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	<title>Libraries Australia</title>
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		<title>Upcoming Document Delivery Basics training &#8211; NSW</title>
		<link>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/upcoming-document-delivery-basics-training-nsw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Hunt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, 22 June 2012, Helen Loosli will run be running a Document Delivery Basics training course at UNILINC in New South Wales. This full day, hands-on course covers: how to search and view one’s own organisation details, and those of other <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/upcoming-document-delivery-basics-training-nsw/" title="Upcoming Document Delivery Basics training &#8211; NSW">more...</a>]]></description>
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<p>On Friday, 22 June 2012, <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/training-support/#NSW">Helen Loosli</a> will run be running a Document Delivery Basics training course at UNILINC in New South Wales.</p>
<p>This full day, hands-on course covers:</p>
<ul>
<li>how to search and view one’s own organisation details, and those of other organisations</li>
<li>configure reciprocal arrangements between libraries</li>
<li>searching for and displaying bibliographic records</li>
<li>creating requests after a bibliographic search</li>
<li>creating requests from a blank form</li>
<li>sending, receiving and processing requests</li>
<li>use the DocStore function as requester and responder</li>
<li>using the messages and notes fields</li>
<li>tracking and monitoring the status of requests</li>
<li>creating and printing of activity reports</li>
</ul>
<p>For further details or information about other upcoming courses please look at our <a title="upcoming training courses" href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/training-support/upcoming-training/">upcoming training courses</a> page.</p>
<p>Contact the <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/training-support/upcoming-training/#nsw">trainer</a> to book your place.</p>
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		<title>Libraries Australia Search maintenance this weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/libraries-australia-search-maintenance-this-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Hunt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Help Desk news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Maintenance will be performed on the Libraries Australia Search service this weekend starting at 5:00pm (AEST) on Friday (11 May) and continuing until early Monday. This maintenance is required to remove a number of unused indexes. The service will be <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/libraries-australia-search-maintenance-this-weekend/" title="Libraries Australia Search maintenance this weekend">more...</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maintenance will be performed on the Libraries Australia Search service this weekend starting at 5:00pm (AEST) on Friday (11 May) and continuing until early Monday. This maintenance is required to remove a number of unused indexes. The service will be available for searching during this period but the database will be in read-only mode. Any bibliographic and holding record updates done after  5:00pm Friday  won’t appear in the Search Database, RES or Products until Monday.  The Record Import Service (RIS) won’t be running this weekend. All other Libraries Australia services will be operating as normal.</p>
<p>We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this maintenance work.</p>
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		<title>Upcoming Cataloguing Client Training &#8211; NSW</title>
		<link>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/upcoming-cataloguing-client-training-nsw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday/Thursday 6-7 June 2012, Anatta Abrahams will run be running a Cataloguing Client training course at the State Library of New South Wales. This 2 day, hands-on course covers: searching for records using both commands and a search screen viewing records and <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/upcoming-cataloguing-client-training-nsw/" title="Upcoming Cataloguing Client Training &#8211; NSW">more...</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday/Thursday 6-7 June 2012, <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/training-support/trainers/#NSW">Anatta Abrahams</a> will run be running a Cataloguing Client training course at the State Library of New South Wales.</p>
<p>This 2 day, hands-on course covers:</p>
<ul>
<li>searching for records using both commands and a search screen</li>
<li>viewing records and navigating through sets</li>
<li>browsing indexes</li>
<li>creating bibliographic records editing and copying existing bibliographic records</li>
<li>creating templates using templates to create a new record</li>
<li>adding and editing holdings statements</li>
<li>creating and using authority records, and</li>
<li>customising the Client.</li>
</ul>
<p>Familiarity with cataloguing processes and the MARC format are desirable. Contact the <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/training-support/upcoming-training/#nsw">trainer</a> to book your place.</p>
<p>For information about other upcoming courses please look at our <a title="upcoming training courses" href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/training-support/upcoming-training/">upcoming training courses</a> page.</p>
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		<title>Libraries Australia Advisory Committee Papers April 2012 now available</title>
