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***Call for proposals—deadline Friday May 17th***
 


The ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group is seeking proposals for presentations at its ALA Annual meeting in Chicago, IL. The meeting will be on Sunday, June 30, 2013, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. in N229 McCormick Place Convention Center.
The theme of the meeting will be “Catalog Evolution.” Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

•   Research on transitioning from AACR2 to RDA

•   Research on cataloging in a mixed metadata environment with records in multiple schemas, formats, and standards

•   Research on transitioning from a traditional catalog to a web-based next-generation or FRBR catalog

•   Research on alternatives to the MARC format

•   Research on discovery layer catalogs

Full presentations should be 15 to 20 minutes long. Audience questions and discussion will be encouraged after the presentations.  Brief 5 to 10 minute summaries of less extensive projects or research in progress will also be considered.
Email proposals by Friday, May 17th to Masha Stepanova (stepanm@miamioh.edu) or Nastia Guimaraes (aguimara@nd.edu). Please include:

•   Presentation title

•   A brief (1 page or less) summary of the focus of the proposed presentation

•   Stage of project completion by June 2013

•   Amount of time needed to make the presentation

•   Name(s) and position(s) of presenter(s)

•   Email address(es) of presenter(s)

We look forward to hearing from you!

CCRIG Chair 2012/13

Masha Stepanova

Head, Cataloging & Processing

Miami University

stepanm@miamioh.edu

CCRIG Vice-Chair 2012/13

Nastia Guimaraes

Electronic Resources and Serials Cataloging Librarian

University of Notre Dame

aguimara@nd.edu

Nastia Guimaraes

Electronic Resources Cataloging Librarian

Manager, Metadata Services/Batchprocessing and Data Support units

123 Hesburgh Library

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN 46556

(574) 631-3558

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