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 ***Call for proposals – deadline Friday, May 9, 2014***
 


The ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group is seeking proposals for presentations at its 2014 ALA Annual meeting in Las Vegas, NV. The meeting will be held on Sunday, June 29, 2014, from 10:30 am–11:30 am. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

•        Research on cataloging of non-traditional library materials in RDA environment 

•        Research on cataloging non-English manuscripts (wood blocks and scrolls) in RDA

•        Research on best practices in non-book cataloging for a new generation catalog

•        Research, surveys or studies on discovery layer catalogs

•        Research on cataloging using multiple schema, formats, and standards 

•        Research on alternatives to the MARC format

Full presentations should be about 15 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 9 to 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 2014

•  Amount of time needed to make the presentation

•  Names and positions of presenter(s)

•  Email address(es) of presenter(s)

We look forward to hearing from you!

CCRIG Chair 2013/14

Nastia Guimaraes

Head, Batch Processing, Data Support, and Metadata Services

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

aguimara@nd.edu  

CCRIG Vice-Chair 2013/14

Enerel Dambiinyam

Assistant Professor and Cataloging Librarian

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN

Enerel.Dambiinyam@mtsu.edu

CCRIG Vice-Chair 2013/14

Rachel Jaffe

Metadata Librarian

University Library

University of California, Santa Cruz

jaffer@ucsc.edu