Latest+Updates

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 * Updates in 2017**

More on archives Lots in miscellaneous Couple of useful things
 * Latest updates: 16 January 2017**


 * Updates in 2016**

Archives are where it's at!
 * Latest updates: 12 December 2016**

As usual some interesting stuff in miscellany New entry in useful resources
 * Latest updates: 28 November 2016**


 * Latest updates: 8 November 2016**
 * A couple of useful resources for cataloguers
 * RDA

Lots of useful resources for cataloguers this month!
 * Latest updates: October 2016**


 * Latest updates: June 2016**
 * Some useful resources out there for cataloguers
 * Personal cataloguing apps
 * The ever-popular miscellaneous!


 * Latest updates: April 2016**
 * There's still talk of RDA
 * Back to basics
 * Cataloguers and their role


 * Latest updates: February 2016**
 * News from CILIP CIG
 * Interest in IFLA
 * Roles for cataloguers


 * Latest updates: January 2016**
 * Archives make an appearance
 * Always something in miscellaneous


 * Updates in 2015**
 * Latest updates: 14 December 2015**
 * Changing and expanding role of cataloguers
 * IFLA - call for p apers
 * Miscellaneous is an over-used category!
 * Some useful information for cataloguers


 * Latest updates: November 2015**
 * Fancy writing an article?
 * RDA is still a major topic of conversation
 * There are some useful resources for cataloguers out there
 * As ever, some things only fit into the miscellaneous category

Latest updates: July 2015
 * An appearance in miscellaneous!


 * Latest updates: 26 January 2015**
 * A few entries in miscellaneous
 * A rare entry in training!

There have been a number of updates in 2015 already, but I have forgotten to add a link onto this page for them - sorry!


 * Updates in 2014**

Archives, archives and more archives! Some useful stuff And some miscellaneous stuff
 * Latest updates: 17 November 2014**


 * Latest updates: 27 October 2014**
 * Nice selection of useful resources
 * Never far away - RDA!
 * Making a rare appearance - cataloguers!
 * Good old reliable miscellaneous!


 * Latest updates: 13 October 2014**
 * Lots of useful cataloguing resources
 * A new page for RDA
 * Several training events
 * Rare appearance for next gen catalogues

Updates mostly appear in Useful Cataloguing Resources!
 * Latest updates: 19 May 2014**

I keep forgetting to update this page! Here's today's small selection of updates:
 * Latest updates: 10 March 2014**


 * Useful cataloguing resources
 * Next generation catalogues
 * Miscellaneous
 * RDA 2

Latest updates are a bit limited today:
 * Miscellaneous
 * RDA
 * Whizzy webby things
 * Personal cataloguing

The latest updates, 27 January 2014, include new information on the following pages:
 * Miscellaneous!
 * Whizzy webby things!
 * Personal cataloguing
 * Useful cataloguing resources
 * RDA Pt. 2


 * I keep forgetting to update this page when I add new information into these wiki pages! So, lots of stuff added on 6 January, 13 January and today, 20 January. Here's a selection:**


 * Cataloguers
 * Archives
 * Miscellaneous
 * Whizzy webby things
 * Useful cataloguing resources
 * Training events
 * RDA Part 2
 * Academic libraries
 * Authority control

A few updates for the start of December:
 * Updates in 2013**
 * Latest updates for December 2013**
 * Updated Miscellaneous
 * Some really Useful Resources
 * RDA
 * Personal cataloguing


 * Latest updates for November 2013**
 * The usual suspects have been updated during November, as have a couple of pages that rarely make an appearance:**
 * Some Useful Resources
 * Electronic Resources
 * RDA
 * Training events
 * Miscellaneous
 * Academic Libraries

Just a few updates 28 October 2013
 * Latest updates for October 2013**
 * some useful cataloguing resources
 * some new personal cataloguing places

