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Subject: OCLC QC Tip of the Month DEC 2011: Free web sessions available
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:41:40 -0500
From: Goodson,Luanne <[log in to unmask]>
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[Cross-posted to multiple lists-- please excuse/ignore duplication]
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A number of OCLC cataloging-related webinars are recorded and freely
available on the OCLC website here:
http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/catalog/quality/expert/websessions.htm

A few of the more recent presentations include:

Update on Controlling Headings in WorldCat and Connexion Changes
Becky Dean, OCLC discusses changes to controlling functionality in
WorldCat along with changes to Connexion that apply to users of both the
Web-based Connexion browser interface and the Windows-based Connexion
client interface. The changes covered include those that support
automatic date expansion for personal names, reduce unexpected automatic
subfield flips, and resolve known problems in controlling. Information
about Connexion changes related to the OCLC-MARC Bibliographic,
Authority and Holdings Formats Update 2011 and upcoming controlling
efforts in WorldCat, is also provided. [WebEx recording, 45 minutes]


OCLC CJK User Group Chinese Cataloging Webinar
Charlene Chou of Columbia University leads a webinar on Chinese
cataloging. [50 minutes]


OCLC CJK User Group Japanese Cataloging Webinar
Keiko Suzuki, Japanese Officer for the OCLC CJK Users Group and Japanese
Catalog Librarian at Yale University, leads a webinar on how to identify
and handle catalog records that originate in Japan. [52 minutes]


Genre/Form Headings webinar
Linda Gabel, OCLC, discusses changes to the way the Library of Congress
genre terms are tagged in MARC records. The discussion also includes
usage of other genre/form vocabularies in MARC records. May 12, 2011
Connexion Enhancements
Learn about authority control improvements that will apply to
Windows-based Connexion client and Web-based Connexion browser users.
The enhancements to Connexion client version 2.30 are also discussed.
[49 minutes]


If you have an idea for a webinar which you feel would be helpful to
most users please let us know via email to: [log in to unmask]





Luanne Goodson
Consulting Database Specialist
OCLC Quality Control Section
6565 Kilgour Place MC 139
Dublin, Ohio, USA 43017-3395