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ALCTS webinar: BIBFRAME Progress at the Library of Congress

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2020

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.

 

Description: In 2014 the Library of Congress developed a MARC to BIBFRAME comparison tool that transforms MARCXML records to their BIBFRAME representations. Now, the Library of Congress has developed a BIBFRAME to MARC comparison tool that transforms native BIBFRAME descriptions to their MARC representations. The development of this new tool marks an important step towards linked data implementation for bibliographic description. This webinar will discuss the development and the use of the Library of Congress BIBFRAME to MARC Comparison Tool, and the higher-level issues associated with conversion of data from BIBFRAME to MARC. The webinar will also discuss the changes and the additions that are being made to the Library of Congress Linked Data Service, ID.LOC.GOV.

Learning outcomes: 

At the end of this webinar attendees will be able to understand the BIBFRAME initiative and its place in the linked data environment and its impact on traditional cataloging practices.

Who should attend?  Catalogers, Technical Services staff, Systems developers, Technology units, Library Metadata curators.

Presenters:

Judith Cannan is chief of the Policy, Training, and Cooperatives Programs (PTCP) Division at the Library of Congress. She manages the training component of the Library of Congress BIBFRAME initiative.

Sally McCallum is the chief of the Network Development and MARC Standards Office (NDMSO) at the Library of Congress. NDMSO is the lead unit for BIBFRAME development at the Library of Congress.

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Registration Fees:  ALCTS Member $43; Non-member $59; Group rate $129 

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to the following website: 

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/021220

ALCTS webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org

For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, please contact alctsce@ala.org

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.