		<link>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/libraries-australia-advisory-committee-papers-april-2012-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/libraries-australia-advisory-committee-papers-april-2012-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 23:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Hunt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advisory Committee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Papers presented at the Libraries Australia Advisory Committee (LAAC) meeting held on 27 April 2012 at the National Library of Australia are now available: Libraries Australia Status Report November 2011-April 2012 Changes to public statistics Report on the Libraries Australia <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/libraries-australia-advisory-committee-papers-april-2012-now-available/" title="Libraries Australia Advisory Committee Papers April 2012 now available">more...</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Papers presented at the Libraries Australia Advisory Committee (LAAC) meeting held on 27 April 2012 at the National Library of Australia are now available:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/files/2012/05/02-Libraries-Australia-Status-Report-April-20121.pdf">Libraries Australia Status Report November 2011-April 2012</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/files/2012/05/05-Changes-to-public-statistics1.pdf">Changes to public statistics</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/files/2012/05/06-The-Annual-Libraries-Australia-Forum1.pdf">Report on the Libraries Australia Forum 2011 – held in Adelaide</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/files/2012/05/07-Trove-Status-Report-April-20121.pdf">Trove Status Report 2012</a></li>
</ul>
<p>The minutes of the <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/files/2012/05/01-laac-minutes-2011-2.pdf">Libraries Australia Advisory Committee meeting held on 26 October 2011 in Adelaide</a> are also now available.</p>
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		<title>April 2012 RAP and GovRAP files now available</title>
		<link>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/april-2012-rap-and-govrap-files-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/april-2012-rap-and-govrap-files-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 06:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Hunt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[April 2012 Recent Australian Publications (RAP) and Recent Australian Government Publications (GovRAP) are now available. Records from both services are a subset of the ANBD and are created by Australian libraries. There are Alphabetic and Dewey files available, in both <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/april-2012-rap-and-govrap-files-now-available/" title="April 2012 RAP and GovRAP files now available">more...</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>April 2012 Recent Australian Publications (RAP) and Recent Australian Government Publications (GovRAP) are now available.</p>
<p>Records from both services are a subset of the ANBD and are created by Australian libraries. There are Alphabetic and Dewey files available, in both text and html formats.</p>
<p>You can find them here:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/services/rap/">RAP</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/services/rap/govrap/">GovRAP</a></li>
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		<title>How is Libraries Australia planning to implement RDA?</title>
		<link>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/how-is-libraries-australia-planning-to-implement-rda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/how-is-libraries-australia-planning-to-implement-rda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Library of Australia, along with the Library of Congress, British Library, Library &#38; Archives Canada, U.S. National Agricultural Library, and U.S. National Library of Medicine have agreed to implement RDA in the first quarter of 2013. During the <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/how-is-libraries-australia-planning-to-implement-rda/" title="How is Libraries Australia planning to implement RDA?">more...</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The National Library of Australia, along with the Library of Congress, British Library, Library &amp; Archives Canada, U.S. National Agricultural Library, and U.S. National Library of Medicine have agreed to implement RDA in the first quarter of 2013.</p>
<p>During the past year, Libraries Australia has undertaken a major project to identify and specify all of the system changes required to support RDA. In addition to support for the new MARC 21 fields, changes will be required in record matching and merging, indexes, record displays, and cataloguing templates. We are currently testing an update to the Libraries Australia Cataloguing system (CBS) configuration that contains the RDA-related MARC21 changes (including display and indexing of the data elements) and expect to implement it by the middle of the year. This will allow RDA records to be added to Libraries Australia. The RDA changes will flow into Trove at the same time.</p>
<p>There have been a small number of RDA records, created during the U.S. testing, that have already been added to Libraries Australia. Currently the RDA fields (e.g. 33X fields) aren’t supported in LA and have been deleted when the records are added to LA. Once we have implemented the RDA MARC fields, we plan to re-insert these fields in the affected records.</p>
<p>Later in the year we will implement system changes to support the matching and merging of RDA records. We are investigating what we can reasonably do to convert existing AACR2 data elements to RDA. In many cases this is not possible as there isn’t a direct one-to-one correlation between AACR2 and RDA data elements. An example of a change that we can make is to convert the Uniform Title headings for the Bible to the new RDA form.</p>
<p>Prior to the RDA implementation data, Libraries Australia policy is that cataloguers should use existing ANBD records without making changes that convert AACR2 records to RDA or vice versa. This recognizes that over the coming months libraries will be at different stages of RDA implementation and aims to balance the interests of all. After the implementation date, RDA will be the Libraries Australia standard for new records and AACR2 records can be upgraded to RDA if the cataloguer considers this useful. The Libraries Australia minimum record standard will also be amended to reflect RDA. More detailed advice regarding cataloguing policy changes will be provided well in advance of the RDA implementation date.</p>
