Back to Basics – and Flying into the Future
International Conference on Cataloguing
http://www.congress.is/cataloguing2007/
Location: Grand Hotel, Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: February 1 – 2, 2007
Do you want to find out more about:
• RDA (Resource Description and Access)
• FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records)
• ICABS (IFLA-CDNL Alliance for Bibliographic Standards)
. . . and more?
These concepts are foreign to many of us. They will however become a part
of the working environment of librarians all over the world when new and
completely revised cataloguing rules replace AACR2 (Anglo-American
Cataloguing Rules).
The conference Back to Basics – and Flying into the Future is hosted by The
National and University Library of Iceland, Nordic Research Library
Associations Network (NFBN), Icelandic Library and Information Science
Association (Upplysing) in cooperation with The University of Iceland –
Department of Library and Information Science. The main focus of the
conference will be on the new cataloguing rules, their interaction with
bibliographic standards and their effect on bibliographic searches in
library systems. Cataloguers must adapt to a new way of thinking and learn
new work procedures. Library systems must be changed to meet the
requirements of the new rules and library patrons will also have to adjust
to a changed environment.
Will you be up to the mark?
The subject will be discussed from three different points of view:
• Theoretical:
The emphasis of the new cataloguing rules is not only on
printed text but on different forms of library resources. Matters for
discussion include the theoretical basis, definitions of concepts and
the new structure inherent in the rules.
• Technical:
What impact will the new rules have on bibliographic databases? How
will this be formulated in the MARC format? In what way are the old
rules compatible with the new? What will happen to existing MARC
bibliographic records? How will library systems react to the
changes?
• Human:
What will the new rules mean for library users and cataloguers?
Will life be simpler?
The keynote speaker will be Barbara Tillett, Cataloging & Support Office,
Library of Congress. Other speakers include Renate G?mpel, Deutcshe
Nationalbibliotek and Caroline Brazier, British Library. Papers will also
be presented by speakers from the Nordic countries. The conference language
will be English.
Take this unique opportunity to visit Iceland in deep winter and learn from
experts!
Organizing committee cat2007@bok.hi.is