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Barbara Vaughan, Column Editor


THE 2003 DUBLIN CORE CONFERENCE

Registration is open for the 2003 Dublin Core Conference to be held in Seattle, Washington, September 28-October 2. The Conference will provide participants with a forum for intensive interaction with researchers, practitioners and decision makers concerned with advances in metadata for resource discovery, retrieval, management and use. The DC-2003 Conference theme, "Supporting Communities of Discourse and Practice: Metadata Research & Applications" provides a framework in which researchers can share inquiries, research methodologies, and results from their latest studies and in which system implementers can share application developments and display their tools through the DC-Lab. The scope of matters addressed by the contributed papers is not confined to the Dublin Core metadata element set but extends across all metadata schemas and application domains. The Conference Track will present refereed papers on metadata and related areas of concern including the following:

In addition to the main Conference, two pre-conference workshops on metadata related topics will be offered on September 28:
Metadata Primer - metadata's role in resource discovery, management, and interoperability. The basic questions-- "What is metadata?", "What can metadata do?", "How does XML figure into this?" --will be covered through interactive lectures and hands on computer lab-based mini-projects. The primer will be team-taught by members of the community of the Information School of the University of Washington and other select instructors who actively work with metadata.

Metadata and Search - emphasis will be on internal or site search technology as opposed to external, Internet or Web search technology (although some technology is applicable to both internal and external search applications). There will be presentations by experts, implementation case studies, demonstrations by search technology vendors, and lots of time for Q&A. Organized by the DCMI Global Corporate Circles Special Interest Group.
For online registration and further information about the workshops and Conference, see: <http://dc2003.ischool.washington.edu/index.html>

[originally posted by:]
Kathleen Forsythe
Member, DC2003 Publicity Committee
Electronic Resources Cataloging Librarian
University of Washington Libraries
E-mail: <forsythe@u.washington.edu>


A CCQ INTERVIEW WITH SOME OLAC PIONEERS

The Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 36(1) includes "An Interview with Jean Weihs, Nancy B. Olson, and Verna Urbanski" (October 2002), who discuss the development of audiovisual cataloging standards and their careers as catalogers and educators. (For more on the topics covered, see <http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/toc/htmv/J104v36n01_TOC.htm>.)

Their interviewer (Sandy Roe) comments: "I conducted the interview with all three of them in Nancy's home following the OLAC Conference in St. Paul, and believe that the OLAC readership will be interested in its contents."


THE 2004 OLAC CONFERENCE

A slight correction to the item on the OLAC 2004 Conference which appeared in the June 2003 Newsletter: the starting date for the Conference is September 30 (as correctly stated on page 30), not September 29th (as incorrectly stated on page 31). We apologize for any confusion this typo may have caused.

As announced at the OLAC Membership Meeting held on June 21, 2003, the theme chosen for the conference is "Expanding Access: Connecting the Global Community to a Multitude of Formats". The title reflects the fact that the library world is seeing a rapid expansion of who can access the online catalogue and of what the online catalogue gives access to. On the one hand, the growth of the World Wide Web and the rising number of networked catalogues has meant that more and more users around the world can search online for the materials they need. At the same time, catalogues have gone beyond simply giving citations and are now also providing direct links to materials themselves, as well as allowing users to search for a wide range of formats and media through a single interface. The 2004 Conference will explore this changing environment in different parts of the programme, which will include several training workshops in various specialized areas, as well as more general sessions on topics of current interest.

Thursday, September 30th, has been scheduled as a pre-conference day planned to feature SCCTP and NACO-AV training, as well as registration for early arrivals, local tours and a meeting of the OLAC Executive Board. The main part of the Conference programme will begin the morning of Friday, October 1st. Friday and Saturday will both be full days, featuring a keynote address, a variety of workshops and plenary sessions, a poster session, a banquet lunch (on Saturday) and the OLAC Membership Meeting. Also being contemplated are one or more introductory training sessions, one or more advanced discussion groups or specialized round tables, and a number of French-language sessions to attract francophone or bilingual librarians from Montreal and elsewhere who have never attended an OLAC Conference before now. Sunday, October 3rd, is scheduled to include a Question and Answer panel and a closing address, with the Conference wrapping up around noon.

The Organizing Committee is presently contacting the speakers we would like to invite and working out the details of the programme, which will be announced once they have been finalized. We are also aiming to have the conference Website ready to go online sometime between now and the end of Summer. A provisional page with brief information on the OLAC 2004 Conference can be found on the OLAC Website, in the "Conferences" section.

