(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 Does your library have handwritten historical documents that aren’t getting the attention they deserve?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…
Category: Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS)
Reminder: Registration Open for May Online with the CMC Webinar, “Treasure Troves of the Past: Digging into Cataloging Local History” (Thurs., May 11, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is still open for the next Online with the CMC webinar, “Treasure Troves of the Past: Digging into Cataloging Local History”. It will take place on Thursday, May 11, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Local history is broader than you may think, encompassing town newspapers, family histories, cookbooks,…
Reminder: Registration Open for IHLS Online with the CMC Webinar “A Global Journey: Cataloging World Languages” (Thurs., March 9, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) On Thursday, March 9, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT, join Online with the CMC for the webinar “A Global Journey: Cataloging World Languages”. Mary Cornell will be offering tricks and tips for cataloging world languages. This presentation will include examples of records and resources utilized by the CMC. For…
Reminder: Registration Open for Next Online with the CMC Webinar, “Stop Wasting Time: Adding the 033 & 518 MARC Fields” (Thurs., Feb. 9, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center’s February Online with the CMC webinar, “Stop Wasting Time: Adding the 033 & 518 MARC Fields”. It will take place on Thursday, February 9, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. When a recording contains a live event, but the…
Call for Nominations: Illinois Heartland Library System FY2024 Board of Directors Elections
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) The Illinois Heartland Library System is seeking public, school, academic, and special library voices to serve on its Board of Directors for FY2024. The following positions are now open for nominations for 3-year terms: 2 Public Library Trustee Representatives, 1 School Library Representative, 1 Academic Library Representative, and 1 Special…
Registration Open for IHLS Cataloging Maintenance Center’s “Cataloging Basics” Online Course (Options for June 19 – July 30 and Sept. 11 – Oct. 22)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) There are two more sessions of the Cataloging Maintenance Center’s “Cataloging Basics” online course that have been added to L2. One will last from Monday, June 19, to Sunday, July 30. Register here. The other session will last from Monday, September 11, to Sunday, October 22. Register here. Please note…
Reminder: Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Looking to the Future: How to Learn About Linked Data and BIBFRAME” (Thurs., Jan. 12, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) On Thursday, January 12, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT, join Online with the CMC for the webinar “Looking to the Future: How to Learn About Linked Data and BIBFRAME”. You keep hearing about “linked data” and “BIBFRAME” and want to know more…but where do you start?…
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “O Brother, Part 2: What to Do With the 024, 028, & 588 Fields for Videocassettes and Kits” (Thurs., Dec. 8, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center’s next Online with the CMC webinar. Titled “O Brother, Part 2: What to Do With the 024, 028, & 588 Fields for Videocassettes and Kits”, it will take place on Thursday, December 8, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT….
Reminder: Registration Open for October Online with the CMC Webinar, “Getting to Know You: Special Collections in Your Library” (Thurs., Oct. 13, 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, “Getting to Know You: Special Collections in Your Library”. It will take place on Thursday, October 13, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. What exactly is a special collection? How are…
Registration Open for New Session of Online with the CMC Class “Cataloging Basics” (Mon., March 27 – Fri., May 5, 2023)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Since the September “Cataloging Basics” Moodle course is full, Online with the CMC has created a second session in the spring. It will take place from Monday, March 27, to Friday, May 5, 2023. A crash course in basic cataloging with RDA, this six-week class covers MARC fields,…