ALCTS MIG (Metadata Interest Group) invites your proposal to participate in a discussion of metadata theory and practice, to take place at the ALA Midwinter Conference in Boston, January 14-20, 2010.
Presentations focusing on current topics and practices as well as new technologies that relate to or impact metadata are preferred. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Usability testing, and the implications for metadata * Local documentation (application profiles, etc.). What's your secret to maintaining local documentation and staying productive? * Changing the underlying metadata schemes for a digital library/repository * Managing the use of multiple metadata schemes within one repository * XSLT and metadata manipulation Presentations should be 20-30 minutes in length. To submit a proposal for presentation, please email a brief description of your proposed topic to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> by Friday, November 13, 2009. Jennifer O'Brien Roper Head, Cataloging and Metadata Services University of Virginia Library [email protected] 434-982-2854 (v) 434-924-8357 (f)
