College of DuPage Teleconference Series 2009-2010

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The New York State Library has arranged this statewide license on behalf of New York's 7,000 libraries and library systems. As you complete the registration form on the DuPage siteexternal link opens in a new window, leave the "Method of Payment" section blank, and fill in the "Billing Information" section only. No invoice will be sent as long as a New York address is entered.

Next in the "Library Futures: Staying Ahead of the Curve 2010" Series:

Friday, February 19, 2010 -- Cataloging: Where are we now? Where are we going?external link opens in a new window

Presenters: Renee Register and Karen Coyle

Logo for College of DuPage 'Library Futures: Staying Ahead of the Curve 2010' Teleconferences -- Teleconferences and DVDs for library professionals; click on logo for more information about the series"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 Karen Coyle, noted consultant and leader in the area of digital libraries, will review current cataloging practices and discuss the future of metadata, the MARC record, the Resource Description and Access standard, and the librarian's place in online information organization and access. 

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All conferences are 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time

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Supported by funding received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Last Updated: February 5, 2010 -- asm; for questions or comments, contact Maribeth Krupczak