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AACR Revision

Dear Colleagues,

With the upcoming revision of AACR2 soon to be upon us, I wanted to let you know what CONSER and others have been doing to make sure that everyone receives the needed training and information concerning the changes. While AACR2 is scheduled to be published in September, LC and CONSER will not be implementing the changes until December 1.

Documentation

The first major revision of the CONSER Cataloging Manual has just been completed and the 2002 edition will be available this fall, both in print and on the Cataloger's Desktop. The print version should be available mid-October; the Desktop version will be available mid-November. This is a new edition that completely replaces the earlier version. Included are a new module on the concept of continuing resources and other concepts that formed the basis of the revision, updated text and examples, and revisions to practices that have changed over time. The revision took a year to complete and involved many CONSER and SCCTP catalogers.
A new module on the cataloging of Integrating Resources is being prepared by Diane Boehr and Alice Jacobs of NLM that should be available summer 2003. This document will be included in the BIBCO Manual as well and may also be made available as a stand-alone document.
The CONSER Editing Guide will be revised this fall to reflect practices related to tagging that will impact on serials and integrating resources. The major changes: code i and repeatable 260 fields are currently not available and will not be included. New coding in the serials 008/006 field, however, will be added, as well as many other changes. This will be the first update to the CEG since the spring of 2001. The update will be available in late 2002 or early 2003.
The CONSER Editing Guide and CONSER Cataloging Manual are sold by the Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service. For pricing and ordering information, consult the CDS Web site.

SCCTP workshops

Advanced Serials Cataloging Workshop (now available). This is a new two-day workshop, prepared by Kristin Lindlan (University of Washington) and Margaret Mering (University of Nebraska). The course is a comprehensive area-by-area review of serials that incorporates all of the recent changes to the code. It is designed for catalogers with some serials cataloging experience and is a follow-up to the Basic Serials Cataloging Workshop. The course is now available (see below for details).
Basic Serials Cataloging Workshop (revision coming in Oct.) The popular 2-day Basic Serials workshop is undergoing revision to accommodate the recent changes in Chapters 9 and 12. New exercises are being added and text and examples have been updated. The basic structure and content of the course remain the same: an overview of what is a serial, original cataloging, copy cataloging, electronic serials, and an optional session on subject control. The course will be available at the beginning of October.
Integrating Resources Cataloging Workshop (coming next spring). This is a one-day course that is being prepared by Steve Miller (University of Wisconsin) for release next spring. The course will include focus on the descriptive cataloging of updating Web sites, databases, and loose-leafs, with special problem-solving sessions as well. The introduction of rules for integrating resources and the acknowledgment that these are continuing resources-and not monographs-is one of the most significant changes in the code.
The Integrating Resources course will serve as a companion to the Electronic Serials Cataloging Workshop, which is currently being given in a number of venues. This one day workshop focuses on the cataloging of online serials, aggregations, and a variety of associated issues.
SCCTP course materials are available from the Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service. For pricing and ordering information, consult the CDS Web site. SCCTP courses are designed to be given by SCCTP-trained catalogers but SCCTP does not plan the workshops. A complete schedule of upcoming workshops and more information about SCCTP is available.

Web resources

CONSER/BIBCO presentation on integrating resources May 2002: Steve Miller prepared this presentation that was given in May and later revised as a handy resource for those cataloging integrating resources. It is a preview to his upcoming SCCTP course and covers the description of integrating resources. The presentation is available on the PCC Web site
NASIG presentation June 2002: Les Hawkins and I gave a three-hour presentation on the AACR2 changes at the recent NASIG meeting in Williamsburg. The files from this presentation are available in PDF and html on the CONSER Web site. Included are four sessions, covering: the conceptual model and definitions, the description of serials, the description of integrating resources, and major/minor changes (e.g., title changes).
ALA presentations: My colleague Regina Reynolds and I participated in a program at ALA, sponsored by the Committee to Study Serials Cataloging, along with Rhonda Lawrence (UCLA) and Adam Schiff (U. Washington). The coverage was the same as the NASIG presentation, but more extensive. The powerpoint files from those presentations are being made available.
Upcoming videocast: In addition, the Library of Congress is hoping to produce a videocast of one of our in-house training sessions for LC serials cataloger that will be made freely available on the CONSER Web site some time in November or early December. The training will include all aspects of the changes except for the description of integrating resources.

There are also a number of local and regional meetings and ALCTS institutes being planned with speakers addressing the changes. SCCTP trainers of the Advanced Serials workshop have agreed to be available to speak and a list can be furnished by contacting me at [email protected].

In addition, some of the resources above or related materials are being made available in French, Spanish, and Chinese. Links from the CONSER or SCCTP home page will be provided once the materials are available.

It is going to take a little time for everyone to understand the new concepts, organization of the rules, and the minor title change provisions, but I'm sure that these resources will make it easier.

Best wishes!

Jean Hirons
CONSER Coordinator
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20540-4160
voice: 202-707-5947
fax: 202-707-1778
email: [email protected]

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