SUBJECT ANALYSIS 4-1-1

or

What Is It About and Where Do I Put It?!

Location:   Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Warren Hunting Smith Library, Presentation Room

334 Pulteney Street

Geneva, NY 14456

Date:       Tuesday, June 2, 2009

9:00am – 4:00pm

presented by:

Marguerite “Maggie” Horn, Library Data and Systems Analyst, Office of Library and Information Services, SUNY & John F. Myers, Catalog Librarian, Union College

This workshop is the follow-up to Maggie & John’s popular Cataloging 4-1-1 with the low-down on subjects and classification.  An overview of the different strengths that subject assignment and classification offer, the benefits subject assignment afford in a keyword environment, and the difference between subjects and genres will be presented.  Use of key resources and how to use them as well as useful tips and techniques for the novice and/or underfunded cataloger will be covered.  Hands-on exercises and small group work will be part of the learning experience.

To register online, visit: http://www.nyla.org and click “Professional Development”.

 To register by mail, include the following information and send to:    New York Library Association

                                                                        6021 State Farm Road

Name:______________________________                                     Guilderland, New York 12084

Institution:__________________________

Address:____________________________

Phone:_____________________________

e-mail:______________________________

___ $85.00 NYLA member

___ $125.00 Non -NYLA Member

Make checks payable to NYLA SMART

Lunch, refreshments and parking will be provided.

Directions to HWS are available at: http://www.hws.edu/about/driving.aspx