Subject to authority: quality control of catalogues
a one day workshop on 16 May, at LAHQ, in London
The need for consistent description within a bibliographic record has long
been acknowledged and codified through structures like MARC and AACR2. What
is often less clear is how, as cataloguers or systems librarians, we
maintain the same quality of data when large numbers of bibliographic
records are brought together.
The flexibility for subject or name authority control offered by many
systems vendors now provides us with choices we may not be equipped to
evaluate and often this makes it difficult to make selections appropriate to
our users or clients.
How will this event help you?
This practical workshop is designed for users of small to medium sized
automated systems who have to generate their own name and subject authority
structures to provide more effective document retrieval.
Who will benefit from attending?
This is an introductory day. If you are a member of a large bibliographic
utility, such as BLCMP, SLS etc. this workshop is not for you.
Comments from previous participants:
"An excellent mix of theory and practical exercises"
"The workshop leader offered valuable guidance into the do's and don'ts of
setting up an authority file"
Programme
9.00 Registration
9.30 Introduction to the day
9.45 Why bother with authority?
10.00 Control 1 - controlling classification scheme
10.30 Workshop 1: taming domestic Dewey
11.00 Coffee
11.15 Control 2 - controlling subject terminology - exploring the benefits
of thesaurus
11.45 Workshop 2 - the thesaurus and self control
12.30 Lunch
1.30 Reviewing the story so far
1.45 Control 3 - what's in a name? Effective practice when self contained
2.30 Workshops 3 - naming names
3.00 Tea
Authority control at a national and international level -
the possibilities presented
3.45 Workshop 4 - how much of this helps me? Evaluating current practice
in the light of what is possible
4.10 Plenary session and review
4.30 Close
Workshop Leader: Keith V. Trickey
Senior Lecturer, Liverpool Business School
Places are limited to: 25
FEES
LA Personal members £120 plus VAT (£21.00) £141.00
LA Institutional members £143 plus VAT (£25.00) £168.00
Non members £168 plus VAT (£29.40) £197.40
LA Student/Unwaged members £25 plus VAT (£4.37) £29.37
How to book
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return it by fax to Professional Development on 020 7255 0561.
Alternatively, you can make a provisional booking by calling us on 020 7255
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N.B. Please note that due to building work at LAHQ there will unfortunately
be no lifts available from 17th April until the end of September. Those
booking for Library Association courses should be aware that the only means
of access to all facilities at LAHQ during this period will be via stairs.
This could mean having to ascend and descend 43 stairs at least 7 times
during the day for coffee, lunch tea and comfort breaks. We appreciate that
this may cause some difficulty and apologise for any inconvenience that this
may cause.
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