12.09+Skype+Catalog+Issues


 * 12.09: SKYPE -- ISSUES IN CATALOGING AND A DISCUSSION ABOUT RDA (25 points)**

Running your own show is quite exciting -- but, as is more commonly than not, there are a myriad number of questions that come up about how you are going to present information in your catalog to your patrons. You can make it up as you go along (I don't recommend it), you can adapt the catalog displays to the requirements and needs of your patrons which may mean that you will "bend the rules" or simply ignore them for certain aspects, or you may be a stickler for pristine record keeping by keeping your AACR2/Sears/Dewey books at hand. Whatever you do, you will want to call on others to get their opinions -- which is what a lot of librarians do with LM_NET. (You do subscribe to LM_NET don't you? -- It is professional development delivered to your monitor every single day.)


 * Issues in cataloging**

I've collected a number of questions that librarians have asked for assistance from their colleagues about issues of how to organize information.

On this Google Doc I have collected a number of questions and discussions about small and large issues in cataloging: https://docs.google.com/a/ucmo.edu/document/d/1gda-j5F-rtyVn9i4PGglp5US7lDqyBmT71mx8Z7Ef7U/edit?usp=sharing. You need to be logged into your UMC Google account in order to retrieve the information.


 * Let's make this collaborative. Select 1 or 2 people to work with, or you can work by yourself if you prefer, and select three (3) issues from the Google Doc to answer.
 * Write up your answer as to how you would (a) solve the questions at hand or (b) reflect significantly on a HIT that posts answers to questions that have been asked.
 * Post your collective response to Blackboard's DISCUSSION FORUM.
 * Be prepared to defend your answer during the Skype session. 10 points for your Bb discussion and 15 points for your discussion during Skype. If you cannot make this Skype session, you will need to go to the LM_NET archive  and find three (3) additional cataloging issues that are not on the list posted above and either answer the question or reflect significantly on the posting.

We will discuss the ramifications (minor at this point) of the demise of AACR2 and its replacement and what you need to look for in new records.
 * RDA**

Read:
 * "RDA: What You Need to Know" http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/sls/files/rda%20brochure.pdf
 * "Archive for the 'RDA' Category." //Cataloging FAQ//. http://catalogingclass.wordpress.com/category/rda/