Calling all WVLS member library catalogers! Save the date for August 10th from 9:30am to 3pm. WVLS will host a workshop at the WVLS offices located within Marathon County Public Library-Wausau for all WVLS member library catalogers to meet each other and learn more about V-Cat cataloging processes in a hands-on environment.

Please bring a variety of items to catalog as well as your questions experiences, and tips to this workshop!

Topics Include

  • What is cataloging?
  • MARC Guidelines
  • MARC Alerts vs. Z39.50
  • MARC Alert Hands-on Time
  • Z39.50 What’s the big deal?! Never done this before? Try it! This session will count as Z39.50 training.

To Register

Please email Chris Luebbe at before August 7th.

Full Agenda

V-Cat Cataloger’s Retreat

  • Date: Thursday, August 10, 2017
  • Time:  9:30 am – 3:00 pm
  • Place:  WVLS Office

9:00 am – 9:30 am – Coffee and Conversation

9:30 am – 10:15 am – Introduction

  • What is cataloging?
  • MARC Guidelines
  • MARC Alerts vs Z39.50

10:15 am – 10:30 am – BREAK

10:30 am – 12:00 – MARC Alerts

12:00 pm – 12:45 pmLunch   WVLS will provide Lunch. (Please let us know about any dietary restrictions)

12:45 pm – 2:45 pmZ39.50 – What’s the big deal?!?!?!  Never done this before?  Try it – you might like this!  This session will count as Z39.50 training.

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm – Wrap up

Please bring a variety of items to catalog as well as your questions, experiences, and tips to this workshop.

To register please email Chris Luebbe at  before August 7, 2017.

Since this is considered training on existing software, there are no Contact Hours for this workshop.