[Baynet] Build your cataloging career on a solid foundation with OCLC Western

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> Build your cataloging career on a solid foundation
> A house is only as strong as its foundation and the same is true of a cataloger> '> s skill set. It> '> s best to be thoroughly schooled in the language and fundamentals of cataloging before moving on to more advanced work. 
> To help you master these essential cataloging elements, we are offering two new courses: MARC 21 in Your Library and Just for Copy Cats. Both are designed to enhance your basic skill set and prepare you to participate in increasingly responsible levels of cataloging.
> MARC 21 in Your Library
> MARC 21 in Your Library <http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1353824&l=30874&ctl=1CD72A3:917BC46257BDD85194C6806A8DE011D05322110E03D1DAAD&>  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. 
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> This one-day, in-person class is not intended just 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.> "> 
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> For a complete description and to register for upcoming sessions of this course, please click on the links below:
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> August 13, 2008 <http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1353824&l=30874&ctl=1CD72A3:917BC46257BDD85194C6806A8DE011D05322110E03D1DAAD&>  
> (Registration deadline is July 15, 2008)
> 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time 
> Location: OCLC Western - Ontario, CA 
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> August 25, 2008 <http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1353824&l=30874&ctl=1CD72A3:917BC46257BDD85194C6806A8DE011D05322110E03D1DAAD&>  
> (Registration deadline is July 25, 2008)
> 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time 
> Location: OCLC Western - Lacey, WA 
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> Just for Copy Cats
> Just for Copycats <http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1353824&l=30874&ctl=1CD72A4:917BC46257BDD85194C6806A8DE011D05322110E03D1DAAD&>  is a two-day, in-person, basic introduction to copy cataloging, 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. 
> For a beginning cataloger, this workshop is the second step in your journey to excellence (your first step should be MARC 21 in Your Library). A more experienced copy cataloger might also benefit from the course, finding nuggets of new information previously undiscovered. 
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> For a complete description and to register for upcoming sessions of this course, please click on the links below:
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> August 14-15, 2008 <http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1353824&l=30874&ctl=1CD72A4:917BC46257BDD85194C6806A8DE011D05322110E03D1DAAD&>  
> (Registration deadline is July 15, 2008)
> 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time 
> Location: OCLC Western - Ontario, CA 
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> August 26-27, 2008 <http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1353824&l=30874&ctl=1CD72A4:917BC46257BDD85194C6806A8DE011D05322110E03D1DAAD&>  
> (Registration deadline is July 25, 2008)
> 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time 
> Location: OCLC Western - Lacey, WA 
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> From RSS feeds to member updates, staying informed is easier than ever with OCLC Western electronic communications <http://visit.oclc.org/t?r=896&c=1353824&l=30874&ctl=1CD72A8:917BC46257BDD85194C6806A8DE011D05322110E03D1DAAD&> .
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