(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Collected Moments: Creating Bibliographic Records for Personal Collections and Scrapbooks”. It will take place on Thursday, March 14, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Do you need help determining where to start when cataloging special collections? What material type…
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Reminder: Registration Open for February Online with the CMC Webinar, “Parts, Volumes, and Issues: Exploring Serials Cataloging”–Thurs., Feb. 22, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Parts, Volumes, and Issues: Exploring Serials Cataloging”. It will take place on Thursday, February 22, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Does your library purchase magazines, newsletters, newspapers, annuals (reports, yearbooks, or directories), journals, memoirs, or…
Illinois Heartland Library Sytem’s Cataloging Maintenance Center Now Has Cataloging Request Form Available
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) The mission of the Cataloging Maintenance Center (CMC) is to provide cataloging support to Illinois library system-member libraries. You may be eligible to receive free cataloging services from the CMC if your library is a library system member with items or collections such as Illinois authors, genealogy, local…
Reminder: Registration Open for November Online with the CMC Webinar, “Constructing Our Past: Cataloging Blueprints”–Thurs., Nov. 9, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Constructing Our Past: Cataloging Blueprints”. It will take place on Thursday, November 9, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Blueprints are an important record of our past. Eric McKinney will share some of the blueprints cataloged for the Abraham…
Call for Participation: RAILS and IHLS Survey on Creating Cataloging-Focused Mentorship Program–Deadline Fri., Nov. 10
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Are you interested in professional growth and learning in cataloging? Are you enthusiastic about sharing your knowledge and experiences or seeking guidance from experienced cataloging professionals? If so, we invite you to participate in our Mentorship Program Interest Survey. The Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and Illinois Heartland…
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Stump the CMC”–Thurs., Oct. 12, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) This is a reminder that registration is open for the October Online with the CMC webinar, “Stump the CMC”. It will take place on Thursday, October 12, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Are you cataloging an item or collection and have questions, or are you just…
Call for Applications: Continuing Education Event Grants for RAILS Members–Next Deadline Mon., Oct. 23
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) RAILS again invites member networking groups, consortia, and libraries to apply for a RAILS Continuing Education Event Grant. This grant supports CE events for RAILS member libraries towards the development of library staff and trustees. To qualify, CE events must be made available to all RAILS member library staff. RAILS will prioritize events focused on…
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “A Quest to Assemble: Cataloging Board Games”–Thurs., Sept. 14, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Online with the CMC webinar “A Quest to Assemble: Cataloging Board Games”. It will take place on Thursday, September 14, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Do you have board games you’d love to circulate to patrons but feel overwhelmed trying to create records for…
Reminder: Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Reading the Past: Reading Historical Handwriting”–Thurs., Aug. 10, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Online with the CMC webinar “Reading the Past: Reading Historical Handwriting”. It will take place on Thursday, August 10, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Does your library have handwritten historical documents that aren’t getting the attention they deserve? Let Metadata Cataloger Kat Anderberg help…
Registration Open for IHLS Cataloging Maintenance Center’s “Cataloging Basics” Asynchronous Online Course (Mon., Sept. 11, to Sun., Oct. 22)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the next offering of the Cataloging Maintenance Center’s “Cataloging Basics” online course, which will last from Monday, September 11, to Sunday, October 22. This six-week crash course in basic cataloging dives into cataloging using RDA, the Resource Description and Access standards, and using MARC, the MAchine-Readable Cataloging…