[Metadatalibrarians] ALCTS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group at ALA Midwinter 2017 Call for Proposals

[Laura N Evans]

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The ALCTS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group seeks
speakers to present at ALA Midwinter in Atlanta on Sunday, January 22, 2017
from 10:30 to 11:30 am.

Full presentations should be about 15-20 minutes long. Audience questions
and discussion will be encouraged after the presentations. Possible topics
include, but are not limited to:

   - Research on user contributed metadata
   - Research, surveys or studies on discovery layer catalogs
   - Research on cataloging using multiple schema, formats, and standards
   - Research on best practices in non-book cataloging for a new generation
   catalog
   - Research on evidence-based decision making for cataloging and
   classification
   - Research on innovative ways of recruiting/training non-traditional
   catalogers in a time of budget cuts and reduced full time cataloging staff
   - Research on alternatives to the MARC format
   - Research on cataloging of non-traditional materials in RDA environment

Please email proposal abstracts to Chair by Friday, November 4th, 2016.
Please include the following:

   - Presentation title
   - A brief (1 page or less) summary of the focus of the proposed
   presentation
   - Stage of project completion by January 2017
   - Amount of time needed to make the presentation
   - Names and positions of presenter(s)
   - Email address(es) of presenter(s)

We look forward to hearing from you!

CCRIG Chair, 2016-2017
Laura Evans
evans at binghamton.edu

CCRIG Co-Vice Chair 2016-2017
Rebecca Nous
rnous at albany.edu

CCRIG Co-Vice Chair 2016-2017
Lisa Errico
lisa.errico at ncc.edu

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Laura Evans
Metadata Librarian and Assistant Head of Cataloging
Binghamton University Libraries
P.O. Box 6012
Binghamton, NY 13902-6012
(607) 777-4943
evans at binghamton.edu