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Karen: Saturday, 6/23 4:00-5:30 Washington Convention Center Rm. 206. Diane >What the date and time of the RDA session? > >Diane I. Hillmann wrote: >>Karen: >> >>By all means add the talking points and a link to the slides to the >>wiki (add the slides themselves to slideshare maybe?). I need to >>do some slides for the RDA Update at Annual, so I'd love to see >>what you used at Harvard. >> >>By the way, I just got a note from Matthew Beacom--they're looking >>for a blogger for that session--do you have any suggestions? >> >>Diane >> >>>Folks, >>> >>>I was at Harvard yesterday for a day of "metadata discussion." I >>>talked to a small group of interested librarians in the morning >>>and gave a presentation to about 200 library staff in the >>>afternoon. My slides are mainly images so they don't stand alone, >>>but I will try to work up a "talking points" document. I did >>>present the RDA/DCMI project, although not in great detail. I >>>mainly talked about the need to get our cataloging standard off >>>the printed page and into an actionable form. I didn't get a >>>significant negative response, although it's very hard to gauge >>>exactly what people understood. When I presented the idea to a >>>smaller group in the morning there was the concern that the >>>library world just doesn't have the time to go back and re-tool at >>>this point. I think it'll be extremely important to have something >>>to show people, and to explain that what we are creating is a >>>building block that can be used *as needed and as desired*. I >>>myself am interested to see if the library world moves forward >>>together or if we fork different technologies based on new >>>capabilities. >>> >>>It would be good to start working on talking points or an FAQ, >>>because there are definitely issues that always come up. I'll >>>write those up as they occur to me. Should I go ahead and add them >>>to the wiki? >>> >>>kc >>> >>>-- >>>----------------------------------- >>>Karen Coyle / Digital Library Consultant >>>[log in to unmask] http://www.kcoyle.net >>>ph.: 510-540-7596 skype: kcoylenet >>>fx.: 510-848-3913 >>>mo.: 510-435-8234 >>>------------------------------------ >> >> > >-- >----------------------------------- >Karen Coyle / Digital Library Consultant >[log in to unmask] http://www.kcoyle.net >ph.: 510-540-7596 skype: kcoylenet >fx.: 510-848-3913 >mo.: 510-435-8234 >------------------------------------