[Apologies for cross-posting.]
The Cataloging of Children's Materials Committee (a committee in the Cataloging
and Metadata Management Section (CaMMS) of ALCTS), along with its co-sponsor
OLAC, is pleased to sponsor the following preconference at the 2015 ALA
Annual Conference in San Francisco, California:
Cataloging Special Formats for the Child in All of Us Using RDA and MARC21
Thursday, June 25, 2015, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
This preconference workshop will provide practical information on the
descriptive
cataloging of children's materials, using RDA and MARC21. Attendees will
participate in hands-on exercises which will include using tools and
documentation in support of cataloging with RDA. The following materials
types will be covered: video recordings, sound recordings, video games,
three-dimensional objects, kits, books with accompanying material in a special
format, games, and two-dimensional materials such as pictures and flash
cards.
Speakers:
Jay Weitz, OCLC Senior Consulting Database Specialist
Julie Renee Moore, Catalog Librarian for Special Collections and Special
Formats
The cost is $219 for ALCTS members (use code ALCTS2015), $269 for ALA
members, and $319 for non-members.
For details and to register, please visit
http://alaac15.ala.org/register-now.
Trina Soderquist
Senior Cataloger
Educational Resource Center
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467