Please find below preliminary information for our pre-conferences for the [ 2018 NASIG Annual Conference ]( http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=700&pk_association_webpage=1228 ) in Atlanta, GA. Registration information will be coming soon!
 
Day 1:
 A Beginner’s Guide to MarcEdit 7 – Speaker: Terry Reese – full day
 Linked Data for Serials – Speakers: Amber Billey and Robert Rendall – full day
 
Day 2:
 Beyond “Set it and Forget it”: Proactively Managing Your EZproxy Server -Speaker: Jenny Rosenfeld – half day
 Introduction to Serials Cataloging with RDA – Speaker: Steven Shadle – half day
Day 1
Title: A Beginner’s Guide to MarcEdit 7
 Speaker: Terry Reese
 
Released at the end of 2017, MarcEdit 7 represents the most recent version of the MarcEdit software suite.  So, whether you are just hearing about MarcEdit, or have used it for years and interested in learning how you might be able to improve your existing workflows and processing – this preconference will endeavor to provide you with the tools that you need to take your MarcEdit skills to the next level.  Presented by the software creator, the preconference offers attendees and opportunity to learn using real-world questions address issues like automation, regular expressions, and common MARC processing questions.  Additionally, this presentation will look at new functionality in MarcEdit 7…from new linked data functionality, deeper integrations with OCLC, and new tools related to clustering and accessibility – this preconference will give users the opportunity to see not only what MarcEdit can do today, but where it is going.
 
Primary Audience:  Novice to Power MarcEdit users.  What will not be covered is scripting/programming using MarcEdit.  Additionally, regular expressions will only be an overview – a deep discussion of regular expressions is out of scope for this session
 
Title: Linked Data for Serials
 Speakers: Amber Billey and Robert Rendall
 
Are you baffled by BIBFRAME? Overwhelmed by ontologies? Or feeling turmoil about Turtle? Then this workshop is for you. Learn the practical foundations of Linked Data with a particular focus on serials in this one-day workshop. The presenters will go beyond just talking about RDF triples and actually break down linked data technology and how its application can be utilized for serials. Topics to be covered:
   Linked Data 101
   Ontology Basics
   Turtle Tutorial
   BIBFRAME
   Other ontologies for libraries
   CONSER Standard Record to BIBFRAME 2.0 Mapping
   Current hot topics in serials and linked data
Attendees are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop. The presenters will be demonstrating online linked data tools that attendees will have the opportunity to use, and the workshop will include hands-on exercises working with ontologies and creating linked data descriptions of serials.
Day 2:
Title: Introduction to Serials Cataloging with RDA
 Speaker: Steven Shadle
 
Resource Description and Access (RDA) is the cataloging standard that replaced AACR2. This Basic Serials Cataloging Workshop, part of the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program, will offer an introduction to cataloging serials with RDA. It will cover RDA and CONSER standards, RDA core elements and terminology, transcribed versus recorded elements, new or revised areas of information, and creation of new records and serial maintenance. Attendees will participate in hands-on exercises which will include use of tools and documentation in support of cataloging with RDA. Access to the PowerPoint presentation will be given to participants ahead of the workshop via email.
 
Title:Beyond “Set it and Forget it”: Proactively Managing Your EZproxy Server
 Speaker: Jenny Rosenfeld
 
When was the last time you really took a deep dive into your EZproxy configuration? Many EZproxy administrators are happy that EZproxy “just works,” but they may be missing critical opportunities to provide better access to their e-resources. In this workshop, Jenny Rosenfeld, Senior Implementation Program Manager at OCLC, will share a simple monthly routine to help reduce your patrons’ barriers to access and identify potential security concerns. We’ll also cover current topics of interest to the EZproxy community, such as how to modify database stanzas to support HTTPS, for both OCLC-hosted and self-hosted customers.
 
 
On behalf of the Program Planning Committee:
 PPC Chair Violeta Ilik
 PPC Vice-Chair Maria Collins
  
 
NASIG is an independent organization working to advance and transform the management of information resources. Our ultimate goal is to facilitate and improve the distribution, acquisition, and long-term accessibility of information resources in all formats and business models. Visit [  http://www.nasig.org/ ]( http://www.nasig.org/ ) for more information.