Managing MARC Record Sets with MarcEdit with Linda Woodcock

When: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Facility: Vancouver School Board – Technology Training Centre
Location: Room 100 Level G, 1580 West Broadway, Vancouver BC

Instructor: Linda Woodcock

Workshop goals:
· To introduce the MarcEdit software and its capabilities for managing files of MARC records
· To provide hands-on experience with performing a variety of tasks using MarcEdit
· To share strategies for successful loading of large record sets

Who should participate:
This workshop will be of interest to anyone who is working with files of MARC records being loaded into their ILS. They may be loading files of authority records following authority processing, files of bibliographic records sets such as e-journals or ebook collections, or files of selection, order or bibliographic records received from a vendor.

Description:
This 4-hour course will provide a solid introduction to the use of MarcEdit software for viewing, editing and manipulating files of MARC bibliographic records. Participants will learn how to open a MARC file for eye-readable viewing; how to combine two or more files; how to split large files and how to extract selected records from a large file. Participants will also learn how to perform a variety of batch editing tasks in order to modify MARC record files to suit local needs.

Instructor Bio:
Linda Woodcock is Technical Services Librarian at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. She been cataloguing with MARC for 25 years and has worked on the loading of a wide range of MARC record sets, including files of authority records, large ejournal sets, files of ebook collections sets and files of order records with holdings information. MarcEdit has proven to be an invaluable tool for managing the growing number of electronic collections and for keeping authorities current.

Maximum class size: 18

Cost: $70 BCLA Members; $95 Non-member

Coffee included and there will be one break.

Please register online (cheque or credit card payments are accepted). Please ensure you complete all steps to make sure your registration has been received – the final page you see will be a confirmation that we received your registration.
If you are having any trouble with registration, or if you do not receive your receipt or invoice by e-mail, please e-mail office@bcla.bc.ca.

There may be a cancellation fee of up to $20; refunds may not be possible after the registration deadline (Jan. 29 at noon).

We expect this workshop to be very popular. Please register as soon as possible.

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