ALA Midwinter 2011: Best Bets for Metadata Librarians and Call for Bloggers

Below is a list of metadata and digital library-friendly sessions for ALA Midwinter 2011. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a session? Think about blogging it here! If you would like to blog any of the sessions, please contact Kristin Martin at kmarti@uic.edu with your name, e-mail address, and preferred session. A link is provided to the ALA Conference Scheduler and to fuller descriptions, when available. See a section not on here that you think would be of interest? Suggest it!

I’ve tried to be inclusive as possible with the sessions as metadata is a cross-disciplinary topic within library and information science. Sessions of interest include metadata, digital projects, digital technology, and cataloging, and are from all different groups within ALA. Note that many of the sessions are sponsored through LITA, which has its own blog and they are also looking for bloggers. They are listed here for interest and I will link to write-ups following the conference.

Friday, January 7, 2011

10:30am – 12:00pm

FRBR Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 25 C
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119619
ANO description

1:30pm – 3:30pm

News from the front: Briefings from RDA test participants
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 26 A/B
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119761
ANO description

3:30pm – 5:30pm

Cataloging and Classification Section Executive Committee Forum (ALCTS CCS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 26 A/B
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120015
ANO description

4:00pm – 5:15pm

Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 28 B
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120536

Saturday, January 8, 2011

8:00am – 10:00am

Technical Services in Academic Libraries Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 23 C
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119548
ANO description

10:30am – 12:00pm

Catalog Form and Function Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 24 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120218

Digital Libraries Interest Group (LITA)
Hilton San Diego Bayfront (HIL): Aqua 300
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120578

Electronic Resources Interest Group (ALCTS CRS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 31 B
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119608
ANO description

1:30pm – 3:30pm

Catalog Management Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 30 C
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119648
ANO description

Cataloging Norms Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 25 C
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119633
ANO description

Digital Conversion Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 30 D
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119691

JPEG2000 Interest Group (LITA)
Marriott Hotel & Marina (MAR): Warner Center
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119664

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Intellectual Access To Preservation Metadata Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC)
Room 24 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119684
ANO description

Collaborative Digitization Discussion Group (ASCLA)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 23 B
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120372

Holdings Update Forum–Holdings information in Electronic Content Access
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 30 C
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119926

MARC Formats Interest Group (ALCTS, LITA)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 26 A/B
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120043
ANO description

Sunday, January 9, 2011

8:00am – 10:00am

Digital Preservation Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 07 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119686
ANO Description

Metadata Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 05 B
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119544
ANO description
Blogger: Kristin Martin

Top Technology Trends (LITA)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 26 A/B
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120454

10:30am – 12:00pm

Cataloging and Classification Research Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 33 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120137
ANO Description

Next Generation Catalog Interest Group (LITA)
Hilton San Diego Bayfront (HIL): Sapphire M
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119596

US RDA Test Participants Forum
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 07 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120553

Continuing Resources Standards Update Forum
Hilton San Diego Bayfront (HIL): Aqua 314
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119936
ANO description
1:30pm – 3:30pm

Authority Control Interest Group Meeting (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 11 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119574

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Creative Ideas in Technical Services Discussion Group Meeting (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 30 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120296

PCC Participants’ Meeting
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC)
Room 26 A/B
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119667
ANO Description

Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 31 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119676

Monday, January 10, 2011

8:00am – 10:00am

Heads of Cataloging Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 07 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120021
ANO description: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/resources/ano/v21/n4/event/ig.cfm

10:30am – 12:00pm

Forum (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 28 A/B
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/120029
ANO description

1:30pm – 3:30pm

Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee Update Forum (ALCTS CRS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 11 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119808
ANO description

Technical Services Workflow Efficiency Interest Group (ALCTS)
San Diego Convention Center (SDCC): Room 30 A
Conference Scheduler: http://connect.ala.org/node/119611
ANO description

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Kristin Martin is the Metadata Blog Coordinator for the Metadata Interest Group. She is the Acting Electronic Resources Librarian and Metadata Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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