A number of updated pages today, 7 October 2013
 * A few new useful resources
 * A couple of whizzy webby things
 * As ever, have a look at miscellaneous
 * And a few things in cataloguers

A number of pages have been updated today, 30th September. These include:
 * Latest updates for September 2013**
 * Roles for cataloguers
 * Useful resources for cataloguers
 * Some apps added to Whizzy webby things
 * RDA Part 2
 * Co-operation in academic libraries
 * Comparison of two social cataloguing sites

Just a few select changes this month!
 * Latest updates for September 2013**
 * You thought MARC was dead, but checkout MARC21!
 * Of course, MARC is followed by RDA!
 * There's always something that just doesn't fit anywhere other than in Miscellaneous!
 * Cataloguers are alive and kicking!
 * Lots of useful stuff out there for cataloguers
 * A rare appearance from training!

Many and varied, so hopefully something to interest you!
 * Latest updates for May 2013**
 * making a relatively rare appearance - the library catalogue and next generation OPACs
 * still exciting things appearing on the www - listed on whizzy webby things
 * another rare entry - for classification
 * as popular as ever - academic libraries
 * always something for miscellaneous
 * one or two useful cataloguing resources
 * still thinking about RDA - have a look at RDA, Part 2


 * Latest updates for 2 May 2013**
 * Just a couple of entries in miscellaneous
 * Check the updated RDA page!


 * Latest updates for April**
 * New information in academic libraries
 * As popular as ever - miscellaneous


 * A few more updates for April:**
 * Useful information on academic libraries
 * A rare appearance from all things e!
 * Where would we be without a miscellaneous category?!


 * Updates for April include:**
 * The importance of cataloguers
 * Some interesting developments for academic libraries
 * A useful-looking training package
 * Always something for the miscellaneous section!


 * Updates** from January 1 to 4 March 2013 include:
 * New info on whizzy webby things!
 * Updated page on academic libraries
 * New useful cataloguing resources
 * Cataloguers
 * Classification
 * As popular as ever - miscellaneous
 * Making a rare appearance - personal development
 * Last but most definitely not least - RDA Part 2


 * Updates for 17 September 2012**
 * CILIP CIG** have just had their once-every-two-years conference. Find out about this on !Hot off the press!

Other updates inlcude: Miscellaneous

Forgot to update this page the last time there were additions to the wiki - sorry! Here are the latest links:
 * Updates for 7 September 2012**


 * updates can be found on the academic libraries page
 * see job hunting tips on personal development
 * hottest topic amongst cataloguers is RDA
 * the future of MARBI

Still got loads of stuff to add, but not much time to add it! Here's just a few things:
 * Updates for 18th June 2012**
 * academic libraries continue to be in the limelight
 * Cataloguers continue to re-evaluate their role

Playing a bit of catch up here! Links uploaded today include a variety of stuff on training, on events and on cat/class. New page created (though why I didn't have one before, I'm not sure) on Classification! Recently updated pages include:
 * Updates for 24 May 2012**
 * cataloguers
 * miscellaneous
 * Whizzy webby things
 * training events
 * personal development
 * RDA
 * e-resources

Can't believe it's really been that long since I updated the site - please accept my apologies for this! I have just discovered that I can upload word documents so watch this space for more developments! New page created on the NVQ3!
 * Updates for 16 May 2012**


 * Updates for 1 March 2012**
 * Here's the list of recently updated pages:**
 * H O T P !
 * training
 * RDA
 * useful resources
 * miscellaneous
 * e-resources

Just a few areas covered in this month:
 * Updates for 23 January - 20 February**
 * cataloguers
 * miscellaneous
 * academic libraries
 * useful cataloguing resources
 * ERMs
 * H O T P !

