-----Original Message----- Subject: Free Teleconf/Webcast Feb 19 - Cataloging: Where are we now? Where are we going?
The Texas State Library invites all Texas library staff/volunteers/affiliates to the following free continuing education event: CATALOGING: WHERE ARE WE NOW? WHERE ARE WE GOING? BROADCAST DATE AND TIME: Friday, February 19, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central Time PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: "Librarians are justly proud of their accomplishments in organizing the world's published information through the use of standard subject headings and the ubiquitous, demanding MARC record. But, with the explosion of more information stored electronically, are our old standards still relevant today? Has keyword trumped the subject heading? Librarians also see their roles changing as more information description and metadata production are handled by other professionals. Will online tagging or vendor descriptions diminish the need for librarians? Questions are rife on what exactly are the thrust of RDA and the new AACR2? Renee Register, Senior Product Manager at OCLC and others will review current cataloging practices and discuss the future of metadata, the MARC record, Library of Congress Subject Headings, the Resource Description and Access standard, and the librarian's place in online information organization and access." -- The College of DuPage VIEWING AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION: This program may be viewed with a group via teleconference or Webcast at various host sites around the state. It may also be viewed on your own online using either the live or archived Webcast option. To view this program with a group at a host site near you OR to host a group viewing at your library, please follow the instructions posted under "#2 - Select a Viewing Option" on the TSLAC Teleconference home page at: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/teleconferences/index.html . To view the program live on your own via online Webcast, please follow the instructions listed on the TSLAC Teleconference Webcast site at: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/teleconferences/webcasts.html . To view the program online on your own within 30 days of the program's air date, please visit the TSLAC Archived Webcast page at: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/teleconferences/webcastsarchived .html . To make arrangements to borrow the DVD of the program at a later date, please see details posted at: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/workshops/teleconferences/videotapes.html (and please note that DVDs are usually not available for loan until about 4-6 weeks after a program airs) CE CREDIT HOURS: This program qualifies for 1.5 hours of Texas State Library Continuing Education credit or 1.5 hours of SBEC Continuing Education credit for school librarians. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Naomi DiTullio, Distance Learning Consultant, Library Development Division Texas State Library and Archives Commission 1-800-252-9386 (in Texas) or 512-936-2586 [email protected] If you have special equipment, space or language needs to participate in this program, please contact Naomi DiTullio as soon as possible. [END OF MESSAGE]
