SCCTP Serial Holdings Workshop (Jean L. Hirons) Marcia Tuttle 29 Mar 2001 19:40 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 13:41:26 -0500 From: Jean L Hirons <jhir@LOC.GOV> Subject: SCCTP Serial Holdings Workshop Dear Colleagues, I am very happy to announce the availability of the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program's second course offering: Serial Holdings Workshop. This workshop was prepared by Frieda Rosenberg (UNC, Chapel Hill) and Thom Saudargas (College Center for Library Automation), two noted authorities on holdings. The course is a guide to using the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data, and the ANSI/NISO standard for holdings statements. The course is system-neutral and is designed to help staff understand the structure and design of MARC 21 holdings so that they can better implement holdings in integrated library systems. There is time reserved at the end for discussion of system-specific issues. The Serial Holdings Workshop can be given in one day, or preferably, with a second half day, which will allow time for more exercises and discussion. Workshops based on the course materials have already been given by newly trained SCCTP holdings trainers and evaluations have all been very positive. The course materials are available from the Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service. As with the Basic Serials Workshop, the course materials consist of an instructor's manual, a trainee manual, and a set of PowerPoint slides. However, rather than supplying printed manuals with binders, as was done with the Basic Serials Workshop, CDS is distributing the Serial Holdings materials in PDF as email file attachments. It will be the responsibility of workshop sponsors to make the necessary copies and provide binders. Cover and spine inserts for binders with clear sleeves are provided with the course materials. A totally new pricing structure has been developed based on the anticipated number of copies that will be made. For complete details, see the SCCTP Web site: http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/scctp/courdesc.html. The Serial Holdings Workshop was designed to be given by SCCTP-trained trainers. During January a train-the-trainer session was held for 29 trainers from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. For a list of the trainers in your area, please contact Jean Hirons: jhir@loc.gov. The complete course materials may also be purchased at no extra cost for in-house training or self-study. SCCTP is administered under the aegis of the CONSER (Cooperative Online Serials) Program. Complete information and a list of upcoming workshops is available at: http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/scctp.html. Jean Hirons CONSER Coordinator Serial Record Division Library of Congresss 101 Independence Ave., SE Washington, DC 20540-4160 voice: (202) 707-5947 fax: (202) 707-1778 jhir@loc.gov