Starting the new year with two important areas:
 * Updates for 16 January 2012**
 * academic libraries
 * cataloguers

Updates include the usual suspects plus:
 * Updates for 22 December 2011**
 * a rag bag of stuff in miscellaneous
 * some useful additions for cataloguers
 * the ever-present RDA
 * isn't there always some new whizzy webby thing
 * stuff for students
 * cataloguers
 * personal cataloguing

Have a peek at:
 * Updates for 11 December 2011**
 * whizzy webby things
 * academic libraries

These include selections added to:
 * Updates for 28 November 2011**
 * miscellaneous
 * academic libraries
 * RDA
 * ERMs

Include:
 * Updates for 21 November 2011**
 * additions to miscellaneous
 * more on RDA
 * selections added to whizzy webby things

Take a peek at the following updated pages:
 * Updates for 17 November 2011**
 * a rare appearance for personal cataloguing
 * academic libraries
 * rda - no surprise there then!
 * miscellaneous
 * useful resources for cataloguers hasn't appeared much lately
 * next generation catalogues
 * all things "e"

Just a few things this week:
 * Updates for 14 November 2011**


 * whizzy webby things continues to amaze!
 * miscellaneous is ever popular!


 * Updates for 7 November 2011**
 * rda makes a welcome appearance
 * keywords seems popular lately
 * whizzy webby things always are whizzy!
 * where would we be without a selection of miscellaneous stuff!


 * Updates for 4 November 2011:**
 * academic libraries and Twitter
 * more whizzy webby things to get you hooked
 * Where would we be without RDA!
 * MARC hasn't quite died yet!
 * cataloguers
 * A rare entry for keywords!
 * An even rarer appearance for authority control
 * A large amount of miscellany!


 * Updates for 30 October 2011:**
 * Still playing catch-up with all the useful things that have been flying round the web lately. Here's the latest selection:**
 * **rda is moving in apace**
 * **list of MARC vocabularies**
 * **some user thoughts on next gen OPACs**
 * **CIG re-classificaiton event**
 * **e-books**
 * **higher education users**
 * **as usual a great mix of miscellaneous stuff!**


 * New page* Training events**
 * Update for 19th August 2011**


 * RDA page now playing up so checkout the new page!**
 * Updates for 8th August 2011:**
 * **rda**
 * **miscellaneous**
 * **personal cataloguing**
 * **cpd23**
 * **next generation catalogues**
 * **whizzy webby things**


 * Still going strong with more additions to your cataloguing wiki!**
 * 4 August 2011 - Take a look at:**
 * rda
 * miscellaneous
 * whizzy webby things
 * cataloguers

2 August 2011
 * Apologies for the weird wording on some of my latest links; if i put the link at the end of the sentence then snapshots doesn't upset the spacing, but it might make the text read a bit oddly! See what you think on the following pages:**
 * miscellaneous
 * whizzy webby things
 * rda
 * electronic resources

1 August 2011
 * Slowly plodding my way through hundreds of potentially good links to bring you the likes of the following:**
 * cataloguers
 * rda
 * miscellaneous
 * useful cataloguing resources
 * keywords

The usual suspects are here, plus some rare additions:
 * Huge problems with editing at the moment, so only a few updates for 31 July 2011**
 * RDA
 * MARC21
 * Cataloguers
 * Whizzy webby things
 * Miscellaneous
 * Electronic resources
 * Personal cataloguing

Take a look at:
 * Your wiki was last updated on 8th and 13th June 2011!**
 * digital preservation
 * miscellaneous
 * MARC
 * Whizzy webby things
 * Useful resources for cataloguers
 * RDA

Useful stuff in:
 * Latest update: 23 May 2011**


 * ERMs
 * Miscellaneous
 * Useful cataloguing resources
 * RDA
 * Personal cataloguing
 * Whizzy webby things
 * Cataloguers

I seem to be having some technical difficulties with the wiki today, possibly because someone has moved me onto IE9, so not as much has been updated as should have been, and snapshots seem to be causing extra spaces in lines, but not sure at the moment if that's a snapshot, a wiki or a web browser problem.
 * Latest update: 11 May 2011**

Yet again, another month of never-ending supply of great stuff!


