[Web4lib] ALA Annual 2010 ALCTS Cataloging Norms Interest Group - Call for speakers

[Michael Kim]

Please excuse cross-postings:



 ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Interest Group invites speakers for its meeting

at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington D.C. on Saturday, June 26, 2010,

from 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Presentation topics should be of current interest

to catalogers, cataloging managers and administrators.



Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * evolution, definition,

and functions of the catalog and cataloging norms;

* emerging concepts and implementations of "next generation catalogs";

* RDA and FRBR;

* cataloging in hybrid and digital libraries;

* changes in catalogers' workflows;

* emerging perceptions of cataloging quality;

* how end users' expectations and behaviors affect cataloging norms;

* metadata records and elements in different contexts;

* the impact of web norms on cataloging norms from the perspectives of web

developers and catalogers.



Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length, with

additional time allowed for questions and answers. Please send abstracts of

proposals to co-chairs by 5:00 on Wednesday, May 12th. We look forward to
hearing from

you!



Michael Kim

Head, Cataloging & Metadata Services

University of Miami Libraries

michaelkim at miami.edu

Co-Chair, ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Interest Group



Rebecca Routh

Cataloging Librarian

University of Iowa Libraries

rebecca-routh at uiowa.edu

Co-Chair, ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Interest Group

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