Are you new to making subject proposals through the SACO Program? Or would
you like a refresher on how it's done? Please join us for a SACO workshop
to be held in conjunction with the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago,
Illinois!
The workshop, "Proposing New and Revised Topical Subject Headings," is
designed to provide participants with an understanding of when to make a
proposal and how to do so. Through lectures and hands-on exercises using
LCSH and the Subject Headings Manual (SHM), participants will gain an
understanding of the research and documentation necessary to support a
proposal. They will also become familiar with the rules for headings,
qualifiers, references, scope notes, and geographic subdivision. Emphasis
will be placed on finding and interpreting the instructions in the SHM in
order to create high-quality proposals. The online Subject Proposal System
will also be demonstrated, and the day will conclude with a discussion of
LC's proposal approval process.
The workshop will consist of a slightly modified version of a class offered
to Library of Congress catalogers. It will be led by Janis L. Young, a
senior cataloging policy specialist in the Policy and Standards Division of
the Library of Congress, with assistance from Paul Frank, a cooperative
programs specialist in LC's Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division.
When: Friday, January 30, 2014
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
(Registration and light refreshments begin
at 8:30 a.m.)
Where: University of Chicago's Joseph Regenstein Library
1100 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Room A-11
The workshop is free. Participants will be expected to provide their own
transportation, lodging, and lunch. Each participant is expected to bring
an electronic device (laptop, tablet, etc.) and his/her passwords for
accessing Cataloger's Desktop, Classification Web, and the Subject Proposal
System. Free wireless access will be available in the classroom.
Registration is limited to staff from PCC institutions. If demand exceeds
the space available, preference will be given to staff from new and existing
SACO institutions.
Register by December 1, 2014 by emailing [email protected] with the message line
"SACO workshop registration request." Confirmations will be sent by
December 5, 2014; please wait for the confirmation before making any travel
reservations.
Questions about the workshop may be sent to [email protected].
Paul Frank
Acting Coordinator, NACO and SACO Programs
Cooperative Programs Section
Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20540-4230
202-707-1570
[email protected]
