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With apologies for cross-posting "Changing the Record" from UKMARC to MARC 21: a series of familiarisation seminars. The UK Library and information community are moving apace towards the implementation of MARC 21 and the replacement of UKMARC. For many concerned with bibliographic services and processing, the transition will represent one of the most significant events in the last twenty years. To assist this move, a series of seminars have been organised across the UK by:- BIC (Book Industry Communication) Bibliographic Standards Technical Subgroup, in association with the British Library and CILIP CIG (Cataloguing and Indexing Group). The aims of each seminar will be:- To raise awareness of the forthcoming transition from UKMARC to MARC 21 To identify and outline the principal strategic and technical issues arising from MARC 21 implementation To familiarise UK users with key aspects of MARC 21. To outline the main structural differences between MARC 21 and UKMARC The seminars will appeal to systems and bibliographic services librarians, and all those with a responsibility for the implementation of MARC 21 in their organisations. Note however that these seminars are not intended as cataloguing training courses. All seminars will start at 1.30pm at the venues listed below. London, Monday 21st October: CILIP Headquarters, Ridgemount Street, London (for location see www.cilip.org.uk/about/map.html) Leeds, Tuesday 22nd October: Central Library (meeting room), Calverley Street (across the road from the Town Hall) Cardiff, Tuesday 29th October: Cardiff University, Special Collections Room, Arts and Social Studies Resource Centre, Corbett Street, (for location see: www.cardiff.ac.uk/university/directions/directions5.html and follow the link to the Arts & Social Studies Resource Centre, Building 18) Manchester, Monday 4th November: Manchester Metropolitan University, room 223, Geoffrey Manton Building, Rosamund Street West, Manchester M15 6LL (for location see: www.mmu.ac.uk/explorer/maps/allsaint.htm) Belfast, Thursday 7th November: Linenhall Library, Donegall Square North, Belfast (for location see www.linenhall.com/About_us/Location/location.html) Birmingham, Wednesday 27th November: Aston University Library Information Skills suite, 2nd floor, (for location see: www.aston.ac.uk/contact) A further seminar is to be organised in Scotland, date and venue to be announced shortly. Speakers (two per seminar) will include: - · Emma Bull, Head of Technical Services, Imperial College London · Alan Danskin, UKMARC officer, British Library · James Elliot, Bibliographic Policy & Liaison Officer, British Library · Hugh Taylor, Head of Cataloguing Cambridge University Library · Terry Willan, Product Manager, Network Services, TALIS Information The seminars will be free of charge. Afternoon tea and coffee will be provided. We regret that owing to pressure of numbers, only two attendees per organisation will be permitted. Further seminars will be organised in the New Year depending on demand. To reserve your place please e-mail Mike Marcus, National Bibliographic Service, British Library at [log in to unmask] with your name, job title, postal address and telephone number. British Library National Bibliographic Service Boston Spa Wetherby West Yorks LS23 7BQ Tel: +44(0)1937-546585 Fax: +44(0)1937-546586 _______________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************** Now open at the British Library Galleries: Trading Places : the East India Company and Asia (to 22 September) ********************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the [log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. *********************************************************************