Conference on Bibliographic Control in the New Millennium (Library of Congress)

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Bicentennial Conference on
Bibliographic Control for the New Millenium: Confronting the Challenges of Networked
Resources and the Web

sponsored by the Library of Congress Cataloging Directorate Topical Discussion Groups

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Topical discussion group:	Meeting room:
1. Choosing Electronic Resources: What Is a Valuable Web Resource? Discussion facilitator: Olivia Madison	LM620
2. What Are The Continuing Education Needs of Professional Catalogers? Discussion facilitator: Sheila Intner	LM632
3a. What Near-Term Cooperative Partnerships Should Libraries Explore in the Digital World? Discussion facilitator: Larry Alford	LM642
3b. What Long-Term Cooperative Partnerships Should Libraries Explore in the Digital World? Discussion facilitator: William Gosling	LM501
4a. How Can AACR2 Become More Responsive to Cataloging Networked Resources on the Web in the Near-Term? Discussion facilitator: Sherry Kelley	LM507
4b. How Can AACR2 Become More Responsive to Cataloging Networked Resources on the Web in the Long-Term? Discussion facilitator: Carlen Ruschoff	LM513
5. What Can the Library Community Offer in Support of Semantic Interoperability? Discussion facilitator: Mary Charles Lasater	LM515
6. What Automated Tools Could Assist Libraries to Meet the Information Needs of Their Users? Discussion facilitator: Robert Wolven	LM527
7. What Steps Can The Library Take to Achieve Integrated Access to the Catalog and Other Discovery Tools? Discussion facilitator: Sherry Vellucci	LM541
8. How Can Libraries Participate More Actively in the Development of Metadata Standards? Discussion facilitator: Sally Sinn	LM542
9. How Can Catalogers and Metadata Providers Ensure that Resource Descriptions Meet Reference Needs? Discussion facilitator: Amy Tracy Wells	LM453 (I&R)

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November 1, 2000
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