LIANZA CAT SIG Professional Development Online Talk Series

LIANZA CAT SIG PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ONLINE TALK SERIES
Friday October 7, then every Thursday in October 11am - 12pm

Please join LIANZA CAT SIG  for weekly Zoom presentations over October. Beginning on Friday 7 October the series continues on Thursday mornings throughout October. The talks are on a variety of topics and are open to everyone, whatever your role or level of knowledge. 

Sessions will last for up to an hour, including time for Q&A. Please see the schedule below:

Friday 7 October 11am-12pm 
Join LIANZA CatSIG for a short AGM and an update on the Oceania RDA Committee (ORDAC).

Presenters:

• Joanne Rowan: (CatSIG Chair. Scholarly Content Advisor, Libraries and Learning Services, The University of Auckland
• Anoushka McGuire: (ORDAC New Zealand Representative. Team Leader, Cataloging Team 1, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa)

Thursday 13 October, 11am-12pm
Cataloging Code of Ethics

Beth Shoemaker and Karen Snow, co-chairs of the Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee, will discuss the recently released Cataloging Code of Ethics, a document many years in the making. The Cataloging Ethics Steering Committee hopes that the Cataloging Code of Ethics will provide a helpful framework for the discussion of ethics within the entire cataloging ecosystem: standards, practices, policies, and work environment must be examined as we strive for social justice in cataloging work.

Presenters:

• Beth Shoemaker: Rare-book librarian, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, & Rare Book Library, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
• Karen Snow: Ph.D.,Professor & Ph.D. Program Director, School of Information Studies, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois

Thursday 20 October, 11am-12pm
Introducing MarcEdit to those who’ve never met before

Perhaps you’ve heard of MarcEdit but don’t know what it is or how it’s used. In this session Sandra McKenzie will show you why it’s a well-loved tool in her cataloging toolbox and demonstrate how to use it.

Presenter: 

• Sandra McKenzie: Senior Collection Description Specialist, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa.

Thursday 27 October, 11am-12pm
The new RDA Toolkit

An update on the National Library of New Zealand’s progress with Policy Statements and supporting documentation.

Presenter:

• Anoushka McGuire: Team Leader, Cataloging Team 1, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa

Please use the register button to RSVP and the Zoom link and password for the session will be emailed to you. 

This session will be recorded & uploaded to the LIANZA YouTube Channel within a few days of the event date. 

• Please do not share this Zoom link or password.
• RSVP’s and passwords are being used to ensure the Zoom session is a ‘safe space’.
• Please ask any colleagues to RSVP to receive the link and password to join the session.