Theology Cataloging Bulletin Vol. 26, No 4 • August 2018 3-1 Section 3 Section Three: News and Views (of the Members of the ATLA Technical Services Section) NEWS Upcoming Publication The ATLA Press has accepted Richard Lammert’s manuscript for publication through its open access monograph program. The manuscript is tentatively entitled Tackling the Foreign-Language Backlog: Transcription and Romanization for the Accidental Foreign-Language Cataloger. The book includes material on descriptive cataloging of both Roman-script and non-Roman- script items. Richard writes in the introductory chapter, “You are not the only cataloger who has been asked to catalog material in a language not well-known (or even completely unknown) to you. It is my hope that the material in this book will help you in cataloging that foreign-language backlog (or, at least, in starting to tackle it).” The section on Roman-script cataloging covers hurdles that can be encountered in what might otherwise seem straightforward cataloging. “Cases and Other Ways to Modify Words” introduces difficulties caused by languages that show grammatical connections by changing the word. Another chapter provides help for reading Fraktur script. The more extensive portion of the book is on Romanization of non-Roman-script languages, helping to fill in some of the implicit information gaps found in the ALA-LC Romanization tables. While the production schedule for the book has not been established, Richard hopes that the book will be out by the annual conference next June. Submitted by Richard Lammert, Technical Services & Systems Librarian Kroemer Library, Concordia Theological Seminary ATLA Funnels Coordinator PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Negotiation & Cost Containment Strategies for Electronic Resources Learn practical techniques for developing electronic collection including how to select, combine, and develop business models; how to negotiate; and how to work with and evaluate consortia partnerships. • September 12, 2018 • $43-$619 • http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/091218 RDA for Video Recordings Covers the RDA instructions for cataloging video recordings whether they are carrier-based or streaming. Includes descriptive elements, choice of preferred source of information, and relationship designators. • September 26-27, 2018 • $140-$195 • https://www.amigos.org/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D1013%26amp%3Breset%3D1 Using MarcEdit Learn how to build, edit, and manipulate data from basic functionality to enhancement features to constructing records from existing data to utilizing regular expressions. • October 1-26, 2018 • $175 • http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/180-MarcEdit.php Understanding and Using Library Data Understand principles of data, statistics, and information and consider and evaluate methods of data collection, analysis, and visualization to inform decision-making and service design. • October 4-5, 2018 • $140-$195 • https://www.amigos.org/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D1029%26amp%3Breset%3D1 Fundamentals of Cataloging ONLINE A series of courses addressing the issues, fields, and elements to be considered when cataloging AVA formats. • Overview - October 2, 2018 • $0-$65 • https://www.ohionet.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=467