Marc Richard
McGill University Libraries
Co-Chair, OLAC 2004 Conference
E-mail: <marc.richard@mcgill.ca>


-- EARLY NOTICE --
A WORKSHOP FOR CATALOGING & METADATA EDUCATORS

"Preparing 21st Century Cataloging and Metadata Professionals: A Workshop for Educators and Trainers" -- Sponsored by ALCTS, ALISE, LC, and OCLC

The ALCTS/ALISE Task Force for Preparing Cataloging and Metadata Educators and Trainers is happy to announce a full-day workshop on Friday, January 9, 2004, to coincide with the ALISE and ALA Conferences.

This workshop responds to the needs expressed in the proposal, Cataloging and Metadata Education, prepared for the LC Action Plan on Bibliographic Control of Web Resources. The report is available at: <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bibcontrol/CatalogingandMetadataEducation.pdf>.

The workshop will highlight strategies for integrating metadata and Web resource cataloging into LIS and continuing education courses and curricula. All who teach organization of knowledge and cataloging, whether as LIS faculty or as continuing education and training providers, are welcome to apply.

Details about program content, presenters, and registration will be available in the Fall.

Diane Baden <dbaden@nelinet.net>
C. Olivia Frost <cfrost@si.umich.edu>


A NEW AUTOMATED AUTHORITY CONTROL OPTION

MARS Now Offers Getty's AAT
The OCLC MARC Record service (MARS) has been enhanced to include the option of automated authority control using Getty's Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT). Using MARS and AAT, libraries, museums, and archives can leverage the investment they have made in their existing collections by providing better access to materials and increasing circulation. MARS & AAT help you make your current collection work harder.

Why OCLC MARS?
 OCLC MARS provides comprehensive solutions for authority control and database enrichment, for libraries, museums, and archives of all sizes. Authority control and database preparation standardizes your bibliographic records across collections, cataloging staff preferences and local system changes. Your records come back "clean" and upgraded to current MARC 21 format. MARS offers high-quality processing and individual attention with optimal accuracy rates.

MARS is offered as part of OCLC's Custom Cataloging Services--solutions to meet your library's cataloging and conversion needs.

About AAT
 The Getty AAT is a structured vocabulary containing approximately 125,000 terms and concepts used to improve access to information about art, architecture, material culture, and archival material. Primary users of the Getty Vocabularies include museums, art libraries, archives, researchers, students and the general public. The terms and concepts covered by the AAT range from Antiquity to the present; the scope is global.

Why MARS and AAT? <br> MARS and AAT help your library, museum or archive provide consistent, enhanced access points. As a result you'll be providing users with better search results, improved access to materials, and increased circulation.

To learn about the new authority control options, or for more information about OCLC Custom Cataloging services, contact Lauri McIntosh at 1-866-284-4895 or at <lauri_mcintosh@oclc.org>.

[originally posted by:]
Lydia Kegler
Cataloging & Metadata Services
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Phone: 614-764- 6128
E-mail: <keglerl@oclc.org>


REVISED CONNEXION BROWSER TUTORIAL RELEASED

On behalf of the User Training Development staff, OCLC is pleased to announce a newly revised Using OCLC Connexion Browser: An OCLC Tutorial.

The tutorial can be viewed from the OCLC Training Page --
          <http://www.oclc.org/support/training/>
from the Connexion Page --
          <http://www.oclc.org/connexion/>
or, from the Related Links section of the OCLC Connexion logon screen --
          <http://connexion.oclc.org>.

All modules have been revised to incorporate the February 2003 enhancements. A new module that describes controlling headings has been added. This tutorial provides both an introduction to Connexion and a workflow-oriented approach to searching and cataloging. Within the tutorial, you can print review pages and use them later for online practice or as job-aids.

In addition to the content revisions, the system requirements have been updated to support both the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and Sun Java runtime engine (JRE). The recommended browser is Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher with Small Fonts enabled. The Netscape browser is not supported for these tutorials.

We hope the tutorial is useful for you and your staff. Please feel free to contact me with your comments and suggestions. They are always welcome.

[originally posted by:]
Kathy Kie
User Training Development
OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Phone: 800-848-5878, x5183
FAX: 614-798-5728
E-mail: <kathy_kie@oclc.org>

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