NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Barbara Vaughan, Column Editor
OLAC HANDBOOK UPDATES
The OLAC Handbook has been revised to reflect recent changes and to make the Web version and Word version consistent.
You have a choice in downloading and printing the Handbook. When you go to <http://www.olacinc.org/> and click on the Handbook "button", it gives you a choice: HTML, PDF or Word.
Thanks to our Webmistress, Sue Neumeister, for all of her work and suggestions in editing the Handbook and making it available on the Web.
Rebecca Lubas
OLAC Secretary
Special Formats Cataloging Librarian
MIT Libraries
<rll@mit.edu>
WEB VERSION OF CATALOGER’S DESKTOP
The Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) of the Library of Congress (LC) is pleased to announce that its highly popular cataloging documentation tool, Cataloger’s Desktop, is moving to the Web. Currently distributed on CD-ROM, Cataloger’s Desktop provides access to some of the most widely used cataloging documentation resources in an integrated online system.
The Web version will employ nxtTM 4, an open source, XML-based content delivery system. CDS chose nxtTM 4 because it is one of the few standards-based software packages on the market that also supports Unicode.
Beta testing of a Web version of Cataloger’s Desktop will take place from March 1 to April 30, 2004. Access to the beta version is free. Testers are encouraged to offer feedback for fine-tuning the Cataloger’s Desktop-Web interface before its scheduled launch as a fee-for-service product in June.
Current users of Cataloger’s Desktop should note that CDS will continue producing the CD-ROM version for as long as there is significant interest. However, when the fee-for-service Web version becomes available in June 2004, subscribers will be able to transfer their subscriptions, if they like, from the CD-ROM product to the Web. Annual subscription prices will be announced as the product nears completion in late Spring.
For up-to-date announcements about the Web version of Cataloger's Desktop, visit <http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop>.
Contact:
Peter Seligman
(202) 707-1314
<psel@loc.gov>
[Originally posted by:]
Cheryl Calista Cook
<ccoo@loc.gov>
CARTOGRAPHIC UPDATES
At last summer's ALA in Toronto, the Map and Geography Round Table hosted an excellent program titled “What’s New in Cartographic Materials Cataloging”. The Map and Geography Round Table Website now contains all the presentations and handouts from that Magert program:
<http://magert.whoi.edu:8000/conf/2003/details03.html>. The presentations were:
- "Major Changes to Chapter 3 of AACR2R (2002 Amendments)" - Elizabeth Mangan (retired; formerly in charge of technical services at the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress)
- "Second Edition of Cartographic Materials: A Manual of Interpretation for AACR2" - Elizabeth Mangan
- "Cataloging of Early Maps" - Velma Parker (National Archives of Canada)
- "Electronic-Resource Cartographic Materials: The Basics" - Grace Welch (University of Ottawa)
- "Cataloging Electronic-Resource Cartographic Materials: The Basics" - Mary Lynette Larsgaard (University of California, Santa Barbara)
[Originally posted by:]
Ellen Caplan
OCLC, Inc.
Product Development Division
<caplane@oclc.org>
800-848-5878, x6472
A RECOMMENDATION FOR MACRO-WRITING LESSONS
In the past, Joel Hahn, Niles Public Library District, has provided macro lessons for Passport and CatME on his Website. Joel has now posted a new Connexion client version of his lessons "OCLC Macro Language for the complete beginner". These 12 lessons provide a great overview of macro writing, and we highly recommend them to everyone who wants to learn more about macros.
The lessons are available from the Connexion client documentation page <http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/connexion/client/default.htm> and directly from Joel's Website <http://users.rcn.com/aardy/oml/lessons/index.html>.
OCLC sponsors and endorses these lessons, and we wish to thank Joel for all of his great work with helping us all with macro writing!
[Originally posted by:]
David Whitehair
<david_whitehair@oclc.org>
Connexion Client Product Manager
OCLC Cataloging and Metadata Services
<http://www.oclc.org/connexion>
Phone: (800) 848-5878 ext. 6483
Fax: (614) 718-7292
NASIG ARCHIVES FIND A PERMANENT HOME
AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ARCHIVES
The NASIG (North American Serials Interest Group) Archives will be moving permanently to the University of Illinois Archives (Urbana-Champaign) in the first quarter of 2004. For years the NASIG Board and current/past archivists had felt it highly desirable to provide broader access to NASIG materials for its members and the public at large, and had been seeking an educational institution to accommodate them. Holley Lange, NASIG Archivist, and Beatrice Caraway, NASIG Secretary and Board Liaison to the Archivist, are to be commended for all their hard work and dedication in seeing the lengthy process through to completion.
Some of the specific stipulations agreed upon between NASIG and the University of Illinois are:
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The NASIG materials will be made available for scholarly use and public examination at the University of Illinois Archives.
- The materials will be described in the University of Illinois Archives database and a supplementary finding aid as well as on their Website.
- Requests for copyright permission to reproduce materials in the collection will be approved on a case-by-case basis by the NASIG Executive Board.
- Realia (e.g., each conference’s souvenirs) will not be included in these archives. The NASIG Archivist will continue to collect and store the NASIG realia.
[Adapted from the original post on NASIG-L]
SURA-ViDe 2004 DIGITAL VIDEO WORKSHOP
Registration is now open for SURA-ViDe 2004 Digital Video workshop. This workshop has become a widely recognized event for learning about development and deployment showcasing the growing promise of digital video technology. This year’s workshop will take place March 23-25 at University Place Conference Center and Hotel on the campus of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
The workshop begins Monday evening with a reception and keynote by Fred Kitson, Ph.D. and Director of Hewlett-Packard’s award-winning Mobile and Media Systems Lab. This is followed by two days of presentations and breakout sessions that cover a wide range of topics: instructional and research applications, usage in K-12, international initiatives, new technologies such as MPEG4 and SIP, multicasting, data collaboration, managing digital collections, and HDTV over IP.
