[Metadatalibrarians] Call for officers! Nominations open for Core Metadata Interest Group officer positions

Zilic, Melissa MZILIC at depaul.edu
Fri May 31 10:36:07 PDT 2024


Serve as an officer of the ALA Core Metadata Interest Group!


The Interest Group provides a framework for information exchange, participates in the development of standards, and develops programming around metadata topics. The Interest Group's main communication channel is the website on ALA Connect<https://connect.ala.org/core/communities/community-home?communitykey=a38252d1-29e5-42e7-8b5d-a43a19f99aea>. We're a collegial, supportive group and welcome folks of all backgrounds and experience levels.


Requirements:

  *   Officers must be members of Core (Learn more about Core<https://www.ala.org/core/benefits-membership>)
  *   Officers are expected to attend (either virtually or in-person) Core Metadata Interest Group Programming
  *   Officers must be willing to serve up to 2 years (see open officer positions below)


The commitment is typically a few hours a month with a bit more time required when planning and hosting programming.


Positions open for election:

  *   Vice chair (2024-2025, becomes Chair 2025-2026)
  *   Programming co-chair (2024-2026)


Nominate yourself (highly encouraged!) or one of your colleagues by filling out the nomination form<https://forms.gle/SFtwGaNmZKGvRZob6>! We will hold the election at our meeting during the ALA Metadata IG program, Sunday, June 30th at 11:00 AM PDT. Take a look at the officer position descriptions<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ltVGMEG8dTCaXsicF6FS57Rh-KJI4iUm6Niz13pc6aI/edit> for more information!


Questions? Please feel free to email Catherine Smith at clsmith35 at ua.edu<mailto:clsmithi35 at ua.edu>.




On behalf of the Metadata Interest Group,


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Melissa Zilic, MSLIS (she/her/hers)
Metadata Librarian for Digital and Electronic Resources
DePaul University Library, Chicago, IL




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