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ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Cataloging
Session 1: January 13 – February 21
This six-week online course is a basic primer for library cataloging concepts and practices. It covers:
principles underlying cataloging practice,
examples illustrating the principles in practice,
tools used in cataloging practice such as AACR2, RDA, Library of Congress Subject Headings, Library of Congress Classification, MARC, OCLC, BIBFRAME, and
processes used by catalogers in creating bibliographic records.
Fundamentals of Cataloging (FOC) begins with a discussion of how cataloging assists users in finding resources and of the value of standardization of practice. These foundations are then given practical grounding in the work of creating bibliographic descriptions, the process of subject analysis, and summarizing content utilizing classification. Standards such as MARC bibliographic and authority formats, Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification are discussed. The shift in focus from format-based cataloging to entity-relationship model cataloging is taken from the FRBR foundation to the RDA practical application, with a final look at RDF triples and BIBFRAME. In all areas, the value of standards is illustrated and discussed. There is a heavy reliance on examples from actual practice throughout the course content.
Course Level & Prerequisites
This is a fundamentals course with no prerequisites.
Instructors
Teressa Keenan, Head of Bibliographic Management Services at University of Montana, Missoula.
Bobby Bothmann, Metadata & Emerging Technologies Librarian and Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Debbie Benrubi, Technical Services Librarian at University of San Francisco.
Katharine Leigh, Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
Marcia H. Barrett, Cataloging & Metadata Strategies Librarian at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Shannon Tennant, Coordinator of Library Collections at Elon University in North Carolina.
Fee
$139 ALCTS Member and $169 Non-member
How to Register
To register, complete the online form or register by mail.
Registration Deadline
Registration for each course is limited to 20 people. For courses that are not sold out, online and fax registration ends at 12 noon CDT on the Monday before the course begins. Mailed registration forms must be postmarked by two Mondays prior to the course start date.
Contact
For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org.
Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.