**Apologies for cross-posting** The ALCTS CaMMS Catalog Management Interest Group (CMIG) invites proposals for presentations at ALA's 2014 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. The group will be meeting on Saturday, January 25th from 1:00 until 2:30.
CMIG's charge is to discuss the various issues involved with cataloging, classification, and authority control after initial cataloging has been performed. Catalog management is defined as the continuous upgrading and updating of a catalog, regardless of its format, be it card, microform, book, or online. The group will provide a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems in managing the bibliographic integrity of library catalogs. Presentations should be 15-20 minutes in length. Past presentations have covered topics such as adapting catalogs for RDA, patron driven acquisition programs, adding facets and genre headings to the catalog, and managing a batch OCLC reclamation project. Other catalog related topics such as record retention policies, gathering collection information from the catalog, batch generation of records, are also welcome. Please email your proposal to Wanda Jazayeri (wp...@uci.edu). Proposals are due by Wednesday, November 26th. For questions, please contact: 2013/2014 CMIG Chair Wanda Pittman Jazayeri Head, Catalog Maintenance, Physical Processing & Repair The UCI Libraries University of California, Irvine Email: wp...@uci.edu 2013/2014 Vice Chairs: Roman S. Panchyshyn, MLIS Catalog Librarian, Assistant Professor University Libraries Kent State University Email:rpanc...@kent.edu Cathy Weng Head of Cataloging The College of New Jersey Library Email:w...@tcnj.edu <mailto:w...@tcnj.edu> -- Wanda Jazayeri Head, Catalog Maintenance, Physical Processing & Repair -- The UC Irvine Libraries 949-824-4982 wp...@uci.edu