 * Future and role of academic libraries
 * Some useful cataloguing resources
 * Training for cataloguers
 * A whole load of interesting miscellaneous stuff
 * Bit of discussion on the use of MARC tags
 * Where would we be without RDA?
 * A few whizzy webby things added
 * Next generation catalogues are still flavour of the day

Take a look at the following pages that have been updated:
 * Latest update: 13 April 2011**


 * Academic libraries
 * Cataloguers
 * Miscellaneous
 * RDA
 * Useful cataloguing resources
 * Whizzy webby things

There's certainly no let-up in the amount of good stuff coming through on all sort of topics of interest to cataloguers. Check out some of the follwing links to keep up-to-date with this fast-changing area of librarianship.
 * Latest update: 16 March 2011**


 * A real mixed bag in miscellaneous, from NOS to SKOS, plugins and fonts to projects!
 * Read the latest Sconul newsletter and about the trends in higher ed
 * RDA is never far from the top of the news pile!
 * Some whizzy webby things never fail to grab my attention, and investigating some even gets onto my "to do" list!
 * Whether you're interested in DDC23, RDA, metadata or media cataloguing then here's the page for you!
 * Where would we be without OPAC?
 * Cataloguers - a breed apart!
 * Authority headings get everywhere!
 * Space-age MARC records!

Really struggling to keep up lately as there's been so much interesting stuff around! Checkout some of the following:
 * Latest update: 7 March 2011**


 * Everything from metadata to architecure on Miscellaneous!
 * Read some useful stuff on cataloguing policies and cataloguing multimedia
 * There are always some whizzy webby things to show you!
 * E-books are never out of the news!
 * Personal cataloguing is here to stay
 * New page - Personal Development - let's see how this one pans out

There's always something interesting to add to the following pages:
 * Latest update: 16 February 2011**


 * Miscellaneous - training, conferences, JISC programmes, using social media, digital literacy of children etc..
 * Academic Libraries - value and role of
 * MARC - tags, codes, archives, BIC etc..
 * Next generation OPACs
 * Whizzy webby things

Snippets added to:
 * Latest update: 2 February 2011**


 * Useful cataloguing resources
 * Talis Developments
 * E-resources
 * Miscellaneous
 * Name headings
 * Academic libraries
 * Whizzy webby things

media type="custom" key="8211512" There is just so much going on at the moment! See the following pages for the latest news!
 * Latest updates: 19 and 26 January 2011** (sorry, forgot to update this page last time!)


 * RDA update on the trial
 * Cataloguers
 * Whizzy webby things is now taking off!
 * As ever, loads of things in miscellaneous
 * Keywords has been updated
 * Eresources is looking healthier
 * Can never overdo the MARC stuff
 * As ever, there is some useful stuff for cataloguers

2011 looks as though it's going to be an exciting year for cataloguers! Check out:
 * Latest update: 13 January 2011**
 * Hot off the press!
 * RDA
 * Academic Libraries
 * Miscellaneous
 * Useful cataloguing resources
 * Whizzy webby things
 * Cataloguers

Have a look at:
 * Latest update: 20 December 2010**


 * RDA
 * Miscellaneous
 * Next generation OPACs
 * Useful cataloguing resources

Lots of brilliant stuff coming out at the moment RDA seems to be flavour of the month, but could be vying with cataloguers for the top spot! Also read about the CIG conference, name headings (in relation to RDA) and miscellaneous for snippets.
 * Latest update: 8 December 2010**

Checkout the RDA page for lots of interesting stuff The role of the cataloguer in the 21st century is under discussion again
 * Latest update: 7 December 2010**

Lots of articles to read this time:
 * Latest update: 1 December 2010**


 * the role of academic libraries and librarians
 * the move to open source and next generation OPACs
 * project management in libraries
 * creative cataloguing?

