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12 August 2010
30 July 2010
RDA Toolkit demonstration available on the ACOC website
The RDA Toolkit has been released and is available for a free open-access period until August 31, 2010!
A demonstration of the RDA Toolkit has been made available on the ACOC website to help libraries get the most out of the open-access period.
Background:
RDA is the new standard that will replace AACR2 (implementation expected in mid 2011). The RDA instructions are part of an integrated web-based online package called the RDA Toolkit. As well as instructions, the RDA Toolkit also includes a variety of tools and links that help you use and interpret the RDA instructions.
Access to the Toolkit:
The contents of the RDA Toolkit are open at no charge for everyone to try in a free trial period from the RDA launch on June 23, 2010 through to August 31, 2010. If you have not already signed up then you can sign up now at http://www.rdatoolkit.org/openaccess. The open-access period is also an important opportunity to provide comments and feedback to the publishers before implementation. Report issues with the RDA Toolkit to the RDA Toolkit Support Center http://www.rdatoolkit.org/support/.
For other information about the RDA Toolkit including pricing, an updated FAQ, and web videos of the RDA Toolkit see the Co-Publishers website at http://www.rdatoolkit.org
Demonstration of the Toolkit:
The ACOC website has information and resources relating to the implementation of RDA in Australia. Just added is a National Library presentation using the RDA Toolkit This demonstration of the Toolkit includes an introduction to its basic features and some tips on how to make the best of the trial period to become familiar with the Toolkit.
More information relating to the Australian implementation of RD, including training on cataloguing with RDA, will progressively be made available on the ACOC website
Sally Manning
RDA Implementation | National Library of Australia
ph 02 6262 1670 | nlarda@nla.gov.au
Find out about RDA on the ACOC website http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html
A demonstration of the RDA Toolkit has been made available on the ACOC website to help libraries get the most out of the open-access period.
Background:
RDA is the new standard that will replace AACR2 (implementation expected in mid 2011). The RDA instructions are part of an integrated web-based online package called the RDA Toolkit. As well as instructions, the RDA Toolkit also includes a variety of tools and links that help you use and interpret the RDA instructions.
Access to the Toolkit:
The contents of the RDA Toolkit are open at no charge for everyone to try in a free trial period from the RDA launch on June 23, 2010 through to August 31, 2010. If you have not already signed up then you can sign up now at http://www.rdatoolkit.org/openaccess. The open-access period is also an important opportunity to provide comments and feedback to the publishers before implementation. Report issues with the RDA Toolkit to the RDA Toolkit Support Center http://www.rdatoolkit.org/support/.
For other information about the RDA Toolkit including pricing, an updated FAQ, and web videos of the RDA Toolkit see the Co-Publishers website at http://www.rdatoolkit.org
Demonstration of the Toolkit:
The ACOC website has information and resources relating to the implementation of RDA in Australia. Just added is a National Library presentation using the RDA Toolkit This demonstration of the Toolkit includes an introduction to its basic features and some tips on how to make the best of the trial period to become familiar with the Toolkit.
More information relating to the Australian implementation of RD, including training on cataloguing with RDA, will progressively be made available on the ACOC website
Sally Manning
RDA Implementation | National Library of Australia
ph 02 6262 1670 | nlarda@nla.gov.au
Find out about RDA on the ACOC website http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html
Addendums to cataloguing procedures - 2010, no. 2
The second addendum for 2010 is .......
Ebooks, add tag 690
If you want to know more, please consult the LRSN Cataloguing Procedures.
02 July 2010
Voyager Item statuses with definitions
I put together a document on Voyager Item Statuses, giving a definition (taken in the most part from the Voyager manual) on what each item status is used for. Click here to access the document.
12 May 2010
Minimum requirements for Acquisitions record
The details required in an Acquistions record is very much like the details required in the Short Cataloguing BIB record.
Details required are:
* ISBN (if you have it)
* Author (if you have them)
* Title (if a non book, remember to put the material type, eg. DVD, Kit, etc., especially if there is no ISBN)
* Edition (if you have it)
* Publishing details (publisher and date)
* Local note (Optional - this displays in tag 590 on the BIB record)
NOTE: If you don't have enough information to correctly identify the item, please do not put the record on Voyager until you have the item in hand.
