August 07, 2008
BCR SCCTP Workshops: Course Materials Updated
Two BCR SCCTP serials workshops being offered this fall have been updated with revised course materials to reflect recent changes in practice. The SCCTP Basic Serials Cataloging workshop now incorporates the newly developed CONSER Standard Record guidelines, while the SCCTP Serial Holdings workshop includes several new interpretations of MARC holdings record encoding.
SCCTP Basic Serials Cataloging is a two-day workshop covering the basic principles of serials cataloging for original and copy cataloging for print and electronic serials. The course, prepared by the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP), an initiative of the Cooperative Serials Cataloging Program (CONSER), focuses on the elements contained in the CONSER bibliographic record, as well as problem-solving and decision-making relative to serials cataloging.
SCCTP Serial Holdings provides participants with the key information needed to understand the basic principles for creating accurate holdings records and describing publication patterns. Course materials, prepared by the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP), a project of CONSER (Cooperative Online Serials Program), are based on the MARC 21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD) and ANSI/NISO Z39.71-1999.
To register for a workshop, visit the BCR course registration webpage. For questions about workshop content, please contact BCR's Linda Gonzalez (lgonzalez@bcr.org).