Some exciting stuff now on the wiki, including:
 * Latest update: 29 November 2010**
 * Twitter survey of librarians
 * libraries without librarians
 * CILIP futures report
 * access vs ownership in academic libraries
 * challenges for academic libraries
 * what it's really like to be a cataloguer!

Apologies for being absent for a while; have been busy with other wikis and other things! Lots happening at the moment, so lots to think about. Have a couple of good links to add which I'll try and do this week. In the meantime, hope you find what you are looking for on this site. Any suggestions for additions would be welcome!
 * Latest update: 28 November 2010**

Some great stuff now available:
 * Latest update: 29 September 2010**
 * Notes from the CIG conference
 * Be a reference librarian!
 * Go out to users!

New page - Authority control
 * Latest update: 21 September 2010**


 * Latest update: 20 September 2010**
 * CIG updated
 * RDA updated
 * Miscellaneous (including a MUST READ report)
 * H O T P updated
 * MARC21 updated
 * Academic libraries updated


 * Latest update: 16 September 2010**

H O T P = updated!


 * Latest update: 10 August 2010**


 * Cataloguers
 * Miscellaneous
 * Useful resources for cataloguers


 * Latest update: 16 June 2010**

Had a chance to go through some of my older links that had been forgotten, and also added quite a few very topical ones! This isn't a comprehensive list but do take a look around!


 * Loads of stuff on RDA
 * Next generation OPACs - the catalogue as a recommender etc.
 * Academic libraries and their information literacy efforts
 * Maintaining professionalism at work
 * E-resource usage stats
 * Miscellaneous is always an interesting place to be!


 * Latest update: 28 May 2010**

Lots of good stuff this time!


 * See Useful resources for information on VIAF name authority project
 * See RDA for news on the toolkit and policies
 * See Next gen OPACS for tagging, book reviews and what the catalogue is or should be
 * More personal cataloguing websites!
 * Challenges for academic libraries
 * Miscellaneous - library humour, users and e-books, BISG and a variety of other useful stuff


 * Latest update: 10 May 2010**

Pages updated today include:


 * rda
 * keywords


 * Latest updates: 13 April 2010**

Pages updated today include:


 * cataloguers
 * useful cataloguing resources
 * miscellaneous


 * Latest updates: 8 February 2010**

Pages updated today include:


 * The library catalogue
 * Cataloguers
 * Useful resources for cataloguers
 * RDA
 * Keywords
 * Next generation OPACs
 * Personal cataloguing
 * ERMs
 * Miscellaneous

Obviously, I would recommend reading them, but if you need to prioritse then start with the RDA stuff!

Latest update: 11 January 2010
 * E-resources
 * Catalogue study
 * Blogs for cataloguers
 * Wowing academic library users
 * Effects of technology
 * E-books and readers
 * Roles for cataloguers


 * Latest update: 8 December 2009**
 * Hot off the press
 * What next cataloguers?


 * Latest update: 1 December 2009**
 * Hot off the press!
 * Web 2.0 for learning
 * Free IT courses


 * Latest update: 27 November 2009**


 * Cataloguing and indexing (CIG) page updated!
 * Catalogue your own CDs

Latest update: 25 November 2009
 * 23 Things!
 * Web 2.0 trends in academic libraries


 * Latest update: 19 November 2009**


 * New page - Next generation OPACs
 * Disruptive technology in libraries
 * OCLC


 * Latest update: 11 November 2009**
 * A wiki aimed at cataloguers - with a New Zealand slant
 * Effect of technology on academic libraries
 * Questions about digital preservation
 * Authority control
 * ERMs
 * Cataloguing on the web


 * Latest update: 6 November 2009**
 * New page for Hot off the press items
 * News on Skyrivers


 * Latest update: 12 October 2009**
 * LCSH amendments
 * Changing university catalogues
 * New RDA carrier terms
 * Dewey errors
 * More RDA help
 * RDA full draft
 * RDA email list


 * Latest update: 30 September 2009**
 * Qualities of cataloguers
 * Catalogue reuse