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		<title>Maximum record length in Libraries Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/maximum-record-length-in-libraries-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/maximum-record-length-in-libraries-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NSW User Group has asked a question about the length of Libraries Australia records that contain table of contents data. The question and Libraries Australia’s answer follow. Question: Can Libraries Australia improve the quality of the machine generated Table <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/maximum-record-length-in-libraries-australia/" title="Maximum record length in Libraries Australia">more...</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The NSW User Group has asked a question about the length of Libraries Australia records that contain table of contents data. The question and Libraries Australia’s answer follow. <strong>Question</strong>: <em>Can Libraries Australia improve the quality of the machine generated Table of Contents data being supplied by YBP. Specifically, is there any way to prevent the extraneous chapter sub heading data which results in records far larger than the maximum record size allowed for a MARC record. Many library systems cannot download or correctly index these long records.</em></p>
<p><strong>Answer</strong>: The chapter sub heading data in YBP records is valuable data that has the potential of increasing the discovery of resources and aiding library users in their selection of resources. In addition, the structure of the data means that we are unable to reliably remove the sub heading data while retaining the remaining  data in field 505.  Libraries Australia records are limited to a maximum length of 28,000 octets (bytes) which is well below the 99,999 octet maximum record length allowed by MARC 21. There is significant variation in the maximum record length supported by various library management systems. We do not believe that it is in the best interests of our members for Libraries Australia to unnecessarily delete data from records in order to meet the lowest common denominator supported by library systems, even if that figure could be established. If User Groups would like to discuss this further and advise Libraries Australia of their consensus view of the preferred maximum record length then we will be happy to reconsider the issue.  Ultimately it is the responsibility of library system administrators  to manage the ingest of data into their systems.</p>
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		<title>Improved printing from LA website</title>
		<link>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/improved-printing-from-la-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Hunt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Help Desk news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our friendly Web Services team have tweaked our website to improve the printing of pages from the site. Using your web browser print function you can now print pages from the website cleanly &#8211; without, navigation, sidebar or footers – <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/improved-printing-from-la-website/" title="Improved printing from LA website">more...</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our friendly Web Services team have tweaked our website to improve the printing of pages from the site.</p>
<p>Using your web browser print function you can now print pages from the website cleanly &#8211; without, navigation, sidebar or footers – which greatly assists in the presentation printing of online manuals or instructions and cataloguing guidelines which are not in pdf format available on the site.</p>
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		<title>March RAP and GOVRAP now available</title>
		<link>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/march-rap-and-govrap-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/march-rap-and-govrap-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa Hunt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[March Recent Australian Publications (RAP) and Recent Australian Government Publications (GovRAP) files are now available. Files are available sorted either alphabetically or by dewey classification. They also come in two formats, for viewing within the website (HTML) or in a <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/march-rap-and-govrap-now-available/" title="March RAP and GOVRAP now available">more...</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>March <a href="https://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/services/rap/">Recent Australian Publications (RAP)</a> and <a href="https://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/services/rap/govrap/">Recent Australian Government Publications (GovRAP)</a> files are now available.</p>
<p>Files are available sorted either alphabetically or by dewey classification. They also come in two formats, for viewing within the website (HTML) or in a text file for download.</p>
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		<title>Public holidays and requests</title>
		<link>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/public-holidays-and-requests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/public-holidays-and-requests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scotia Ashley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you request an item on LADD, the system automatically takes into accounts any public holidays and will calculate the expiry time of your requests accordingly. There is no need to suspend your library over the Easter period because of <a href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/public-holidays-and-requests/" title="Public holidays and requests">more...</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When you request an item on LADD, the system automatically takes into accounts any public holidays and will calculate the expiry time of your requests accordingly. There is no need to suspend your library over the Easter period because of this.</p>
<p>Suspension notices are not sent to the Librariesaustraliadocdel-l list as all suspension information can be found on our <a title="LADD members and suspensions" href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/services/docdel/members-suspensions/">LADD members and suspensions </a>page.</p>
<p>This page is a dynamic page which is updated every time it is loaded in your browser. You can also subscribe to an RSS feed to keep you up to date with member suspensions. You can subscribe and view the RSS feed <a title="RSS feed" href="http://www.nla.gov.au/librariesaustralia/docdel/rss.xml">here</a>.</p>
<p>The Libraries Australia Member Services team wish you a safe Easter break.</p>
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