Greetings all:
The ALCTS CaMMS Catalog Management Interest Group seeks speakers to present at its meeting at the
ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, WA, January 26, 2019, 1:00-2:30PM in the Madison Ballroom of the Renaissance Seattle Hotel.
The Catalog Management Interest Group discusses the various issues involved in cataloging, classification, authority control and metadata application after the
initial cataloging has been performed, including its impact on discovery. It provides a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems with managing the data integrity of library catalogs and related discovery tools.
Ideas for presentations include, but are certainly not limited to:
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Digitizing special collections
--in-house digitized materials into vendors e-book platforms or broader
--providing or improving access to digitized collections
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Processes of updating existing records to reflect digital versions
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Transforming existing records for use in a digital repository type of environment
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Customizing collections to enhance customer experience
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ILS audit and assessment
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Tricks for managing data
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Training tips and tools
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Library data curation / analysis
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Power of library data and linked data success stories
Please email proposals by November 26, 2018 to the Co-Chairs, Vesselina Stoytcheva at
Vesselina.Stoytcheva@occ.treas.gov and Jeanette Sewell at
jeanette.sewell@rice.edu. In your proposal, please include the following:
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Presentation title
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Abstract: 150-300 words
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Amount of time needed to make the presentation
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Names and positions of presenter(s)
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Email address(es) of presenter(s)
We look forward to hearing from you!
Best regards,
Vesselina Stoytcheva
Librarian
Office of Management – Human Capital
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Phone: (202) 649-7120
Cell: (202) 731-5383