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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Due to an overwhelming demand, </FONT><A HREF="http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1434860&l=30874&ctl=1E243F0:917BC46257BDD85142468A3B4111B229B89F2C3D9CD4D1CB&"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">OCLC Western</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> is offering the popular cataloging classes</FONT><FONT FACE="Tahoma">—<B></B></FONT><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Marc 21 in Your Library</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> and</FONT><B> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Just for Copy Cats</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Tahoma">—</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">in Portland, Oregon. Both courses will be presented in comprehensive sessions that are designed to support and enhance basic cataloging skill sets.</FONT></P>
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<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">MARC 21 in Your Library</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">MARC 21 in Your Library is an introduction to all things MARC. It defines what the coding standard is and clarifies how it ties in with our cataloging rules to work in your library’s catalog. Upon completion of the course, you should be able to read a MARC record, speak the MARC language, and understand how errors in MARC coding affect an OPAC. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">This</FONT><B> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">one-day, in-person class</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> is not only intended for beginning catalogers; it also has appeal to a broader audience of library professionals. Acquisitions people, managers, even library directors, could also benefit from this class. Aside from understanding the basis of the records that form the backbone of library information systems, it will also provide them with the ability to communicate more effectively with the folks in and around their institution who already “speak MARC.”</FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">For a complete description and to register for upcoming sessions of this course, please click on the links below:</FONT></B>
<BR><A HREF="http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1434860&l=30874&ctl=1E243F1:917BC46257BDD85142468A3B4111B229B89F2C3D9CD4D1CB&"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">October 22, 2008</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
(Registration deadline: 9/24/08)<BR>
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time<BR>
Location: Portland (Oak Grove), OR </FONT>
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<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Just for Copy Cats</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Just for Copy Cats is a</FONT><B> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman">two-day, in-person, basic introduction to copy cataloging</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">, which primarily covers four subject areas: finding cataloging records you can copy; some of the challenges of doing so; some of the neglected database issues involved; and a brief look at important editing. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to find and copy book records that accurately reflect your items. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">For a beginning cataloger, this workshop is the second step in your journey to excellence (your first step should be MARC21 in Your Library). A more experienced copy cataloger might also benefit from the course, finding nuggets of new information previously undiscovered. </FONT></P>
<P><B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">For a complete description and to register for upcoming sessions of this course, please click on the links below:</FONT></B>
<BR><A HREF="http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1434860&l=30874&ctl=1E243F2:917BC46257BDD85142468A3B4111B229B89F2C3D9CD4D1CB&"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">October 23-24, 2008</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
(Registration deadline: 9/25/08)<BR>
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time<BR>
Location: Portland (Oak Grove), OR </FONT>
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