LC staff will represent or report for the Library at the following cataloging-related meetings and events during ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. Presentations by cataloging staff at other meetings are also included in this list.
LC EXHIBIT BOOTH The Library's exhibit booth is no. 2017. The following cataloging- related demonstrations are planned for the booth:BeCites+: Enhancing and Expanding Online Subject Bibliographies. July 10, 3:00 pm. Presenter: Carolyn Larson. BEOnline (Business and Economics Online): Pilot Project for Identifying, Selecting and Cataloging Internet Resources. July 10, 2:30 pm. Presenter: Allene Hayes. _Cataloger's Desktop_ and _Classification Plus_. July 8, 11:30 am; July 9, 1:30 pm; July 10, 11:30 am. CDS, Cataloging Distribution Service: Products and Services: July 8, 11:00 am; July 9, 1:00 pm; July 10, 11:00 am. ECIP Electronic Cataloging In Publication Program. July 8, 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm. Presenters: John Celli, Cassandra Latney, Sherry McCoy, Regina Thomas. LCSH Library of Congress Subject Heading Proposals. July 8, 3:30 pm. Presenter: Lynn El-Hoshy. Minaret Web Pilot. July 9, 4:00 pm; July 10, 12:00 pm. Web SACO Proposal Form and Web 053 Request Form to Reserve Literary Author Names. July 9, 3:30 pm. Presenter: Ana Cristan.
Thursday July 6
ALCTS Preconference, "Metadata: Libraries and the Web: Retooling
AACR and MARC21 for Cataloging in the Twenty-first Century."
Sponsored by: ALCTS Serial Section Committee to Study Serials
Cataloging; Task Force on Metadata Preconference, CCS Committee on
Cataloging: Description and Access. Continues on July 7. Faculty
from LC, July 6: Rebecca Guenther (10:00-10:20 am), Jean Hirons
(10:50-11:50), Regina Reynolds (10:50-11:50); July 7, Elizabeth
Mangan (9:00-9:30). Other attendees from LC: Norma Hendrickson,
Gene Kinnaly. Preregistration only.
PCC Steering Committee. July 6, 2:00-5:00 p.m., Residence Inn-Room
A. LC representative: Beacher Wiggins. Secretariat: John Byrum.
Friday July 7
PCC SACO Workshop A, "Proposing New Class Numbers and Changes to
LCC." July 7, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, McCormick Place Convention Center-
S405a. Instructor: Mary Kay D. Pietris. Preregistration only.
ALCTS Preconference, "Metadata: Libraries and the Web: Retooling
AACR and MARC21 for Cataloging in the Twenty-first Century."
Continued from July 6. Faculty from LC: Elizabeth Mangan (9:00-
9:30). Preregistration only.
ALCTS CCS Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries
Discussion Group (Big Heads). July 7, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Sheraton
Chicago- Ballroom VIII. LC report: Beacher Wiggins.
ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Preconference, "Beyond
Words: Visual Information in Special Collections." Faculty from LC:
Gregory Marcangelo on "Mining the Poster Image: Cataloging
Practices at the Library of Congress" (2:00-3:00); Helena Zinkham
on "Best Practices in Image Cataloging" (3:30-5:00).
Preregistration only.
PCC SACO Workshop B, "Proposing New and Changed Subject Headings
for LCSH." July 7, 2:00-4:00 pm, McCormick Place Convention Center-
S405a. Instructor: Lynn El-Hoshy. Preregistration only.
ALCTS Organization and Bylaws Committee. July 7, 2:00-4:00 pm,
Wyndham Chicago-Erie. Continues July 10. LC liaison: John
Mitchell.
RLG RLIN Strategy Focus Group. July 7, 2:30-4:30 pm, Palmer House-
LaSalle 5. LC representative: Beacher Wiggins.
NMRT (New Members Round Table). Board Meeting 1/Conference
Coordinating Committee. July 7, 5:00-6:30 pm, Swissotel -
Alpine Ballroom I. Member from LC and Co-Chair, Publicity
Committee: Gene Kinnaly. Continues July 10.
ALCTS CCS SAC Subcommittee on Metadata and Subject Analysis. July
7, 6:00-8:00 pm, Sheraton Chicago-Huron. Member from LC: Lynn El-
Hoshy. Continues July 8.
OLAC (Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc.) Cataloging Policy
Committee. July 7, 7:30-9:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Chicago-Dusable.
