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Technical Services Round Robin Tuesday, April 16th, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

robinPlease join us for:

A Technical Services Round Robin
Tuesday, April 16th, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
At Suffolk Cooperative Library System, Bellport

Join in a stimulating series of small-group discussions on four current Technical Services topics: Classification (traditional vs. nontraditional), MARC, Resource Description and Access (RDA), and Workflow, facilitated by Renée Capitanio (Sachem Public Library), Tom Cohn (Huntington Public Library), Tim Sicurella (SCLS), and Nicole Turzillo (Westhampton Free Library). Participants will have a chance to move around the room and gather new ideas at each table. Leave feeling invigorated with fresh ideas you can bring back to your library.

RSVP to CATS@SCLA.net by Friday, April 12th.

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Cataloging Roundtable Discussion Results from March 29th Meeting

Among the topics discussed were:

Correct way to catalog two novels in one volume, e.g., A Temporary Wife, A Promise of Spring?

How to assign Place of Publication for self-published CDs (e.g.,Panic of Girls)?

Correct way to assign pagination in the the 300 field?

How do we type symbols over foreign names?

How do we catalog games (e.g., Deluxe Wooden Chess Set)

What do you do if a title has a word crossed out as a joke (e.g., The diva code : Miss Piggy on life, love, and the 10,000 idiotic things

men frogs do).

The Roundtable is intended as a free and open exchange of ideas on best practices in cataloging. We do not make cataloging policy for PALS, SCLA, or any other library or consortium, what we do is solve cataloging problems we encounter in our day-to-day endeavors through application of AACR2, the fledgling RDA, MARC, and other cataloging standards. We’ve been holding forth since 2005.

Our next meeting takes place on Tuesday, October 30th.

Cataloging Roundtable Thursday, March 29, 2012 10am (9:30 coffee) – 12pm SCLS in Bellport

Time for another…
Cataloging Roundtable
Thursday, March 29, 2012 10am (9:30 coffee) – 12pm
SCLS in Bellport
On Thursday, March 29th, the CATS division of the library association will be sponsoring the next installment of our Cataloging Roundtable. This is an opportunity for all of us to hone our cataloging skills and knowledge with our colleagues. The roundtable format allows everyone to share their expertise and experience.
Send your questions in advance and we’ll put them on the agenda. Feel free to bring any items you would like to discuss as well.
*Save the date for our fall Roundtable on October 30th!
Please RSVP to Tom Cohn
Huntington Public Library
tom_cohn@huntlib.org
(631)427-5165 x295
by March 26, 2012
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Don’t forget to include any problems or questions. We’ll tackle them together!

June Cataloging Roundtable

There will be a Cataloging Roundtable meeting on Wednesday, June 16 @ 10am (9:30 coffee). The Cataloging Roundtable offers a chance for working catalogers and other technical services personnel to come together and
discuss issues they encounter in their day-to-day workflow. Our supportive group meets three times a year to help you out.

Send your questions in advance and we’ll put them on the agenda. Please RSVP to:

Tom Cohn
Huntington Public Library
tom_cohn@huntlib.org
(631) 427-5165 x295

by June 11, 2010 and don’t forget to include any problems or questions. We’ll tackle them together!

A electronic copy of this program flyer can be downloaded below.
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