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Please Note: This workshop is seven weekly online sessions, January 20 – March 3. When you register, you are registering for all seven sessions. To receive CE for this workshop, participants must attend at least six of the seven sessions as they are being presented and complete a short homework assignment for each session. One missed session can be made up by listening to the recording of that session.
Descripton: Why would you use a 651 MARC tag instead of a 610 tag or a 655 tag instead of a 650 tag? What is the difference between a 130 tag and a 240 tag? Where do you put the note about closed captioning?
If you have questions about MARC 21 catalog records or would like to learn more about entering records into your local system, join us once a week for this seven-session online workshop.
Topics will include:

• Fixed & variable fields, subfields, tags
• Title and statement of responsibility
• Edition
• Publication
• Physical description
• Notes
• Subject headings
• Series
• Main and added entries
• Special topics

Prerequisite: Basic skills “Organization of Library Materials” or some library automation experience.
This workshop is approved for the NLC Cataloging Certificate Program.

To register: Go to[obsolete link removed] Understanding MARC 21 Bibliographic Records in the Nebraska Library Commission Training Portal.

Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the new cataloging code that was released in June of 2010. Attend this workshop to learn the basics of RDA. Topics will include: RDA’s relationship to FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) and FRAD (Functional Requirements for Authority Data), RDA’s core elements, and specific differences between AACR2 and RDA. The workshop will also include information about the online RDA Toolkit and a discussion of the timeline for the testing of RDA.

Audience: Library staff with knowledge of AACR2, MARC records, and cataloging.

This workshop is approved for the NLC Cataloging Certificate Program.
Date: December 7, 2010
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Class size: 50
CE: 3 hours
To register: Go to the Nebraska Library Commission’s   Training and Events Calendar 

Description: Today, library catalogs include records not only for print items, but for electronic resources as well, including e-books and Internet resources. This workshop will focus on electronic monographs; attendees will learn how to catalog these items using AACR2 and MARC 21.
Audience: Library staff with some knowledge of AACR2, MARC records, and cataloging.
This workshop is approved for the NLC Cataloging Certificate Program.
Date: August 10
Time: 9AM – 4PM (Central Time)
Cost: No Charge
Presenter: Emily Nimsakont, Cataloging Librarian, Nebraska Library Commission
CE Hours: 6
For the first time, NLC is offering an online attendance option for an all-day workshop.  The in-person workshop will be broadcast live using the GoToWebinar online meeting service.  Online attendees will be able to download handouts and exercises prior to the workshop.
Register for in-person session: [obsolete link removed]

Register for online session: [obsolete link removed]

The 13th annual Database Roadshow has been scheduled for the following dates and locations:

Note: A minimum of five registrations per workshop is required. If the minimum is not met, the workshop will be canceled. 
To register for any of the Database Roadshows, go to the Nebraska Library Commission's [obsolete link removed] Training Portal and search on Roadshow.

What does "Technical Services" involve? More than just cataloging! Join us for a discussion of ordering and processing materials, workflows, MARC record acquisition, serials, Integrated Library Systems and more. This workshop is approved for the NLC Cataloging Certificate Program.
Audience: Library staff with an interest in Technical Services.
Date and Time: November 20, 2009, 9:00am – 12:00 noon
Instructor: Corinne Jacox, Head of Cataloging at the Creighton University School of Law Library.
Location: Nebraska Library Commission, Crane Room, 1200 N Street, Lincoln, NE
To register: Go to [obsolete link removed] 

The concept of Open Source is both simple and complex. Instead of the standard model of purchasing software and doing only what it allows you to do, open source software (OSS) is typically free and allows you to change it to fit your needs. However, as it has been said, OSS is not free as in beer, but free as in kittens. There may be no up-front costs, but that doesn’t mean there’s no costs in the long run. The costs are just different. In this session, Michael Sauers, the Nebraska Library Commission’s Technology Innovation Librarian will introduce you to the concepts behind open source, give examples of some of the most influential OSS packages being used today, and discuss why libraries should be paying attention to this model.

Sessions have been scheduled on April 22, 10:00am – 10:30am and April 28, 2:00pm – 2:30pm. To register for one of the sessions go to the Nebraska Library Commission’s Training Portal and search on open source.