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Barbara Vaughan, Column Editor


SUMMARY/ABSTRACT TASK FORCE FINAL REPORT
OLAC/CAPC is very pleased to announce that the Summary/Abstracts Task Force Final Report, "Summary Notes for Catalog Records" is now available through the OLAC Website at: <http://www.olacinc.org/capc/summnotes.html>.

The information contained in a summary note helps catalogers and users find audio-visual materials and understand their content. This report provides catalogers with definitive guidelines for writing summaries for each specific type of format. Included in it are points regarding content, many examples of summary notes and a comprehensive bibliography.

Many thanks to the Task Force members for their diligent and thorough work:

Task Force members:
 Sheryl Holmes, Chair, 2001-2002
Lisa Bodenheimer, Chair, 2002
Jeanette Ho
Rebecca Lubas
Sueyouong Park-Primiano
Virginia Rasbold

Additional support:
 Gene Kinnaly
Karen Plummer
Robert Freeborn

[Originally posted by:]
Iris Wolley
OLAC/CAPC Chair
January 17, 2003

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INTRODUCTION TO CATALOGING ELECTRONIC INTEGRATING RESOURCES:
AN ONLINE TRAINING PRESENTATION

The Cataloging Policy Committee of the Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc. (OLAC) is pleased to announce the availability of an online training presentation on cataloging updating Web sites and updating online databases according to the new rules for integrating resources that were published in the 2002 Revision of the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules.

The presentation is a PowerPoint slide show consisting of a little over 100 slides. The presentation is available on the OLAC CAPC Web page at: <http://www.olacinc.org/capc/ir.ppt>.

This online training presentation is meant to serve as an introductory overview to orient catalogers to the new AACR2 rules and MARC codes for integrating resources (IRs); it is not a detailed training tutorial. Keeping with the mission and scope of OLAC, the focus is on electronic IRs, with an addendum on what is distinctive for print IRs (loose-leafs).

The presentation includes the following:
The presentation was developed by a Task Force of the Cataloging Policy Committee (CAPC). Its members include Steven Miller (chair), Kay Johnson, and David Reynolds. The group wishes to acknowledge that the content of this presentation was developed from a training presentation originally prepared for the Program for Cooperative Cataloging and that it reflects input from the directors and several members of the BIBCO and CONSER Programs. The group also wishes to thank the members of CAPC for their additional review and comments.

Technical note: the training presentation was created using PowerPoint. Your Web browser must have the appropriate plug-in to view the presentation. If using Netscape, click on the link and "Save File...". Use PowerPoint to view the presentation.

For further information or comments, please contact Iris Wolley, Chair, OLAC Cataloging Policy Committee <ilw2@cornell.edu> or Steve Miller, Chair, Integrating Resources Task Force <mll@uwm.edu>.

[Originally posted by:]
Steve Miller
Chair, CAPC Integrating Resources Task Force
February 11, 2003

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SHEILA INTNER RECIPIENT OF THE 2003 NETSL AWARD

OLAC received early notice from Christina Bellinger (Vice-President/President-Elect of the New England Technical Services Librarians) that Dr. Sheila Intner is to be the recipient of the 2003 NETSL Award for Excellence in Technical Services. The award will be given at NETSL's Spring program on April 4.

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SPECIAL TOUR OF TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR OLAC MEMBERS

Making travel plans for the summer ALA Conference in Toronto?

Include a special tour of the Toronto Public Library (789 Yonge St.), 3 p.m., Friday, June 20, for OLAC members. TPL is located at the corner of Yonge and Bloor -- a short subway ride from the Convention Center.

"The Toronto Public Library circulated 30 million books in 2002, more than any other library in North America and second only in the world to Hong Kong."

TPL has 98 branches. They claim to be the largest library in North America with the biggest budget. Ask your tour guide about their "best" statistics -- there are several.

On the second floor of the Toronto Public Library Reference Library is the Picture and Video Collection, which has 1 million images (postcards, clippings, etc.) and 15,000 educational and documentary videos (no feature films). On the 5th floor is the Performing Arts Department that contains the sound collection and a language listening centre.

To RSVP prior to June 6:

Meredith Horan
Cataloging Section
National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
USA
voice: 301-435-7030
e-mail: horanm@mail.nlm.nih.gov
fax: 301-402-1211

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