[WLA-All] WebLive - BCR Workshop Announcement

[Bobbi Navarro]

W E B L I V E  W O R K S H O P 

OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis
http://www.bcr.org/training/online/weblive/wl-collectionanalysis.html

Description:
This two-day online workshop gives participants a general overview of
the WorldCat Collection Analysis service. This service allows
institutions to use their WorldCat holdings data to analyze the current
status of their collection as well as compare it to collections at other
institutions. 

Libraries can evaluate their collection by age, language, material
format and audience level through a subject matrix based on
classification scheme. Comparisons against other institutions
(individually or in groups) are based on overlap and uniqueness.
Participants will view demonstrations of these functionalities and
discuss the ways these data can be used in their library setting.
Administration functions of the service will also be reviewed.

Who Should Attend:
New subscribers to the WorldCat Collection Analysis service as well as
anyone interested in subscribing to WorldCat Collection Analysis. 

Dates and Times:
March 5-6, 2008 (2 p.m.-4 p.m. MT)

This class is taught on two consecutive days. Students need to attend
both sessions to get the most out of the workshop.

How to Get Started:
The workshop is accessed from your own or your library's computer using
a Web browser. Details will be included in your confirmation letter
after registration.

BCR will provide a microphone to you free of charge to use during
WebLive workshops if you don't already have one. Please indicate this on
your registration form (comments box), and we will ship it to your
attention.

Mimimum requirements: Computer (minimum of 128 MB of RAM, although 256
MB is recommended); Internet Explorer 5.5 Web browser, Java enabled;
speakers; and Internet access of 56k or above. A microphone connected to
the computer is optional for the audio, which also is available by a
long-distance phone bridge (not a toll-free number). 

Fees:
BCR members - $100
Nonmembers - $125
Voucher: 1 BCR training voucher


The presentation can be viewed and heard by a group of people at a
single computer. If this is the case, please register only one attendee
who will log in on behalf of the group (send a list of names for other
participants).

Alternatively, the presentation can be viewed and heard by multiple
people from the same institution at separate workstations. If this is
the case, please register each individual attendee who needs to log in
to the class.

NOTE: Regardless of whether you attend as an individual or as a group,
the price for the online workshop is $90 for BCR members and $115 for
nonmembers for each person who views the session.

BCR will provide a microphone to you free of charge for WebLive
workshops. Please indicate on your registration form in the (comments
box) whether you need a microphone or if you alreday have one.

BCR Registration Form:
http://www.bcr.org/training/workshops/register.html

Instructor Heather Clark: http://www.bcr.org/about/staff/hc-bio.html

About BCR: http://www.bcr.org/about/index.html

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Bobbi Navarro
Bibliographical Center For Research
Training & OCLC Services
14394 East Evans Avenue
Aurora, CO 80014
(303)751-6277x126
(800)397-1552
Fax (303)751-9787
bnavarro at bcr.org
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