Need to refresh your cataloging skills?
Whether you need a refresher of cataloging & classification basics, or an update on RDA, EAD3, or EAD2HTML, we’ve got a class for you!
RDA for Audio Recordings
Catalogers who perform original and copy cataloging for audio recordings will enjoy this workshop which covers the RDA instructions relevant to carrier-based and electronic audio recordings. Among the topics to be covered include: descriptive elements, access points, relationship designators, and more.
Register Now – Tuesday, May 16 - Thursday, May 18, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT
EAD3 the Basics
This live, online workshop geared towards archivists and special collection librarians, will provide a solid introduction to the Encoded Archival Description (EAD), an internationally recognized XML-based standard for encoding archival finding aids. Upon course completion, students will be able to assess whether EAD is appropriate for an institution, identify supporting archival standards for EAD, build a complete EAD instance using supplied finding aid data, and much more.
Register Now – Tuesday, May 30 - Friday, June 2, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT
Early Bird Registration Ends 5/8
Cataloging & Classification Basics
This course is designed to give new technical services staff or those needing a refresher, the practical, hands-on information needed to succeed in cataloging. It will cover MARC bibliographic, classification and categorization schemas, basic copy cataloging, and other areas essential to the cataloging department. Hands-on exercises will be provided to ensure practice using these new skills.
Register Now – Tuesday, June 6 - Thursday, June 15, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CDT (Meets on Tusedays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays)
Early Bird Registration Ends 5/15
EAD2HTML: Transforming your Finding Aids with XSL
This workshop, geared towards archivists and technical staff interested in publishing EAD finding aids as HTML pages, focuses on applying Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) to transform Encoded Archival Description (EAD-Version 3) finding aids into valid HTML 5 files viewed on the web.
Register Now – Tuesday, June 20 - Friday, June 23, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT
Early Bird Registration Ends 5/30