Please join the Access, Collections and Technical Services Section of the

California Library Association for our 2009 Spring Fling Workshops.

We are proud to feature for the first time a selection of foreign language cataloging

programs and a timely RDA update.

Hope to see you at one or all of the workshops described below.

Link to registration http://cla-net.org/included/docs/SpringFling_Registration.pdf <https://mail.plsinfo.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://cla-net.org/included/docs/SpringFling_Registration.pdf>

Chinese Cataloging Workshop

This workshop will cover issues regarding cataloging workflows, policies, experience with vendors, acquisition records, batch process, Chinese scripts, Unicode, ILS, and all other specifics pertaining to Chinese cataloging for monographic, continuous, microform and audiovisual resources. Authority records will not be covered. This workshop will be targeted to public library catalogers desiring to learn more about Chinese cataloging issues within the context of public libraries. A knowledge of MARC and AACR2 is required, as well as knowledge of Chinese. Lunch and refreshments are included.

DATE:                                     Friday, April 24, 2009

TIME:                                      9:30-3:30pm

LOCATION:                            San Jose Public Library

                                                150 E San Fernando Street, San Jose, CA 95112

COST:                                      $75 for ACTSS and NCTPG members; $85 for non-members

REGISTRATION:                    Capped at 30 people. Please use the Spring Fling registration form

CONTACT;                              Bie-hwa Ma: bcma@ucsd.edu

Workshop on FRBR and RDA

This workshop will include a discussion of how libraries will be affected by the replacement of the AngloAmerican Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition with Resource Description and Access. Because RDA is based on the FRBR (Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records) model, the workshop will include a presentation on FRBR. Spring is perfect timing for this workshop because the transition of cataloging rules in California libraries and the release data of RDA is scheduled for the 3rd quarter of 2009.

The workshop will be presented by Dr. Robert O. Ellett, Professor of Cataloging at San Jose State University, and Chief Cataloger of the Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA

DATE:                                     Wednesday, May 13, 2009

TIME:                                      9:30am-12 noon

LOCATION:                            Santa Clara University

                                                500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California 95053

COST:                                      $75 for ACTSS and NCTPG members; $85 for non-members

REGISTRATION:                    Capped at 59 people. Please use the Spring Fling registration form

CONTACT:                              ACTSS President Ida Z. daRoza: daroza@smcl.org

Spanish Cataloging Hands-On Workshop

The proliferation of Spanish language materials and Latino populations in California has created a great need for Spanish catalogers in both public and academic libraries. Public libraries, in particular, are inundated with both media materials and print materials in Spanish. There are also numerous backlogs of print materials in Spanish in academic libraries that need attention. In addition, rules for cataloging Spanish materials are unique in many ways. For example, the choice of entry element for Spanish surnames and devising uniform titles for translations. Attendees do not need to know Spanish, but should have some basic or beginning cataloging, and knowledge of US MARC 21. By the end of the class, participants will be able to catalog a provided item in Spanish. They will also receive citations to resources for cataloging foreign language materials. The workshop will be presented by Lynne Fields, faculty librarian at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville and longtime cataloging instructor for OCLC classes nationwide. Refreshments included.

DATE:                                     Friday, June 5, 2009

TIME:                                      9:30-12 noon

LOCATION:                            Redwood City Public Library

                                                1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063

COST:                                      $75 for ACTSS and NCTPG members; $85 for non-members

REGISTRATION:                    Capped at 40 people. Please use the Spring Fling registration form

CONTACT:                              ACTSS President Ida Z. daRoza: daroza@smcl.org

Thank you,

Ida Z. daRoza
ACTSS President
for the CLA Access, Collections, and Technical Services Section