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2014 Revision

Trainee Manual and Presentation Slides

  • Trainee Manual Slides, Exercises, and Appendices (PDF, 4.41 MB)
  • Session 1 Background, Objectives, Organization (PPT, 195 KB)
  • Session 2 Serial Cataloging (PPT, 834 KB)
  • Session 3 Cataloging Preliminaries (PPT, 172 KB)
  • Session 4 Identifying Manifestations (PPT, 574 KB)
  • Session 5 Describing Carriers and Content (PPT, 330 KB)
  • Session 6 Identifying Works and Expressions (PPT, 224 KB)
  • Session 7 Basics of RDA Relationships for Serials (PPT, 198 KB)
  • Session 8 When Do I Need a New Description? (PPT, 846 KB)
  • Session 9 Identifying Appropriate Copy (PPT, 474 KB)
  • Session 10 Working with Copy (PPT, 1 MB)