Are you new to making subject proposals through the SACO Program? Or would
you like a refresher on how it's done?
Back by popular demand, we will be presenting another session of "Proposing
New and Revised Topical Subject Headings," to be held in conjunction with
the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco, California!
The workshop 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 consists 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, June 26, 2015
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
(Registration and light refreshments begin
at 8:30 a.m.)
Where: University of San Francisco's Gleeson Library
2495 Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA,
94118
1st floor Electronic Classroom
The workshop is free. Participants are expected to provide their own
transportation, lodging, and lunch. Each participant must bring his/her
passwords for accessing Cataloger's Desktop, Classification Web, and the
Subject Proposal System. Participants are encouraged to bring an electronic
device (laptop, tablet, etc.); a limited number of PCs will be available for
those who cannot. 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 May 15, 2015 by emailing [email protected] with the message line
"SACO workshop registration request." Confirmations will be sent by May 22,
2015; 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]
