Learn more about Automated Authority Control

Automated Authority Control, Tuesday, May 13, 11:00am - 12:30pm, offered online via WebExJoin MLNC and Backstage Library Works for a discussion of the advantages to outsourcing major automation projects and the benefits of automating your library’s authority control process. Objectives of the presentation are to highlight the benefits of an automated authority control process and bring the possibility of outsourcing certain tasks to light. We will cover:

• Benefits of authority control
• How authority control is automated
• How to plan for an authority control project

The presenter is John Reese, Vice President of Production for the Authority Control Product. John has been in this position since Backstage purchased the MARS Authority Control Product from OCLC in 2004. For more information and to register, visit http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/authority.html.

Learn how to start cataloging maps!

Join MLNC in Columbia on April 17, 2008 for Map Cataloging: The Basics.

This introductory workshop will help get you started in cataloging maps. The skills to be taught include title selection, how to measure a map correctly, scale calculation, how to record other mathematical data correctly, and the notes required specifically for cartographic materials. Take your basic knowledge of cataloging and learn where maps and other cartographic materials differ. Register online at http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/map.html. We hope to see you there!

Join MLNC for “Map Cataloging: The Basics”

This introductory workshop, taught by Susan Moore, Catalog Librarian and Bibliographer, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa, will help get you started in cataloging maps and other cartographic materials. Emphasis will be on sheet maps with some discussion of atlases.The skills to be taught include title selection, how to measure a map correctly, scale calculation, how to record other mathematical data correctly, and the notes required specifically for cartographic materials.

The workshop will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Daniel Boone Regional Library (Columbia, Missouri) in the Friends Room from 9:30am-3:30pm.

For more details, or to register, visit

http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/map.html

Join MLNC online for “Cataloging Non-Print Materials”

In this two-part online class, you will learn how to use MARC and AACR2 to describe sound recordings, videos, kits, and more. Topics include finding the key sections of AACR2 that apply to describing special materials and recognizing MARC fields that are specific to non-print materials. The workshop will be held online 3/18/2008 and 3/20/2008 via Centra from 9:30am - 11:30am each day.

For more details or to register, visit http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/nonprint.html.

Learn more about OCLC’s WorldCat Local

Join MLNC and OCLC on March 5th at 10:00 a.m. for a FREE webinar on the new WorldCat Local service.

WorldCat Local allows libraries to access the global holdings of OCLC in WorldCat.org, through a customized, locally branded interface. Join this workshop to learn more about the consistent search environment that provides results with relevancy ranking to access local, consortium and global level materials. Topics will include:

– WorldCat Local features
– Interoperability with library data management systems
– Future enhancements

For more details or to register online, visit http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/worldcat.html.  We hope that you’ll join us to learn more about this exciting new service from OCLC!

Metadata for digital project staff - Independence - 3/11/2008

Join us for a FREE digitization workshop at the Mid-Continent Public Library Distribution Center in the Kansas City area on March 11. “Metadata for Digital Project Staff” will be taught by Gayle Palmer of OCLC Western.Designed for non-catalogers, this full-day workshop focuses on using metadata to facilitate both access to and preservation of digital resources. Topics include: review of metadata schema choices, development of a preservation metadata model, and using XML to store metadata.This session is funded through the Missouri State Library as part of the Missouri Digitization Planning Project. You must register to attend. A limited number of stipends are available for hotel rooms for the workshop. Contact Keri Cascio (keri@mlnc.org, ext. 813) at the MLNC office for more information.

For more information about the workshop and to register, please visit http://www.mlnc.org/workshops/metadata.html. We hope to see you there!

Licensing agreements: what you need to know-workshop

Missouri Library Network Corporation is pleased to announce an exciting addition to our workshop calendar.  We hope that you will join us in St. Louis on July 23, 2008 for “Licensing Agreements: What You Need to Know”As research collections move more and more completely into the online environment, where access to them is governed by license agreements, it’s becoming more and more essential for librarians to understand those agreements and to be both willing and able to negotiate their terms. Among other topics and experiences, attendees at this workshop will be introduced to the basics of contract law and the special characteristics of license agreements; will examine specific examples of “good” and “bad” licenses; will learn how to recognize potential problems in licenses; and will practice applying negotiation techniques.

The focus will be on acquiring practical, real-world skills that will help prepare attendees to protect their libraries’ (and patrons’) interests by dealing professionally and effectively with publishers and vendors.

This workshop is presented by Rick Anderson. Anderson is an expert on license agreements and currently the Associate Director for Scholarly Resources and Collections, Marriott Library, University of Utah. He is the author of several journal articles and the book “Buying and Contracting for Resources and Services: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians.”

To find out more and to register for this workshop go to http://www.mlnc.org/workshops