[Metadatalibrarians] CFP - Core Virtual Interest Group Week 2022 - Catalog Management Interest Group

[Peggy Griesinger]

***Please excuse cross-posting***



The ALA CORE Catalog Management Interest Group seeks speakers to present at
its meeting during the *ALA CORE Virtual Interest Group Week 2022*, to take
place from March 7-11, 2022. This specific session will take place on
*Wednesday,
March 9th from 11am-12pm Pacific/12pm-1pm Mountain/1pm-2PM Central/2-3PM
Eastern*.



The Catalog Management Interest Group discusses the various issues involved
in bibliographic control, authority control, holding and item issues,
metadata application, and their impact on discovery and user access. The
group provides a forum for exchanging information and discussing how to
apply current techniques and new developments, including but not limited
to: resolving the technical problems, ethical dilemmas, and diversity
concerns with managing the data integrity and data availability of library
catalogs and related discovery tools.



Presentation topics might include, but are certainly not limited to:

   - Providing or improving access to digitized collections
   - Processes for updating existing records to reflect digital versions
   - Transforming existing records for use in an institutional repository
   - Describing collections to enhance user experience
   - Subject analysis and classification to support diversity, inclusion,
   or equity
   - Modifying granularity or fullness of records to improve discovery
   - ILS migration
   - Workflows for managing data
   - Relevant project or staff management
   - Relevant training tips and tools
   - Updating records to support linked data


Please submit your proposal by emailing the Interest Group’s Co-Chairs,
Lauren (lgeiger at library.msstate.edu) and Peggy (mgriesi2 at nd.edu) by *Friday,
January 21st*. Selected presentations will be notified by January 25th.



Please include in your proposal the following:

   - Name(s), affiliation(s), and title(s) of the presenter(s)
   - Title and short summary (max 150 words) of the presentation
   - Time required to present

We look forward to hearing from you!

Lauren and Peggy, Co-Chairs

Cindy and Jeanette, Vice Co-Chairs