ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group seeks speakers to present at the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco on Saturday, June 27, 2015, at 10:30-11:30. Cataloging Norms Interest Group offers 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, and be approximately 15-20 minutes in length. Additional time will be allowed for questions and discussion. Past topics have included: . Evolution, definition, and functions of the catalog and cataloging norms . Emerging concepts and implementations of "next generation catalogs" . Cataloging and metadata 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 . Impact of web norms on cataloging norms . Cataloging education/continuing education . Cataloging department collaboration with other library units . Catalogers sharing public service responsibilities . RDA: integration of records, training . Non-MARC cataloging, including BIBFRAME . Updating existing records to new standards . Utilizing software tools or apps in metadata workflow Please email proposal abstracts (300 words or less) to co-chairs by Friday, April 24, 2015. If you have questions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!
Cataloging Norms IG Co-Chairs, Jessica Hayden Technical Services Manager/Assistant Professor University of Northern Colorado [email protected] Dr. Harold Thiele Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Studies Valdosta State University [email protected] -- Robert J. Rohrbacher Metadata Librarian for Social Sciences and Government Documents Metadata Dept. Stanford University Libraries phone: 650-725-7992 fax: 650-725-1120 [email protected]
