News about the Newcomers Session

Today's IFLA Express reports the Newcomers Session and mentions my name.

"Ben Gu, Director of Foreign Acquisitions and Cataloguing Department of National Library of China, spoke of his many past experiences attending IFLA conferences and of the various ways new professionals can share and report on their experiences at the IFLA conference including sharing photos through Flickr, blogging, and creating professional reports and papers to share with colleagues."

Please see the address of the original page:

http://express.ifla.org/node/4848

and the address of the Chinese version:

http://express.ifla.org/node/4900

Please see also the following addresses for the photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifla/6041475481/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifla/6042021654/

Vide clips from exhibition opening of WLIC2011

Please see the video clips from the Opening Session of the Exhibition of the World Library and Information Congress (IFLA General Conference), Puerto Rico Convention Center, August 14, 2011.

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/Xqu4wlpbBS0/

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/l1VFFHWcVls/

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/Cjk0u0folb4/

Video clips from WLIC Opening Session

Using my iPhone4, I uploaded some video clips of musical performances from the Opening Session of the World Library and Information Congress, Puerto Rico Convention Center, August 14, 2011.

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/7vrgk3B3by8/

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/4Zued7sU2Eo/

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/syIhEr4Nh34/

IFLA RDA Satellite Meeting

Today, I attended the IFLA RDA Satellite Meeting, August 12, 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

This is a pre-conference of the IFLA General Conference / World Library and Information Congress.

There are about 100 participants and 15 speakers.

Please see the following site for details:

http://lib.rc.usf.edu/ifla2011/

ISBD Consolidated Edition published

NEW IFLA Publication!

 

Just off the press as Nr 44 in the IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control:

 

ISBD: International Standard Bibliographic Description

Consolidated Edition

Edited by the Standing Committee of the IFLA Cataloguing Section

This is the new edition of the first consolidated ISBD that was published in 2007. The first years of usage have led to interesting and useful corrections and additions. Many cataloguers and practitioners worldwide will welcome this updated first class tool, which is useful and applicable for descriptions of bibliographic resources in any type of catalogue.

 

ISBD: International Standard Bibliographic Description – Consolidated Edition. Edited by the Standing Committee of the IFLA Cataloguing Section. Berlin/Munich: De Gruyter Saur, 2011. ISBN 978-3-11-026379-4. (IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control; Nr 44).

Euro 89.95 / for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 135.00. Special price for IFLA members Euro 69.95 / for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 105.00

 

Also available as an eBook. 

Order:

 

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FRSAD published

NEW IFLA Publication!

Just off the press as Nr 43 in the IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control:

Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data (FRSAD) - A Conceptual Model

The main purpose of this report by the IFLA Working Group on the Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR)  is to develop a framework that provides a clearly stated and commonly shared understanding of subject authority data, and how such data can facilitate user tasks.

Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Data (FRSAD); a conceptual model. Edited by Marcia Lei Zeng, Maja Žumer and Athena Salaba on behalf of the IFLA Working Group on the Functional Requirements for Subject Authority Records (FRSAR). Berlin/Munich: De Gruyter Saur, 2011. ISBN 978-3-11-025323-8. (IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control; Nr 43).

Euro 49.95 / for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 75.00. Special price for IFLA members Euro 39.95 / for USA, Canada, Mexico US$ 60.00

Also available as an eBook.

Order:

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  or

Rhenus Medien Logistik GmbH & Co. KG                 Walter de Gruyter, Inc.

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Beijing Modern Music Festival

Official Website:

http://www.bmmf.org.cn/en/index.html

The Polish New Music Orchestra Concert was held yesterday (May 23, 2011) at the Concert Hall of the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China.

Prof. JIA Daqun's "The Three Images from Washing Painting" was performed by The New Music Orchestra Concert conducted by Szymon Bywalec.