From LC: Norma Hendrickson.
Saturday July 8
OCLC Dewey Breakfast. July 8, 7:00-8:30 am, McCormick Place
Convention Center-S505b. Dewey assistant editor: Winton Matthews.
ACRL RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee I. July 8, 8:30 am-
12:30 pm, McCormick Place Convention Center-N135. LC
representative: Jerry Wager.
ACRL SEES Automated Bibliographic Control Committee. July 8, 9:30-
11:00 am, Radisson Hotel-Symphony. LC report: Barbara Conaty.
MARBI. July 8, 9:30 am-12:30 pm. Hyatt Regency Chicago-Regency D
North. Chair: Bruce Chr. Johnson. LC representative: Sally
McCallum; also Rebecca Guenther. Presentation on MARBI Discussion
Paper 119: Jean Hirons. Meeting continues July 9.
ALA Electronic Meeting Participation Task Force. July 8,
10:30-11:30 am, McCormick Place Convention Center-E251. Member
from LC: Gene Kinnaly.
ALCTS CCS SAC Subcommittee on Metadata and Subject Analysis.
Metadata and Classification Discussion Forum. July 8, 11:30 am-
12:30 pm, Marriott Downtown- Chicago Ballroom B. Member from LC:
Lynn El-Hoshy. Report from former SAC Subcommittee on Metadata &
Classification: Julianne Beall. Continued from July 7.
ALCTS Nominating Committee. July 8, 11:30 am-12:30 pm, McCormick
Place Convention Center-N139. Chair: Bruce Chr. Johnson.
ALCTS CCS Committee on Education, Training, and Recruitment to
Cataloging. July 8, 2:00-4:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Chicago-Stetson A.
LC report: Susan Morris.
ALCTS CCS Policy & Research Committee. July 8, 2:00-4:00 p.m.,
Swissotel-Flims. LC representative: Beacher Wiggins.
ALCTS CCS CC:DA (Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access).
July 8, 2:00-5:30 pm, Sheraton Chicago-Ballroom X. LC report:
Barbara Tillett. Presentation of AACR2 Chapter 3 rule revision
package: Elizabeth Mangan. LITA liaison: David Williamson. NMRT
liaison: Gene Kinnaly.
CONSER Publication Patterns Task Force. July 8, 4:00-5:30 pm. Co-
leader: Jean Hirons. Also from LC: Rebecca Guenther.
OLAC (Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc.) Membership Meeting.
July 8, 8:00-10:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Chicago-Columbian. From LC:
Norma Hendrickson.
Sunday July 9
ALCTS Media Resources Committee. July 9, 8:00-9:00 am, Palmer
House Parlor F. LC representative: Dave Reser. Continues on July
11.
MARC Distribution Services Subscribers Meeting. July 9, 8:00-9:00
am, McCormick Place Convention Center-E350. Chair: Peter Young.
Also from LC: Cheryl Cook, Linda Jarmy, James Kimball, Peter
Seligman.
PCC CONSER At-Large Meeting. July 9, 8:00-9:30 am, McCormick Place
Convention Center-S501d. Co-leader: Jean Hirons.
ACRL RBMS Bibliographic Standards Committee II. July 9, 8:30-
11:00, McCormick Place Convention Center-E253d. LC representative:
Jerry Wager.
ALCTS CCS CC:DA Task Force on Metadata. July 9, 8:30 am-12:30 pm,
Westin River North-Astor Ballroom. From LC: Beacher Wiggins.
MAGERT Cataloging and Classification Committee. July 9, 9:30-11:00
am, Sheraton Chicago-Illinois Bd. Chair: Barbara Story.
ALCTS CCS CC:AAM Program. "Year of the Dragon, Mandate to Change:
Challenges of the Pinyin Conversion in the Online Environment."
July 9, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, McCormick Place Convention Center-E270.
Speaker from LC, ca. 9:40-10:10: Philip Melzer.
ALCTS Subject Analysis Committee. July 9, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Westin
River North-Grand Ballroom A. Continues July 10. LC liaison: Lynn
El-Hoshy. Dewey report: Julianne Beall.
ALA Council I. July 9, 11:00 am-12:15 pm, McCormick Place
Convention Center-Vista Ballroom. Council members from LC: Nancy
Davenport, Robert Newlen, Beacher Wiggins (Council member elect),
Peter Young.
