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The Cataloguing and Indexing Group is pleased to announce the full programme and registration details of its upcoming seminar ‘Describing the Digital Object’, which is to be held on February 25^th, in the North Training Room, Berkeley Library, TCD.

Programme:

09:30 – 10:00            Registration

10:00 – 11:00            Linked data: a journey for libraries – Richard Wallis

11:00 – 11:15             Coffee break

11:15 – 12:15            The Europeana data model – Sally Chambers

12:15 – 12:30             Panel discussion

12:30 – 13:30             Lunch and AGM

13:30 – 14:00 Irish Manuscripts Commission: our experience as a Europeana aggregator – Cathy Hayes

14:00 – 14.30            Doras: digitising archives at the National Gallery of Ireland  – Leah Benson

14:.30 – 15:00            First Preview: Trinity College Library, Digital Collections Repository – Tim Keefe

15:00 – 15:30 Tunepal: searching a digital library of traditional music scores –  Dr. Bryan Duggan (DIT)

15:30 – 16:00  Panel discussion        

Registration costs:   CIG Member (€40.00)

LAI Member (€50.00)

Non-member (€65.00)

Unwaged/Student (€30.00)

You can reserve a place here: http://www.supersaas.com/schedule/LAICIG/Seminar

If you have any queries please direct them to the CIG secretary, John McManus (jmcmanu@tcd.ie)

The CIG is pleased to announce that its annual seminar  and AGM  will be held in the North Training Room, Berkeley Library, TCD on Feb 25^th  (10am-4pm). The theme this year is Describing the Digital Object and the intention is to give an overview of the challenges facing cataloguers  working in resource description in the digital age. We will have  speakers from Talis and Europeana as well as colleagues from Ireland to provide a local perspective. If you would like to reserve a place, go to:

http://www.supersaas.com/schedule/LAICIG/Seminar

Full programme to follow shortly.

If you have any queries please direct them to the CIG secretary, John McManus (jmcmanu@tcd.ie)

The LAI Cataloguing and Indexing Group is pleased to announce a one day training course on Dewey. It is will be of benefit primarily to anyone who already has some familiarity with DDC and would like a review of its basic structure and application.

Date Wednesday 6 October 2010                       

Venue The Henry Jones Room, The Old Library, TCD

Programme

• Mr Dewey and his wonderful invention
• Basic navigation: the schedules, the index, the manual
• Building numbers 1: Using standard subdivisions
• Building numbers 2: Place and time
• Building numbers 3: Building within the schedule
• The future of Dewey
• Review of the day

09.30 Registration - 09.45 Start – 12.45 Lunch – 16.30 Close

Special note: Although some editions of Dewey will be available on the day, participants are asked to bring along either volume 1 & 2 or 3 & 4 of Dewey 22 where possible.

Cost €100

Presenter Keith Trickey: Keith is a part time Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University and a freelance trainer. He has been involved in information work for over 20 years and has been designing and delivering training for over ten years. Keith has established a reputation as a trainer who makes the most obtuse subjects both available and enjoyable for his audiences.

Booking:

To reserve a place please go to:

http://www.supersaas.co.uk/schedule/LAICIG/DeweyCourse

and click on Create New Reservation.

If you have queries please direct them to the CIG secretary, John McManus (jmcmanu@tcd.ie)

The Cataloguing and Indexing Group of the LAI are delighted to continue their 2010 activities by announcing a visit to the RTE Sound Archive on Wednesday June 23rd @ 3 pm. Please note that numbers are limited but registration is very easy. Just go to the website below and click on “Create new Reservation”:

http://www.supersaas.com/schedule/LAICIG/RTEvisit

If you have any queries please contact the LAICIG secretary John McManus (jmcmanu@tcd.ie)