The Technical Services Roundtable will present its 2009 Spring Workshop, “Doing More with Less”, on Friday, May 1, at Mississippi Library Commission in Jackson. Please see the attached flyer and registration form.
Sheryl Stump
Cataloger/Assistant Professor
Roberts-LaForge Library
Delta State University
sheryl@deltastate.edu
Add comment Posted: April 6th, 2009
Cataloging Today and Tomorrow
Friday, April 25, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Mississippi Library Commission, 3881 Eastwood Drive, Jackson
The 2008 Spring Workshop will present several topics related to cataloging, with a focus on tools, technology, and change. Two sessions (Cataloging Tools and Wikis) will provide opportunities for hands-on learning, so please bring your wireless laptop to the workshop. Luncheon will be on your own. Drawings for door prizes will be held at the beginning of the afternoon break (you must be present to win). CEU credit for this workshop has been approved by Mississippi Library Commission.
The workshop fee is $10.00. Please complete the Registration Form and mail it with your check (payable to Mississippi Library Association) to arrive by Tuesday, April 22, 2008 to:
Linda Ginn
University Libraries
University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Dr #5053
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
See you at the Workshop!
Agenda
9:00 a.m. Welcome
Patricia Furr, Chair, Technical Services Round Table
9:15 – 10:45 Cataloging Tools: Web-Based and Then Some
Kathy Wells, Sr. Catalog Librarian, University of Southern Mississippi
Linda Ginn, Catalog Librarian, University of Southern Mississippi
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:45 Cataloging With Dual Screens and Wikis for Library Projects
Linda Ginn, Catalog Librarian, University of Southern Mississippi
11:45 – 1:00 Luncheon (on your own)
1:00 – 4:00 The Road Ahead for Cataloging: RDA, FRBR and AACR2
Jennifer Bielewski, SOLINET, Educational Services Librarian, Cataloging and Metadata
2:30-2:45 Break and Door Prizes (you must be present to win)
4:00 p.m. Conclusion
Patricia Furr, Chair, Technical Services Round Table
Add comment Posted: March 28th, 2008
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) will co-sponsor a Map Cataloging Workshop on Thursday, November 1, from 9 am to 4 pm in the William F. Winter Building in downtown Jackson. Participants will learn the basics of map cataloging, including scale, main entry, MARC tagging, and subject headings.
Course instructor is Susan Moore. Moore has more than 20 years of map cataloging experience and has been teaching map cataloging workshops since 1999. She is a member of the Map and Geography Round Table of the American Library Association, and currently serves on the MAGERT Committee on Cataloging and Classification.
The workshop is co-sponsored by the Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET) and is open to the public. Cost of the workshop is $220 for SOLINET members and $270 for non-members. To register, call SOLINET at 1 800 999-8558 or register online at www.solinet.net.
For more information, contact Jane Phillips, MDAH, 601 576-6896. MDAH is located at 200 North Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39201.
Add comment Posted: September 12th, 2007
Sims Library at Southeastern Louisiana University will be hosting a 2-day Solinet workshop, Management and Leadership Skills for First Time Supervisors, on Wednesday and Thursday, December 12-13.
Early Bird Registration continues until November 21. Complete registration information and class details are available on the Solinet website: http://www.solinet.net/workshops/ws_details.cfm?mode=preview&doc_id=3732&WKSHPID=26MLSF
If you need information on accommodations in Hammond, please feel free to contact me directly. Southeastern is conveniently located in Hammond, Louisiana at the intersection of two Interstate Highways, 12 and 55. For travel directions, please visit our University website, http://www.selu.edu/map/directions/index.html
Beth Stahr
Reference/Distance Learning Librarian
Interim Head of Reference
Sims Memorial Library
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU 10896
Hammond, LA 70402
985-549-5056
bstahr@selu.edu
fax 985-549-3995
Add comment Posted: August 14th, 2007
Dear TSRT Members and Friends:
Would you like to update your knowledge about the exciting new field of metadata cataloging?
Would you like to be able to understand metadata protocol and be able to use it to organize your library resources?
Then the MLA Technical Services Round Table Spring Workshop will definitely be of interest to you!
This year’s program will offer an entire day’s training on the Foundation and Use of Metadata taught by Dr. Eunkyung Chung, an Assistant Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at USM. Dr. Chung, who recently finished her PhD at the University of North Texas, currently teaches two courses at USM in Metadata and Digital Libraries. She will share a wealth of current information about Metadata and its uses at the Spring workshop this year.
Date: May 4th
Time: 9:00-3:00
Registration and Breakfast Snacks begin at 8:30
Location: The Meeting Room
Mississippi Library Commission Headquarters
3881 Eastwood Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
Cost is $15.00 per person which includes a boxed lunch from Quiznos and morning and afternoon snacks.
Schedule:
8:30-9:00 Registration with Breakfast Goodies and Coffee
9:00-10:15 Foundations of Metadata I
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Foundations of Metadata II
12:00-1:00 Quiznos’ Lunches on Site
1:00-2:15 Uses of Metadata I
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-3:30- Uses of Metadata II
The morning program, Foundations of Metadata will include the definition, function and categories of metadata, metadata standards, metadata languages and technical standards
The afternoon program will feature examples of digital projects that were undertaken using metadata to organize library collections.
CEU credits will be available to all who request them. Anyone requesting CEU credits must attend both the morning and afternoon sessions.
Please fill out the registration form (PDF) and return it to:
Miao Jin
University of Southern Mississippi Libraries
118 College Drive #5053
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5053
We are looking forward to seeing you in May!
1 comment Posted: March 24th, 2007
Let us know at webmaster@misslib.org if you have a continuing education class that you would like us to list.
Add comment Posted: July 17th, 2006
