[Yulcat-l] FW: ALCTS webinar: Aiming for a Robust Metadata Infrastructure for the Future

[Arakawa, Steven]

People have been asking about this--there was a delay in the announcement, but here it is. Currently of interest primarily to cataloging librarians.

Steven Arakawa 
Catalog Librarian for Training & Documentation
Catalog & Metadata Services, SML, Yale University
P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240  
(203)432-8286 steven.arakawa at yale.edu


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Subject: ALCTS webinar: Aiming for a Robust Metadata Infrastructure for the Future

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ALCTS webinar: Aiming for a Robust Metadata Infrastructure for the Future

Date: Monday, August 1, 2011
This session is intended to last 90 minutes starting at: 11:30am Pacific, 1=
2:30pm Mountain, 1:30pm Central, 2:30pm Eastern

Description: The Library of Congress, the National Agricultural Library, an=
d the National Library of Medicine have jointly determined that to achieve =
a viable and robust metadata infrastructure for the future, RDA--Resource D=
escription & Access should be in that future. This decision was not made li=
ghtly, but based on a substantive test using RDA in which 23 libraries and =
the three U.S. national libraries participated. This webinar will share the=
 thoughts of LC's Associate Librarian for Library Services, Deanna Marcum, =
and its Director for Acquisitions & Bibliographic Access, Beacher Wiggins. =
Dr. Marcum will give her reactions to reviewing and accepting the recommend=
ations of the U.S. RDA Test Coordinating Committee. Mr. Wiggins, a Coordina=
ting Committee co-chair, will describe the test, findings, and analyses tha=
t led to the recommendation to implement RDA not sooner than January 2013.

Presenters:  Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services, Libra=
ry of Congress and Beacher Wiggins, Director for Acquisitions & Bibliograph=
ic Access, Library of Congress

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Fees: There is no charge to attend this webinar but advance registration is=
 required

To Register, complete the online registration form at https://www1.gotomeet=
ing.com/register/520055320

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800=
-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org<mailto:registration at ala=
.org>.
For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie =
Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or jreese at ala.org<=
MAILTO:jreese at ala.org>.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.


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