 715 Market Avenue North Canton, OH 44702 330-458-2723 klaman...@starklibrary.org Inspiring Ideas ∙ Enriching

[RDA-L] SAVE THE DATE! NOTSL Spring Meeting, April 27, 2012 - RDA is coming. How ready are you?

2012-03-07 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Please excuse cross postings. NOTSL will hold its spring meeting on Friday, April 27, 2012. Our topic is: RDA is coming. How ready are you? Our keynote speaker will be Chris Oliver, Coordinator of Cataloguing and Authorities, McGill University, former Chair of the Canadian Committee

[RDA-L] NOTSL Fall Meeting: December 9, 2011 - Invitation

2011-11-04 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
(Cross-posted to multiple lists. Please accept our apologies for the duplication.) Topic: Coming to Terms with Genre/Form Access How can we make it easier for library users to find materials such as music, movies, video recordings, cartographic materials, and fiction? Resource discovery and

Re: [RDA-L] Plans for Existing Bib Records?

2011-05-18 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Thank you, Mac, these are great! Kathleen F. Lamantia, MLIS Technical Services Librarian Stark County District Library 715 Market Avenue North Canton, OH 44702 330-458-2723 klaman...@starklibrary.org Inspiring Ideas ∙ Enriching Lives ∙ Creating Community The Stark County District Library is a

[RDA-L] [sic] ?

2011-05-09 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
I am doing catalog maintenance today, and am working on typos. I happen to be in the L section this afternoon and am searching for Lousian*. The presence of the [sic] is very helpful in determining which records I need to look at more closely. I believe I've read somewhere that [sic] will no

Re: [RDA-L] FRBR

2011-04-11 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Well, you can't stop there, Mike. Which kinds of libraries favor which, etc.? Kathleen F. Lamantia, MLIS Technical Services Librarian Stark County District Library 715 Market Avenue North Canton, OH 44702 330-458-2723 klaman...@starklibrary.org Inspiring Ideas ∙ Enriching Lives ∙ Creating

Re: [RDA-L] FRBR

2011-04-08 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Wait, wait! I thought the entire purpose of FRBR/RDA was to collocate everything together so that patrons would see an entity-relationship display... therefore the book and the movie are only different expressions of the same work. So now, this is NOT the case? Please excuse me while I go in

Re: [RDA-L] FRBR

2011-04-08 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
To: Kathleen Lamantia Cc: RDA-L@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: Re: [RDA-L] FRBR But the creator of the book and the creator(s) of the movie are NOT the same people. The movie contains aspects such as costume, set, choice of shots, sound, acting, and on and on that are the result of the actions

Re: [RDA-L] FRBR

2011-04-08 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
I would welcome Mr. Ellroy's addition to the gang :) Kathleen F. Lamantia, MLIS Technical Services Librarian Stark County District Library 715 Market Avenue North Canton, OH 44702 330-458-2723 klaman...@starklibrary.org Inspiring Ideas ∙ Enriching Lives ∙ Creating Community The Stark County

Re: [RDA-L] FRBR

2011-04-08 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
You will not find Austen, Jane 1775-1817 as the 'main entry' on any AACR2 record for a movie version of Pride and Prejudice. - Yes, of course, that's exactly my point about FRBR/RDA Kathleen F. Lamantia, MLIS Technical Services Librarian Stark County District Library 715 Market Avenue North

Re: [RDA-L] Subjective Judgements in RDA 300s????

2011-03-02 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
I too was troubled by the comment which Mike mentions below (NYPL would like to politicize it) Many of us have legitimate concerns both about RDA and about FRBR which underlies it. I did not think it was a political question when Ms. T from NYPL pointed out the extremely unusual 300 field.

[RDA-L] If we don't adopt RDA immediately

2011-02-17 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Please excuse this very basic question if it has already been answered. I have only recently joined the ListServ. It is my assumption that LC and OCLC will announce adoption of RDA soon after the end of the evaluation period. If my institution does not buy/adopt RDA immediately thereafter,

Re: [RDA-L] Testing institutions post-RDA test

2010-09-09 Thread Kathleen Lamantia
Is there any realistic possibility that institutions will actually say no? I understand that the theoretical possibility exists, but after the time, money, and effort which have gone into RDA, it seems a foregone conclusion to me. Kathleen F. Lamantia, MLIS Technical Services Librarian Stark