Today's Topics: 1. ANMIG March Chat - Professional Identity - #ANMIGchat (Elaine Franco) 2. CaMMS Cataloging Norms IG Call for Proposals for ALA Annual 2016 (Elaine Franco) 3. Call for proposals: ALCTS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group ALA Annual (Elaine Franco)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 ANMIG = ALCTS New Members Interest Group. On Behalf Of Alissa T Hafele ANMIG chats are moving to Twitter! Please join us for our inaugural ANMIG twitter chat on March 29th from 3 to 4 p.m. EST where we will be conversing on developing your professional identity in librarianship. If you wish to send us questions on this topic beforehand please submit them to the moderators by twitter or email; Alissa Hafele (@ahafele or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) and Hayley Moreno (@hayleym1218 or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) we'll make sure to ask them during the chat. ANMIG twitter chats will follow a similar format to other library chats (e.g. #libchat). Moderators will tweet out questions starting with Q [number of question] (e.g. Q1, Q2, and Q3). Followers will tweet back the answers using A [Number of Question] (e.g. A1, A2, and A3). Make sure to use #ANMIGchat in all of your tweets! We hope to see you there! --- Alissa Hafele E-Resources Metadata Librarian Metadata Department Stanford University Libraries (650) 497-5430 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ------------------------------ Message: 2 CaMMS = Cataloging and Metadata Management Section ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group seeks speakers to present at ALA Annual Conference in Orlando on Saturday, June 25th, 2016 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. Possible topics include (but not limited to): * Cataloging and metadata norms in hybrid and digital libraries * Linked data implementation in libraries * The impact of RDA on non-MARC cataloging * Experimentation with the BIBFRAME model * Role of the cataloging/metadata librarian in data curation and research data services * Cataloging/Metadata librarian collaboration with other library units and beyond the library * Quality control and benchmarking * Cataloging/metadata norms in cataloging education Please email proposal titles and abstracts to co-chairs by Monday, April 11, 2016. If you have questions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you! Susan J. Matveyeva and Robert J. Rohrbacher, CNIG Co-Chairs Susan Matveyeva, PhD, MLIS, B.Mus Associate Professor, Catalog & Institutional Repository Librarian Wichita State University Libraries 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0068 Office: (316) 978-5139 Fax: (316) 978-3496 [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] ------------------------------ Message: 3 CMS = Collection Management Section. On Behalf Of Gao, Wenli The ALCTS CMS Collection Evaluation and Assessment Interest Group welcomes proposals for presentations at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 26th from 1:00 - 2:30 PM. We will be altering the format of the meeting to include up to two 20- minute presentations followed by a series of lightning talks. For the traditional presentations, each speaker will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation followed by questions and group discussion. For the lightning talks, each speaker will have 5 minutes to present with Q&A as time allows. All topics related to collection evaluation and assessment are welcome. The proposed topics for presentations include but are not limited to the following: * Review or comparison of collection analysis tools * Comparison of print and electronic assessment methods * How to determine user satisfaction with collections * How to measure the value of our collections (not just monetarily or through CPU) * eBook Assessment and Management * Data visualization tools or projects * what determines the lifespan of a book If you are interested in being a presenter, please email a brief proposal (500 words or less) to Wenli Gao ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) by April 30, 2016. Please include: Name Title/Position Institution Contact Information Presentation Title Traditional 20 minute presentation or 5 minute lightning talk We will select and notify presenters during the first week in May. Wenli Gao, Communication, Sociology, and Anthropology Librarian Liaison Department University of Houston A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university 713-743-8370 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- End of Tsig Digest, Vol 47, Issue 8 ***********************************