Details required are:
* ISBN (if you have it)
* Author (if you have them)
* Title (if a non book, remember to put the material type, eg. DVD, Kit, etc., especially if there is no ISBN)
* Edition (if you have it)
* Publishing details (publisher and date)
* Local note (Optional - this displays in tag 590 on the BIB record)
NOTE: If you don't have enough information to correctly identify the item, please do not put the record on Voyager until you have the item in hand.
Addendums to cataloguing procedures - 2010, no. 1
The first addendum for 2010 is .......
Tag 035, subfield a, holds current BIB number
If you want to know more, please consult the LRSN Cataloguing Procedures.
Tag 035, subfield a, holds current BIB number
If you want to know more, please consult the LRSN Cataloguing Procedures.
Addendums to Cataloguing Procedures - 2004-2009
Below is a summary of the addendums that have been added to the LRSN Cataloguing Procedures since their inception.
2004
Inter-library loans
Journals – one BIB record
Legislation Bibliographic record guidelines
Non-book material and tag 007
“ON THE FLY:” records (aka Short Loan via Circulation module)
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Short BIB records – minimum entry standards (either via Acquisitions or Cataloguing modules)
Short BIB records without tag 590
2005
13 digit ISBN (tag 020)
Equipment BIB Records
Equipment records GMD
Fixed fields - update information in Holding (MFHD) record
Local notes (tag 852) in Holding (MFHD) record
Off air recordings and tag 008
Original Cataloguing items to be charged out to MT
UUUU instructions for dealing with these records
2006
In-house BIB records for fiction, etc. and tag 590
Item Statistical Categories – can there be more than one?
Online (Electronic) Resources Location Codes
2007
BIB record clean up– deletion of certain tags
Editions– handling different : new edition, new BIB record
Holding (MFHD) records – one Holding record with multiple Item records
Importing records from Libraries Australia – updated information
New edition, new BIB record
Tag 007 in BIB records for books & non-books
URLs – consistency of public note (z subfield) wording for URLs in BIB & Holding records
2008
13-ISBN to precede 10-ISBN
Deleting records from Voyager and Libraries Australia
Inter-library loans, add ILLS: before the title
Libraries
Libraries
Short BIB records : add a material type description after the title
2009
DVD support/teacher notes
Item Statistical Categories scope notes
Online (Electronic) Resource – call number in tag 856, subfield h
If you want to know more, please consult the LRSN Cataloguing Procedures.
20 April 2010
Free ebooks
Below are a few links to free ebooks.
Free ebooks http://www.free-ebooks.net/
Please note: some are only free for individuals to have, not to save to a server.
Many Books http://manybooks.net//Free ebooks http://www.free-ebooks.net/
Free ebooks directory http://www.e-book.com.au/freebooks.htm
Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/details/texts
Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/details/texts
17 March 2010
Survey on RDA requirements
The Australian Committee on Cataloguing (ACOC) and the National Library of New Zealand are conducting a survey to find out your needs and preferences for training in Resource Description and Access (RDA).
This survey will provide important information to assist us in facilitating the provision of training in RDA for Australian and New Zealand libraries.
The survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6HNDQ3J. It should only take 5-10 minutes to complete. We would appreciate it if you could reply by 31 March 2010.
***We request that you consult with your colleagues and submit only one reply for each library or organisation.***
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact ACOC at dkiorgaa@nla.gov.au.
Thanks
Deirdre Kiorgaard
ACOC representative to the JSC, and
Director, Serials Collection Management and Standards
National Library of Australia
Parkes, ACT 2600
Ph 02 62621327
This survey will provide important information to assist us in facilitating the provision of training in RDA for Australian and New Zealand libraries.
The survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6HNDQ3J. It should only take 5-10 minutes to complete. We would appreciate it if you could reply by 31 March 2010.
***We request that you consult with your colleagues and submit only one reply for each library or organisation.***
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact ACOC at dkiorgaa@nla.gov.au.
Thanks
Deirdre Kiorgaard
ACOC representative to the JSC, and
Director, Serials Collection Management and Standards
National Library of Australia
Parkes, ACT 2600
Ph 02 62621327
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