Early registration is $175 and includes receptions Monday and Tuesday evening and presentations, breakouts, continental breakfast, refreshment breaks and lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Pre- and post-conference workshops, with separate registration fees, are being offered this year, providing an opportunity to extend the value of your time and travel.
- Internet2 Commons Coordinator training, Monday, March 22 - Qualifies participants as approved Site Coordinators for their institution to participate in the Internet2 Commons.
- Education, Public Broadcasting and the Internet: Keys to Collaboration, Thursday, March 25 - Learn more about the many notable projects joining the University and Public Broadcasting communities today and explore opportunities for ongoing interoperability and collaboration.
- ITU H.350 Implementation workshop, Thursday, March 25 - A technical workshop focusing on the deployment of H.350, the new ITU standard for storing and finding information related to video and voice over IP in enterprise directories.
Visit <http://www.vide.net/conferences/spr2004> for more information and to register.
[Originally posted by:]
Dan Kniesner
Oregon Health & Science University Library
Portland Oregon
kniesner@ohsu.edu
503-494-3216
fax 503-494-3227
ALCTS ANNOUNCES 2004 MARGARET MANN CITATION RECIPIENT
Barbara Tillett, Chief, Cataloging Policy and Support Office at the Library of Congress, is the recipient of the 2004 Margaret Mann Citation presented by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Cataloging and Classification Section (CCS) of the American Library Association (ALA).
The award is a citation and a $2,000 scholarship donated in the recipient's honor by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., to the library school of the winner's choice. It recognizes outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification either through publication of significant professional literature, participation in professional cataloging associations, demonstrated excellence in teaching cataloging, or valuable contributions to the technical improvement of cataloging and classification and/or the introduction of a new technique of recognized importance.
The Margaret Mann Citation Committee is pleased to present this award to Barbara B. Tillett for her extraordinary contributions to both the theory and the practice of cataloging.
The Margaret Mann Citation will be presented on Sunday, June 27th, 2004 at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony during the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando.
[Shortened from the Mann Citation Committee’s original post]
ARLIS/NA 32nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) will convene its 32nd Annual Conference in New York City, April 15-20, 2004 at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in mid-town Manhattan. This event will bring together a diverse group of nearly 600 arts information professionals and 75 exhibitors from North America’s premier universities, museums and business affiliates, including art and architecture librarians, visual resources professionals, artists, curators, educators, publishers, booksellers, vendors and others interested in visual arts information. To serve the wide-ranging interests of its constituency, the Society provides a broad base of programs and services and solicits member participation at all levels. ARLIS/NA is a growing, dynamic organization promoting the interests of nearly 1,100 members.
The 32nd Annual Conference will offer a wide variety of tours, workshops and programs, including many which will take advantage of the wealth of cultural sites in and around New York City. Tours include visits to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum, the New York Botanical Gardens, the Dia Art Foundation, the Grolier Club, as well as walking tours of Chelsea Galleries and Harlem. Workshops on book structures and book binding, papermaking, library management, art and architecture bibliography, and digital collection management will also be offered. Programs will feature New York art and architecture, new developments in online art and architecture sources, the current state of art book publishing, image collection management, and shared cataloging.
Information about registration, travel, hotels and a preliminary program can be found on the conference Website: <http://www.arlisna.org/nyc04/index.htm>.
For additional information contact:
ARLIS/NA Headquarters
329 March Road, Suite 232
Ottawa, Ontario K2K 2E1
Canada.
Phone: (800) 817-0621
FAX: (613) 599-7027
e-mail: <arlisna@igs.net>.
Website: <http://www.arlisna.org/>
[Originally posted by:]
Vicky Roper
ARLIS/NA Headquarters
CONNEXION UPDATE
The next release of the Connexion client, version 1.10, is coming in March/April. Additional information about the new version has been added to the OCLC Website.
The future enhancements page has been updated to list new features that will be added in version 1.10.
<http://www.oclc.org/connexion/interface/client/enhancements/future.htm>
The known problems page has been updated to note which problems will be resolved in version 1.10.
<http://www.oclc.org/connexion/support/client_known_problems.htm>
[Originally posted by:]
David Whitehair
<david_whitehair@oclc.org>
Connexion Client Product Manager
OCLC Cataloging and Metadata Services
<http://www.oclc.org/connexion>
Phone: (800) 848-5878 ext. 6483
Fax: (614) 718-7292
NEW QUICK REFERENCE FOR CATEXPRESS NOW AVAILABLE
OCLC's newest quick reference guide, the OCLC CatExpress Quick Reference, is now available in print. It is also available on the Web in HTML and PDF formats at
<http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/catexpress/using/quickref/>.
This quick reference guide covers all the basic functions of OCLC'’s CatExpress system: searching, editing records, creating labels, record delivery, transaction reports, support.
You may request a no-charge copy of this quick reference by sending an e-mail to <orders@oclc.org>. If you are requesting a copy, please ask for: "REF1093 OCLC CatExpress Quick Reference".
For a complete list of quick reference guides available from OCLC, please send an e-mail to: <peter_insabella@oclc.org>.
Please direct any questions or comments about OCLC documentation to:
Peter Insabella
Product Documentation Content Dept.
OCLC, Inc.
(614) 764-4330
<peter_insabella@oclc.org>
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