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Training for CATALOGING ORAL HISTORIES USING OCLC

  • 1.  Training for CATALOGING ORAL HISTORIES USING OCLC

    Posted 09-23-2021 10:05 AM

    Free training on using Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC) for oral histories will be offered on 10/18 at noon CST by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison. 

    The purpose of this quick class is to teach the student how to use the Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC) for cataloging oral histories on WorldCat.Org. The content covers using navigating and creating bibliographic and local holdings records for oral histories using constant data records and manual data entry. Topics include Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), controlling headings, field formatting, validation, electronic location, date formatting, locking, producing, save files, and much more. This course is aimed at beginning OCLC users for oral history audio and video cataloging specifically. You must register in advance for this virtual training. 

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    Jen Stevenson
    Marketing Specialist Senior
    Wisconsin Veterans Museum
    Madison WI
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