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Using the OCLC Authority File



Effective use of the OCLC authority file can improve the accuracy of catalog records and ultimately enhance access for your library users. Topics in this hands-on workshop will include:
  • Analyzing name, title, and subject MARC authority records
  • Searching the OCLC authority file in Connexion client
  • Linking name and subject headings in bibliographic records to authority records

Examples and exercises will be based on the OCLC Connexion client interface, but they are also applicable to the Connexion browser interface.

 
Full or associate members: $90.00
Participants or non-members: $135.00
 
NOTE: Staff from public libraries participating in Show-Me the World may be eligible to attend this workshop at no charge. Please contact Deb Ehrstein (x816) for more information.


DATE CITY LOCATION TIME

7/29/2008 St. Louis Missouri Library Network Corp.
Training Room
9am - 4pm

8/6/2008 Independence Mid-Continent Public Library
Distribution Center
Computer Lab
9am - 4pm

8/7/2008

CANCELED

Springfield Springfield-Greene County Library
The Library Station
Santa Fe Room
9am - 4pm

8/8/2008

CANCELED

Columbia Daniel Boone Regional Library
Columbia Public Library
Friends Room
9:30am - 4:30 pm


Audience: This workshop is geared towards library staff who want to explore authority control and using the OCLC authority file. Experience with searching OCLC in Connexion client or browser is helpful.

Instructor: Elizabeth Madson, Member Services Librarian, MLNC




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