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2003 ALA Midwinter Conference Meetings
of Interest to AV Catalogers

Compiled by Jain Fletcher
jfletchr@library.ucla.edu


This information was taken from the ALA online event planner. Please confirm all dates, times and locations in the final conference program. This list is not intended to be comprehensive; OLAC meetings and the major cataloging meetings are listed as well as AV meetings of long-standing or current popular interest. There have also been a few meetings added to the usual list, including those sponsored by OCLC and the PCC. Their addition is a reflection of the increasing interest of OLAC members in database enrichment activities, demonstrated most materially by the growing membership in the NACO-AV Funnel Project. A few pre-conferences are listed as well; although these seminars or workshops may well be full at this late date, it might be worth trying, if interested.

ONLINE AUDIOVISUAL CATALOGERS (OLAC) MEETINGS

Cataloging Policy Committee - Agenda: http://www.olacinc.org/capc/agendamw2003.html
Friday, 1/24, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Washington A/B
*** Please review the minutes from ALA (Summer 2002) and the OLAC 2002 Conference prior to the meeting

Executive Board Meeting - Agenda: genda: http://www.olacinc.org/boardagendamw2003.html
Saturday, 1/25, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Marriott - 302
*** Please review the minutes from ALA (Summer 2002) and the OLAC 2002 Conference prior to the meeting

Membership Meeting - Agenda: genda: http://www.olacinc.org/membagendamw2003.html
Saturday, 1/25, 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Marriott - 308
*** Please review the minutes from ALA (Summer 2002) and the OLAC 2002 Conference prior to the meeting

OTHER MEETINGS AT ALA

ALCTS-SS Pre-conference Midwinter Symposium --
"Managing Electronic Resources: Meeting the Challenge"
Friday, 1/24, 7:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Wyndham Franklin Plaza - Conference Center Ballroom
Fees: ALCTS member: $195; ALA member $245; Retired member: $245;
Non-ALA member: $295; Student: $95

ALCTS/LITA Authority Control in the Online Environment Interest Group
Sunday, 1/26, 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Hawthorn Suites - Franklin B

Agenda
  1. Introduction to Class Web, emphasizing potential future enhancements including the inclusion of the name authority file. Time will be allotted for feedback on priorities and concerns from the audience (Cheryl Cook)
  2. Report on the newly appointed CCS Task Force to Develop Name and Title Authority Training (Mary Charles Lasater)
  3. Report on the PCC Task Group on SACO Program Development (Mary Charles Lasater)
  4. LC update (Ann Della Porta)
  5. Business meeting (to follow the reporting session)
Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA)
--> Saturday, 1/25, 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Wyndham Franklin Plaza Philadelphia Ballroom
--> Monday, 1/27, 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Wyndham Franklin Plaza - Philadelphia Ballroom

CC:DA Task Force on Consistency Across Pt. I of AACR2
Friday, 1/24, 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Wyndham Franklin Plaza - Salon 5/6

CC:DA Task Force on Reconceptualization of Chapter 9
Saturday, 1/25, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Westin - Franklin I/II

CC:DA Task Force on Appendix of Major & Minor Changes
Sunday, 1/26, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Marriott - Franklin Hall A - Table 2

Committee to Study Serials Cataloging - All Committee Meeting
Saturday, 1/25, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center - 104A/B

Committee to Study Serials Cataloging
Monday, 1/27, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center - 201B

E-Resource Management Discussion Group
Friday, 1/24, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Wyndham Franklin Plaza - Philadelphia BR

Electronic Resources Discussion Group
Saturday, 1/25, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center - 108A
Two presentations on the topic of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Librarians from two institutions will cover differing areas of the ETD programs at their institutions: Brian Surratt will demonstrate how Texas A&M uses a Perl script to generate MARC records from an Electronic Theses and Dissertations database. The presentation will include a general description of the ETD system at Texas A&M, background on the Perl module MARC Record, and the script that Texas A&M uses to make bibliographic records for ETDs. Gail MacMillan from Virginia Tech will speak about issues of archiving and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations. Ample time for discussion following the presentations has been planned, and participation by the audience is encouraged and welcomed.
Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group
Monday, 1/27, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel - Crystal BR

Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information (MARBI)
--> Saturday, 1/25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Washington A/B
--> Sunday, 1/26, 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Washington A/B
--> Monday, 1/27, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Washington A/B

Map Cataloging Discussion Group
Sunday, 1/26, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Sheraton Society Hill - Society Hill Ballroom A/B

Map Cataloging & Classification Committee
Sunday, 1/26, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Sheraton Society Hill - Society Hill Ballroom A/B

Media Resources Committee
Sunday, 1/26, 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Philadelphia Marriott - 402

Media Resources Committee. Standards Subcommittee
Monday, 1/27, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Marriott - Conference Suite II

Media Resources Discussion Group
Sunday, 1/26, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Marriott - 304
Topics for Discussion include: The Patriot Act and it's implications for library services. President Freedman's campaign to raise librarian's salaries. The budget crisis on the state and national level.

Looking ahead to our meeting in Toronto, we will touch on some issues of digital preservation and offer some projects for study between now and our discussion in June.

There will be an open mic, so bring any other topic you want to discuss with your fellow colleagues.
Metadata Enrichment Task Force (Action Item 2.3)
Friday, 1/24, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Downtown Courtyard - Mtg. Rm. 104

Networked Resources & Metadata Committee
--> Friday, 1/24, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center - 102B
--> Sunday, 1/26, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Philadelphia Marriott - 414-415

OCLC Symposium: "Growing the Digital Library: From Projects to Programs--
Tips, Tools, Collaborative Activities"
Friday, 1/24, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center - 113 A/B/C

OCLC - Enhance Sharing Session
Sunday, 1/26, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center - 303A

The Enhance Sharing Session is intended to be a forum for questions and answers and for the exchange of information concerning OCLC's Enhance program. OCLC members who are current Enhance participants will find it most useful, but those who are thinking of applying for Enhance may also be interested. Questions from the floor are always welcome, but if you have specific topics you would like us to discuss, you may forward them to Jay Weitz at jay_weitz@oclc.org. Although advance registration for the Enhance Sharing Session is NOT required, you may register on the OCLC Web site at http://www.oclc.org/events/ala/.
Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) Workshop A--
"How to Propose Subject Headings for LCSH"
Friday, 1/24, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Lescaze

Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) Workshop B--
"Proposing Geographic Subject Headings for LCSH"
Friday, 1/24, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Lescaze

Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) BIBCO at-Large Meeting
Sunday, 1/26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Commonwealth C

Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) Participants Meeting
Sunday, 1/26, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Regency Ballroom C

Subject Analysis Committee (SAC)
--> Sunday, 1/26, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Marriott - Salon K/L
An update on the OCLC FAST project. FAST stands for Faceted Application of Subject Terminology: a member of the FAST project team will provide the update, followed by discussion. The FAST project home page is available at http://wcp.oclc.org/fast/.
--> Monday, 1/27, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Congress A/B

SAC Subcommittee on Semantic Interoperability
Friday, 1/24, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Hilton Garden Inn - Salon A

SAC Subcommittee on Fiction Guidelines
Saturday, 1/25, 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel - Washington C

SAC Subcommittee on Reference Structures in Automated Systems
Saturday, 1/25, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Pennsylvania Convention Center - 204C

SAC Subcommittee on Subject Analysis Training Materials
Sunday, 1/26, 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Marriott - 306

Last updated: January 23, 2003
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