Current AskQC office hours
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Time and call-in information for AskQC office hours
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| Topic | Day/time (eastern) | Toll-free call-in number | Registration link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to fields used in continuing resource records Have you ever looked at a serial or integrating resource record and wondered about the different fields that are used? Join Robin Six and Charlene Morrison as they provide an introduction to the various fields used to catalog continuing resources. The presentation will include examples to give the attendees a basic understanding of these fields in a bibliographic record. |
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 at 10:00 AM Eastern Thursday, 20 February 2025 at 4:00 PM Eastern |
US/Canada: 1-877-668-4490 |
11 February registration 20 February registration |
| The mysteries of bibliographic encoding levels People often ask these questions about encoding levels: what makes up a minimal, less than minimal, or full record?; what does encoding level M mean?; what encoding level is used for vendor records? These questions and more will be answered as Cynthia Whitacre and Laura Ramsey share information on bibliographic encoding levels for WorldCat records. |
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 at 10:00 AM Eastern Thursday, 20 March 2025 at 4:00 PM Eastern |
US/Canada: 1-877-668-4490 |
11 March registration 20 March registration |
| Accessibility metadata in bibliographic records Accessibility metadata helps patrons find resources that meet their specific accessibility needs and informs them of accessibility hazards such as motion simulations. Because there are many RDA elements and MARC fields where this information may be recorded, a keyword search for "accessibility" in BFAS or RDA may not provide the answer for which data element is needed. Kate James and Morris Levy will discuss MARC fields obvious (341 and 532) and not so obvious (041, 340, 546) used for this metadata along with corresponding RDA instructions. |
Tuesday, 8 April 2025 at 10:00 AM Eastern Thursday, 17 April 2025 at 4:00 PM Eastern |
US/Canada: 1-877-668-4490 |
8 April registration 17 April registration |
| Recording series information in bibliographic records Does the thought of recording series information in bibliographic records keep you up at night? How do you know when a series access point is not needed and the series should not be traced? Whatever happened to field 440? Morris Levy will discuss the do's and don'ts of identifying series elements in a bibliographic resource, recording them in a series statement or series note, and constructing a series authorized access point. |
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 at 10:00 AM Eastern Thursday, 22 May 2025 at 4:00 PM Eastern |
US/Canada: 1-877-668-4490 |
13 May registration 22 May registration |