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Are you new to cataloguing, or returning to it after a break? Join the LAICMG online on 24 October to dive into cataloguing today with Anne Welsh
Guided by trainer Anne Welsh (Beginning Cataloguing), we’ll consider first principles (what we are really doing when we catalogue); the language of cataloguing (basic jargon-busting); and subject analysis (the aboutness of the thing in our hands). In practical terms, we’ll create basic records (in a Word document or in our notebooks) for three related works, including FAST subject headings. We’ll also consider the tricky bits of some other books that have quirky but not uncommon elements affecting how we describe their title, extent, illustrations and inserts. We’ll look at how we make sure that the names of their creators are entered consistently (Name Authority control) and that they receive the correct subject headings (FAST).No knowledge of MARC or RDA is required (cheat sheets will be provided) and no pre-existing knowledge of how to catalogue is needed – if you can search your own catalogue, this training will provide you with the fundamentals to understand how the cataloguer decided what to put on the catalogue in the first place.
Tickets can be booked on our eventbrite page and Library Association of Ireland members can avail of a special discount price (with a further discount for LAI student members) subsidised by the LAICMG. This course has been certified by the LAI Continuing Professional Development Committee. Attendees will receive a LAI CPD certificate which can be used to build their LAI portfolio.
About the trainer:
Anne Welsh has been cataloguing professionally since 1993 and teaching others to catalogue since 1995. She is the lead author of Practical Cataloguing : AACR, RDA and MARC21 (London: Facet; Chicago: Neal Schuman, 2012), a core text in iSchools internationally.
For more information see: beginningcataloguing.com Tickets are limited so don’t delay. We look forward to seeing you on the day.
