[Yulcat-l] Fwd: ALA ANNUAL 2006 discussions/programs of possible interest

[Matthew Beacom]

FYI

The following discussions/programs at ALA Annual may be of interest: 
The first is 3 speakers for the Cataloging Norms group; the second is 
3 speakers for the Serials Standards committee (this is a very strong 
group of speakers and the handouts for their talks are now online at 
a link below.)

Matthew Beacom


1. The ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion group will meet on Saturday,
>June 24, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Rm.
>333-334 in New Orleans.
>
>Three presentation topics are in the area of metadata, serials, and
>special collection project.
>
>Aline Soules, Association University Librarian from California State
>University will review how the definition of a serials and its related
>terms have evolved over the last fifty years and look at new terms such
>as integrating resource and continuing resource.  The presenter will
>then engage the audience in a discussion of how these shifts in
>definitions both reflect and predict trends in bibliographic control.
>
>Diane Marie Ward, Principal Poetry Cataloger from SUNY Buffalo's
>Poetry/Rare Books Special Collections will discuss many of the
>project-based initiatives(such as the rare books cataloging project,
>digital library metadata input, enhanced description cataloging in MARC)
>that their special collections department work on. In addition, Diane will
>express how a small unit can work towards both cataloging in quantity and
>quality in both MARC and Dublin Core, without sacrificing their unique
>procedures to describe these rare items. She will also talk about the
>successful integration of student workers and practicum MLS students into
>their department.
>
>Rhonda Marker, Catalog and Metadata Librarian from Rutgers University
>Libraries.  Rhonda's topic is about the metadata processes involved in a
>digital project:  selection, key elements, controlled vocabulary,
>documentation, and mapping.  It touches on some of the issues that are
>important to the Cataloging Norms Discussion group such as standards,
>consistency, and user needs.
>
>Sandy Chen
>Co-Chair ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group
>sandy.chen at domail.maricopa.edu


and

2. Sponsored by the ALCTS Serials Section Serials Standard Committee at ALA
Annual 2006 in New Orleans:
Title:  Serials Standards Update Forum
When: Sunday, June 25, 2006, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Where: Sheraton New Orleans, Napoleon Ballroom B1/B2
Generously supported by: Swets Information Services
http://informationservices.swets.com/

Speakers:
Regina Romano Reynolds, Head, National Serials Data Program (U.S. ISSN
Center), Library of Congress
Priscilla Caplan, Assistant Director for Digital Library Services, Florida
Center for Library Automation
Tim Jewell, Head of Collection Management Services, University of
Washington Libraries

Abstract: With the increasing uses of link resolvers and electronic
resources management software, interoperability among standards has been
in discussion among libraries, publishers and vendors. This forum will
present updates on serials standards developments affecting library
serials management. The topics include ISSN revision; ONIX for Serials
transactions (Serials Release Notification, Serials Online Holdings, and
Serials Products and Subscriptions); the Digital Library Federation's
Electronic Resource Management Initiative (ERMI); and the Standardized
Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI).

To get copies of the presentation handouts, go to
http://www.ala.org/alcts/events and click on the link for the Serials
Standards Update Forum Program, or go directly to:
http://www.ala.org/ala/alcts/alctsconted/alctsceevents/alctsannual/serialsstandards.htm

Alice J. Rhoades
Serials Catalog Librarian
Fondren Library MS44
Rice University


Matthew Beacom

Metadata Librarian
Yale University Library
130 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240

phone: (203) 432-4947
fax: (203) 432 7231
e-mail: matthew.beacom at yale.edu