As someone who has attended a NISO educational event on a similar topic,
we thought you would be interested in NISO's October 2012 webinar.
*Webinar: MARC and FRBR: Friends or Foes?
*Date: October 10, 2012
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Event webpage: www.niso.org/news/events/2012/nisowebinars/marc_and_frbr/**
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*ABOUT THE WEBINAR*
MARC and FRBR are among the best known acronyms in today's cataloging
world. With the implementation of RDA by the US national libraries in
the late winter/spring of 2013, and with other libraries already
adopting the new cataloging code, a great deal of discussion is taking
place about FRBR and whether it is implementable. In addition, the
viability of the MARC format has been called into question. What is
wrong with MARC, and what alternatives are there? Join NISO for
presentations and Q&A relating to these two cataloging fundamentals.
*SPEAKERS / TOPICS*
·*Whither or Wither MARC? The Challenges of 21st Century Data to a 20th
Century Communications Format
*/John Myers/, Catalog Librarian at Union College's Schaffer Library
Originally developed to assist in printing catalog cards, the MARC
format is in its 45th year. Are today's (and tomorrow's) data needs and
structures adequately served by this workhorse of most contemporary
catalogers' experience? What possibly could displace this reliable
feature of the bibliographic landscape?
·*FRBR at Fourteen: Will Its Time Ever Come?
*/David Lindahl/, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Executive Director of
the eXtensible Catalog Organization, University of Rochester River
Campus Libraries
IFLA's Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records was published
in 1998, and most library systems still have not implemented it. What is
the likelihood that this data model will ever play an integral role in
the design of library applications? This presentation will examine the
future prospects for this data model in terms of its real impact upon
libraries and library technology.
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*REGISTRATION*
Registration is per site (access for one computer) and includes access
to the online recorded archive of the webinar. Can't attend on the
date/time of the webinar; register and you can view the recording at
your convenience.
Discounts are available for NISO and NASIG members and for students.
NISO Library Standards Alliance members may attend this webinar free of
charge (included in membership); contact your organization's NISO
representative for information about participation.
For more information and to register, visit the event webpage:
www.niso.org/news/events/2012/nisowebinars/marc_and_frbr/
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