The ALCTS CaMMS Catalog Management Interest Group (CMIG) invites proposals for presentations at ALA's 2016 Midwinter Conference in Boston. The group will be meeting on Saturday, January 9th, 2016, from 1:00 pm until 2:30 pm.
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. Potential presentation topics include, but not limited to: . Patron driven acquisition programs . Merging catalogs . Adding facets and genre headings to catalog records . Reclamation project . RDA enrichment . Migration to next generation ILS . Managing a catalog within a consortium/union catalog context Please email your proposal to Co-Chairs Sherab Chen ([email protected]) and Lucas Mak ([email protected]) by Friday, November 13th, 2015. The proposal should include: . Presentation title . A brief (300 words or less) summary of the focus of the proposed presentation . Names and positions of presenter(s) . Email address(es) of presenter(s) We look forward to hearing from you soon! 2015/2016 Co-Chairs Sherab Chen Associate Professor / eResources Metadata & Discovery Librarian The Ohio State University Libraries 1165 Kinnear Rd, Room 120G Columbus, OH 43212 email: [email protected] Tel: (614) 247-7460 Lucas (Wing Kau) Mak Metadata and Catalog Librarian Michigan State University Libraries 366 W. Circle Drive East Lansing, MI 48824 email: [email protected] Tel: (517) 884-0822 2015/2016 Co-Vice-Chairs Kimberley Edwards Information Analyst for Technical Services and Interim Head George Mason University email: [email protected] Andrew Sulavik Head of Metadata & Resource Description Services Howard University email: [email protected]
