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ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group seeks speakers to present at ALA 2020 Annual in Chicago.

Cataloging Norms Interest Group offers a forum for the exploration, communication, and exchange of ideas and best practices on the dynamics of cataloging/metadata norms and workflows in the hybrid environment.

Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers, cataloging managers and administrators, and be approximately 15 minutes in length. Additional time will be allowed for questions and discussion.

Past topics have included:

• Evolution, definition, and functions of the catalog and cataloging norms

• Emerging concepts and implementations of "next generation catalogs"

• Cataloging and metadata in hybrid and digital libraries

• Changes in catalogers' workflows

• Quality control and benchmarking

• How end users' expectations and behaviors affect cataloging norms

• Metadata records and elements in different contexts

• Impact of web norms on cataloging norms

• Cataloging education/continuing education

• Cataloging department collaboration with other library units

• Catalogers sharing public service responsibilities

• RDA: integration of records, training.

• Best practices for digital repositories

Please email proposal abstracts to co-chairs Elizabeth Bodian (lizbodian@brandeis.edu) and Keiko Suzuki (suzukik@newschool.edu) by Monday, April 6th, 2020.

If you have questions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!