CCRIG ALA Midwinter 2012 draft call for proposals
The ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging & Classification Research
Interest Group is seeking proposals for presentations at its ALA Mid-Winter
meeting in Dallas, TX. The meeting will be on Sunday, January 22nd from 10:30
am-Noon.
The theme of the
meeting will be "Traditions and Transitions in Library Catalogs".
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
* Research on evidence-based decision making
and best practices for cataloging and classification in an era of budget
reduction
* Research on transitioning from AACR2 to RDA
* Research on cataloging in a mixed metadata
environment with records in multiple schemas, formats, and standards
* Research on transitioning from a traditional
catalog to a web-based next-generation or FRBR catalog
* Research on measuring or implementing
quality control in an era of batch loaded data from multiple sources
Full presentations should be 15 to 20 minutes long.
Audience questions and discussion will be encouraged after the presentations. Brief 5 to 10 minute summaries of less
extensive projects or research in progress will also be considered.
Email proposals by Friday, Oct. 21 to Susan Massey
(susan.massey@unf.edu). Please include:
* Presentation title
* A brief (1 page or less) summary of the
focus of the proposed presentation
* Stage of project completion by January 2012
* Amount of time needed to make the
presentation
* Names and positions of presenter(s)
* Email address(es) of presenter(s)
We look forward to hearing from you!
CCRIG Chair 2011/12
Susan A. Massey
Head of Discovery Enhancement
Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL 32224
CCRIG Vice-Chair 2011/12
Masha Misco,
Catalog & Slavic Librarian
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
