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Call for Interest Group Officers
The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group has the following offices open for election: Vice-Chair/Chair Elect (Vice-Chair 2016-2017, Chair 2017-2018) Program Co-Chair Blog Coordinator Secretary – Effective immediately to finish out current secretary’s term (through ALA Annual 2017) Terms are two years … Continue reading
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Cataloging Theory Meets the Real World
In Cataloging Theory in Search of Graph Theory and Other Ivory Towers (Dec. 2011) Ronald Murray and Barbara Tillett wrote about enhancing cataloging theory.  Murray and Tillett conclude that cataloging theory formation and practice can now be understood as … Continue reading
The Bibliographic Framework Initiative : Are We all Speaking the Same Language?
Information about the planning underway for the MARC replacement can be found in Sally McCallum’s slides from a talk given at IGeLU:  http://igelu.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/IGeLU-sally-McCallum.pptx. These includes interesting glimpses into the future. A timeline information on slide 29 predicts Phase 1.5, early … Continue reading
ALA Annual 2012: Digital Special Collections Discussion Group
4:00pm to 5:30pm Digital Special Collections Discussion Group Location: Disneyland Hotel, Monorail A Sponsor: ACRL/RBMS Moderated by Jason Kovari, the Digital Special Collections Discussion Group met on Saturday afternoon in a standing-room only session. The discussion addressed three major topics: … Continue reading
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ALA Annual 2012: Metadata Interest Group Meeting
Metadata Interest Group Meeting June 24, 2012, 8-10 AM ALA Annual Conference The Metadata Interest Group held a series of four presentations on the topic of transforming cataloging workflows through collaboration. Full presentations, when available, are posted on ALA Connect: … Continue reading
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Copy Cataloging Interest Group – Jan 21, 2012
The ALCTS CAMMSCopy Catalogying Interest Group’s meeting today was full beyond capacity with session participants sitting and standing around the periphery of the room. The session was broken into 4 parts. The first was a brief introduction to the session … Continue reading
LITA Top Technology Trends ALA 2011
The LITA Top Technology Trends Panel consisted of five participants working in various aspects of library technology. Each of the panelists was asked to identify two important or emerging technology trends relevant to libraries, and to comment as to whether … Continue reading
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