(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar “Press Start: Cataloging Games with RDA.” It will take place on Thursday, September 10, 2026 from 10am-11am CDT. Join CMC Cataloging Trainer Eric McKinney and Bibliographic Grant Manager Pamela Thomas as they guide you step by step…
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Registration Open for CMC Moodle course “Focus on Deriving a Record”
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center two-week crash course “Focus on Deriving a Record.” It will take place asynchronously from September 21-October 4, 2026. Have you found records in OCLC that are almost a match, but you need to create a new bibliographic record, or do…
Registration open for Online with the CMC webinar “In the Right Order: The Sequence of Series Authority Records” August 13 10-11am CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar In the Right Order: The Sequence of Series Authority Records. It will take place on August 13, 2026 10am-11am CDT. Join CMC Cataloger Mary Cornell as they look at the basics of series authority records, including fields…
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Metadata Basics: Dublin Core”–Thurs., April 9, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar “Metadata Basics: Dublin Core”. It will take place on Thursday, April 9, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Join CMC Metadata Cataloger Kat Anderberg as they explore Dublin Core, a metadata vocabulary commonly used…
Reminder: Registration Open for Upcoming Asynchronous CMC Cataloging Courses “Focus on Cataloging 3D Objects” (Mon., April 20 – Sun., May 3) and “Focus on Cataloging Realia” (Mon., May 18 – Sun., May 31)
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) This is a reminder that registration is open for the following upcoming Cataloging Maintenance Center asynchronous online courses. Please see below for more details. “Focus on Cataloging 3D Objects” Monday, April 20 – Sunday, May 3 Register in L2. Dr. Pamela Thomas will spend two weeks providing…
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Break it Down Again: The Pieces of Subject Headings”–Thurs., March 12, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar “Break it Down Again: The Pieces of Subject Headings”. It will take place on Thursday, March 12, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Join CMC catalogers Barb Scoby and Mary Cornell as they break…
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Do You Hear What I Hear?: Cataloging Audio-enabled Books”–Thurs., Feb. 12, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar “Do You Hear What I Hear?: Cataloging Audio-enabled Books”. It will take place on Thursday, February 12, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. Join CMC Training Cataloger Eric McKinney and CMC Cataloger Mary Cornell…
Call for Nominations: IHLS Board of Directors–Deadline Sun., Feb. 15
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Are you looking to share your love of libraries and represent the needs of your community? Bring your skills and experience to the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS) Board of Directors and have an impact on the quality of library service in central and southern Illinois. Please go here…
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Shall We Play a Game?: Cataloging Games”–Thurs., Jan. 8, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar “Shall We Play a Game?: Cataloging Games”. It will take place on Thursday, January 8, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM CDT. CMC Cataloging Trainer Eric McKinney and Dr. Pamela Thomas, Bibliographic Grant Manager, discuss…
Registration Open for Online with the CMC Webinar “Still Searching: Databases and Search Tools for Subject Headings”–Thurs., Nov. 13, 10:00-11:00 AM CDT
Note: This webinar conflicts with one of the virtual days for the HSLI Annual Conference. (via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Registration is open for the Cataloging Maintenance Center Online with the CMC webinar “Still Searching: Databases and Search Tools for Subject Headings”. It will take place on Thursday, November 13, from 10:00…