PCC BIBCO At-Large Meeting 11:30 am-12:30 pm. McCormick Place
Convention Center-S404a. Chair: Ruta Penkiunas.
ALCTS CCS Copy Cataloging Discussion Group. July 9, 2:00-4:00 pm,
Swissotel Davos. LC report: Beacher Wiggins.
LITA/ALCTS ACIG (Authority Control Interest Group in the Online
Environment). July 9, 2:00-5:30 pm, McCormick Place Convention
Center-N227b. LC report: Ann Della Porta.
MARBI. July 9, 2:00-5:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Chicago-Grand Ballroom
F. Chair: Bruce Chr. Johnson. LC representative: Sally McCallum;
also Rebecca Guenther. Continued from July 8; continues July 10.
(Includes Multilingual Records Task Force meeting listed below.)
ALCTS/LITA/RUSA MARBI. Multilingual Records Task Force. July 9,
4:00-5:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Chicago-Grand Ballroom F. LC
representative: James Agenbroad.
ALCTS CCS Cataloging of Children's Materials Committee. July 9,
4:30-5:30 pm. Hyatt Regency Chicago-Toronto. LC representative:
Jane Gilchrist.
CIP Advisory Group. July 9, 4:30-5:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Chicago-
Stetson F. Chair: John Celli.
PCC Participants Discussion Group Meeting. 7:00-9:00 pm, Hyatt
Regency Chicago (Headquarters Hotel)-C,D. Attending from LC: John
Byrum, Ana Cristan, John Mitchell, Carolyn Sturtevant, Beacher
Wiggins. LC report: Ruta Penkiunas. CONSER report: Jean Hirons.
Monday July 10
NMRT (New Members Round Table). Board Meeting 2. July 10, 8:00-
9:30 am, Swissotel- Grand Ballroom II. Member from LC and Co-
Chair, Publicity Committee: Gene Kinnaly. Continued from July 7.
ALCTS CCS CC:DA (Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access).
July 10, 8:00 am-12:00 pm, Sheraton Chicago-Ballroom X. Continued
from July 9. Presentation ca. 9:00 on the AACR2 revisions
concerning seriality: Jean Hirons. Presentation on the AACR2
revisions concerning Chapter 3: Elizabeth Mangan.
ALA Council Orientation. July 10, 9:00-10:00 am, McCormick Place
Convention Center-Vista Ballroom. New Council member: Beacher
Wiggins.
ALCTS Awards Presentation and Membership Meeting. July 10, 9:30-
10:00 am, Hyatt Regency Chicago-Regency A, B. Presenter of
Margaret Mann Citation to recipient Patricia Thomas: Bruce Chr.
Johnson.
ALCTS Organization and Bylaws Committee. July 10, 1:00-4:00 pm,
Hyatt Regency Chicago-Addams. Continued from July 7; continues July
11. LC liaison: John Mitchell.
ALCTS SS Committee to Study Serials Cataloging. July 10, 2:00-4:00
pm, Hyatt Regency Chicago-Grand Ballroom D North. Presentation on
AACR2 revision and harmonization efforts: Jean Hirons. LC report
and current ISSN developments: Regina Romano Reynolds.
ALCTS SS Policy, Research, and Publications Committee. July 10,
2:00-4:00 pm, Sheraton Chicago-Parlor E. LC report: Regina Romano
Reynolds.
ALCTS Subject Analysis Committee. July 10, 2:00-4:00 pm,
Swissotel-Alpine Ballroom II. LC liaison: Lynn El-Hoshy.
MARBI. July 10, 2:00-4:00 pm. Hyatt Regency Chicago-Grand Ballroom
A. Chair: Bruce Chr. Johnson. LC representative: Sally McCallum;
also Rebecca Guenther. Continued from July 9.
PLA LS Cataloging Needs of Public Libraries Committee. July 10,
2:00-4:00 pm, McCormick Place Convention Center-E256. Dewey
report: Winton Matthews.
Tuesday July 11
ALCTS Organization and Bylaws Committee. July 11, 8:30 am-12:30
pm, McCormick Place Convention Center-E251. Continued from July 10.
LC liaison: John Mitchell.
ALCTS Media Resources Committee. July 11, 9:30 am-12:30 pm,
McCormick Place Convention Center-N139. LC representative: Dave
Reser.
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