CFP: Cataloging Norms IG speakers (ALA Midwinter)
ALCTS- CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group invites speakers to participate at the ALCTS- CaMMS CNIG session, ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 at 10:30-11:30 AM.
The mission of the CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group is to offer a forum for the exploration, communication, and exchange of ideas and best practices on the dynamics of cataloging/metadata norms and workflows in the hybrid environment.
Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers, cataloging managers and administrators.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
--Evolution, definition, and functions of the catalog and cataloging norms
--Emerging concepts and implementations of "next generation catalogs"
--Cataloging in hybrid and digital libraries
--Changes in catalogers' workflows
--Quality control and benchmarking
--How end users' expectations and behaviors affect cataloging norms
--Metadata records and elements in different contexts
--The impact of web norms on cataloging norms from the perspectives of web developers and catalogers
--Cataloging education/continuing education
--RDA: Integration of records, training
Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional time will be allowed for questions and discussion. Please send abstracts of proposals to co-chairs by Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. If you have questions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!
Cataloging Norms Co-Chairs:
Ophelia Payne
Faculty/Principal Cataloging Coordinator, University of Virginia Co-Chair, ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group – omp2w@virginia.edu
Karen Sigler
Special Collections Cataloger, Texas State University-San Marcos Co-Chair, ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group ¬– ks10@txstate.edu
