ALCTS Heads of Cataloging IG - call for speakers (ALA Midwinter, Dallas, Texas)
The ALCTS Heads of Cataloging Interest Group invites your
proposal to participate in a discussion of developing service-oriented models
for cataloging and metadata, to take place at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in
Dallas on Monday, January 23, 2012 at
8:00AM.
Presentations focusing on broad ideas or trends for the
future of cataloging, metadata, and technical services, as well as illustrative
case studies/examples of applying service-oriented approaches to cataloging are
welcome. Possible topics include, but
are not limited to:
* Applying
cataloger expertise to institutional operations outside of technical services
(e.g., providing metadata outreach for other campus/partner communities)
* Role of
catalogers in developing catalog interfaces and functionality (e.g., faceted
catalog browsers)
* Managing
re-organization/integration of non-MARC metadata into existing staff structures
*
Developing assessment programs for cataloging and metadata
*
Identifying and supporting emerging professional development needs for
catalogers
Presentations should be 20-30 minutes in length. To submit a proposal for presentation, please
email a brief description of your proposed topic to the current chair of the
Heads of Cataloging Interest Group, Christopher Cronin (croninc@uchicago.edu), by Monday, October
24, 2011.
Jennifer O'Brien Roper
Head, Cataloging and Metadata Services
University of Virginia Library
434-982-2854 (v)
434-924-8357 (f)
