Get the Hands-On Practice You Need with Cataloging & Classification Basics 5-Part Course
From MARC bibliographic, and classification and categorization schemas, to basic copy cataloging, and other areas essential to the cataloging department, Amanda Sprochi offers in-depth training in cataloging and classification.
Register today to participate in five expert taught sessions (March 11 – 25) of "Cataloging & Classification Basics" which prepares attendees to begin copy cataloging by demonstrating how to interpret bibliographic records and match to items in hand.
Learn How to Document Step by Step in this March 4 Course (Last chance to register)
Are you in charge of creating documentation for the processes at your library? Do you feel overwhelmed by this task, or like you don't know where to start? Then register today for hands-on learning and practice with "Documenting Your Library's Work."
Over two sessions (March 4 and 6), this class will break the process down into manageable chunks and teach participants how to plan, structure, write, review, and publish their documentation.
In-Person Book Repair Basics Training Available in Dallas, April 24
Amigos is pleased to offer a hands-on introduction and overview to help library staff maintain their circulating hardcover book collection. Preservation expert Rebecca Elder will guide attendees through repair techniques for paper (surface cleaning, mending, tipping in pages) and books (hinge tightening and corner repair) and provide guidance for setting up a repair workspace, understanding book repair terminology, and engaging a conservator.
Two sessions, morning and afternoon, will be available on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
This in-person session is limited to 12 attendees to help facilitate actual book repair practice. To provide as many member libraries with an opportunity to participate, a limit of two registrations per institution is requested.
Due to the class size limit, a waitlist will be made available for sessions that reach capacity.
A fee of $75 will provide brushes, scissors, cutting mats and other equipment that attendees will be able to take back to their institutions to continue their book repair practice. Attendees are expected to bring 2-3 deaccessioned hardback books in good condition to practice repairs on. If these requirements provide a hardship, please contact learning@amigos.org.
Amigos looks forward to offering this training in additional locations throughout our membership region. Please contact learning@amigos.org with specific request for hosting this training.
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