ALCTS AACR2 2002 Regional Institute -- Sally Tseng Stephen Clark 03 Sep 2002 15:51 UTC
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 08:26:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Sally Tseng <sctseng888@yahoo.com> Subject: ALCTS AACR2 2002 Regional Institu Dear Colleagues: This is an announcement you have been waiting for!!! ALCTS AACR2 2002 and Metadata Regional Institutes 2002-2003 Chicago (Nov. 1-2, 2002), Washington, D.C. (Nov. 4-5, 2002), Orlando, FL (Feb. 21-22, 2003), and, San Jose, CA (April 4-5, 2003) For more information and registration, please visit ALCTS Web Site at: http://www.ala.org/alcts/now/metadata.html AACR2 2002 Edition will be comprehensively revised and published in September! The Library of Congress will implement this edition on December 1, 2002! Please come to attend one of the Institutes to get ready for this big challenge! The ALCTS AACR2 2002 and Metadata Regional Institutes include experts speaking and training on new concepts, revised and expanded chapters of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition, 2002 Revised Edition, MARC 21, and the applications of these rules and formats. It also explores new approaches to cataloging resources, especially the practicalities of dealing with metadata for Web resources with a vision for the future. Learn from the experts the most effective and most efficient applications for cataloging by applying the new concepts and new and revised rules included in AACR2 2002 chapters 1, 3, 9, 12, 21 and other relevant chapters. New information and revisions to AACR2 will be compared and implications for MARC 21 will be included in the presentations. Scopes and topics range from cataloging in a dynamic electronic age to the how-to's of creating records in various formats including: cartographic materials, continuing resources, databases, electronic resources, newly defined integrating resources, legal and loose-leaf publications, serials, three dimensional items, video recordings, visual images and Web Sites. Also included are the steps to building a Metadata repository, standards, thesauri and the development of authority files to enhance end-user access as a means to provide integrated access to diverse information resources. Faculty and Topics Acclaimed library professionals and educators have been invited to serve as faculty for these Institutes. They will give in-depth presentation on the following topics: "AACR and Metadata : Library Opportunities in the Global Semantic Web - LC, IFLA, Dublin Core, Virtual International Authority Files, and More" by Dr. Barbara B. Tillett, Chief, Cataloging Policy and Support Office, Library of Congress. "More Than Books: Access to Locally-Held Materials in Alternative Media", by Dr. Sheila S. Intner, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, Simmons College. "The New Chapter 12 for AACR 2002", by Steve Shadle, Serials Cataloging Librarian, University of Washington Libraries. "Electronic Integrating Resources: AACR 2002 for Updating Web Sites and Databases", by Steven Jack Miller, Head, Monographs Dept., University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Library. "Amendments 2001: Changes to Chapter 9", by Nancy B. Olson, Retired Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato. "Chapter 3 Twenty Years Later: Changes in Cataloging Cartographic Materials", by Mary Lynette Larsgaard, Assistant Head, Map and Imagery Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara Libraries. "There Ought to be A Law: AACR2 2002 Amendments, Integrating Resources and Updating Loose-Leafs", by Rhonda K. Lawrence, Head of Cataloging, UCLA School of Law. "Developing the Metadata Repository", by Grace Agnew, Associate University Librarian for Digital Library Systems, Rutgers University Libraries. "Metadata Schemas and Contolled Vocabularies for Art, Architecture, and Material Culture", by Dr. Murtha Baca, Head, Standards Program or, Dr. Patricia Harpring, Managing Editor, Getty Vocabulary Program, Getty Research Institute ALCTS is proud to sponsor these critically important AACR2 2002 and Metadata Regional Institutes. To become a well-informed and knowledgeable librarian for the 21st Century, visit ALCTS Web Site at: http://www.ala.org/alcts/now/metadata.html Space is limited. Sign up today for an ALCTS AACR2 2002 and Metadata Institute! Program Chair Sally C. Tseng ALCTS AACR2 2002 and Metadata Regional Institutes P.O. Box 4992, Irvine, CA 92616-4992, U.S.A. Phone: 949-552-5615, Fax: 949-857-1988 email: sctseng888@yahoo.com Charles Wilt, ALCTS Executive Director 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (800) 545-2433 ext. 5030 Fax: (312) 280-5033 email: cwilt@ala.org Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (800) 545-2433, ext. 5034 Fax: (312) 280-5033 email: jreese@ala.org