The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of ALA, is offering a webinar exploring the issues surrounding RDA Rule 9.7. This is the rule that concerns recording a person's gender in the name authority record. Previously the instructions provided exactly three controlled-vocabulary options: male, female, or not known. This webinar will provide a basic introduction to queer theory and gender non-binary identities, explain the process a group of catalogers took to get the rule changed, and describe current best practices for recording gender in RDA name authority records.
Professional Development News
The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) recently offered a free webinar outlining the Library of Congress' BIBFRAME-related initiatives. Several speakers discussed completed, ongoing, and upcoming projects, including LC's BIBFRAME Pilot Phases 1 and 2, implementation of BIBFRAME version 2.0 in various tools, and development of new BIBFRAME profiles. They also spoke of the relationship between RDA and BIBFRAME 2.0 as well as several Linked Data projects outside the Library of Congress.The recording and slides from this very informative webinar are now freely available on the ALCTS website.
While many of the traditional resources found in libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions--books, photographs, objects--can survive for years with no intervention, digital content is much more fragile. Managing it requires ongoing care and preservation activities to ensure continued access far into the future. This virtual series--based on the Library of Congress Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) Program curriculum--introduces fundamental concepts for managing your digital content over time through a series of six modules delivered in two half-day sessions.
Registration ends Friday, July 29 for the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting, taking place on August 9-11 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Don't miss out on this regional opportunity to connect with your digital collections colleagues! Register now!
At a recent webinar, Lizzy Baus summarized new information about BIBFRAME and library linked data projects gleaned from sessions at the 2016 American Library Association Annual Conference and a recent NISO virtual conference. You can watch the recording for free here.
New this year! We added half day workshops to the program for the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference, taking place at St. Ambrose University, Davenport Iowa, August 9-11, 2016. Topics include copyright and related issues in digital content, making oral histories more discoverable, and useful tools for managing born-digital content. Visit the registration webpage for the full conference program details. Registration ends July 29.
Register now for 2016 Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference and CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting
Register now for the Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference (UMDCC) & CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting, taking place August 9-11, at St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa. We've just added more information about the keynote speakers on the conference website. Registration is open through July 29, 2016.
Minitex is offering a free webinar called "New and next: A review of BIBFRAME update sessions from NISO and ALA" on July 12, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Register on the Minitex website.
During the NISO virtual conference on BIBFRAME & Real World Applications of Linked Data, Carolyn Hansen gave a clear and informative presentation on BIBFRAME, giving a general overview as well as addressing some challenges and recent developments.
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