FROM THE PRESIDENT
Steven Miller
Greetings, OLAC members! This is my first column as OLAC President, and I am looking forward to serving the organization in this capacity in the coming year.
The most exciting upcoming event is the OLAC Biennial Conference to be held in Mesa, Arizona (the Phoenix Metro Area) on October 27-29, 2006. Conference Chair Timothy Diel and the members of the planning groups have been hard at work putting together a fantastic lineup of speakers, workshops, and events. The theme of the Conference is, "Preparing for a Brave New World: Media Cataloging on the Threshold of RDA". The opening keynote address will be given by none other than Jennifer Bowen--one of the most articulate and knowledgeable non-book cataloging (music materials) specialists closely involved with RDA. The workshops will include a stimulating mix of cataloging electronic resources, videorecordings, maps, and sound recordings, alongside non-MARC metadata for educational, visual and audio resources. These, along with other presentations, meetings, the reception and banquet, and tours of the Desert Botanical Garden and the Pueblo Grande Museum, promise to make this a conference not to be missed. Check out the Conference Website at <http://www.asu.edu/lib/olac/>. Time is running short, so make sure to register and reserve your hotel room right away!
Speaking of conferences, OLAC is now looking for a host site for its 2008 Biennial Conference, preferably someplace in the Midwest. If you would like to showcase your area and experience the rewards of hosting a conference, please contact Vicki Toy Smith, the Liaison for the 2008 Conference. I should also note that we are exploring the exciting possibility of making the 2008 Conference another joint enterprise with MOUG.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Past President Rebecca Lubas for her outstanding service during the past year. I am also delighted to extend my congratulations to Vicki Toy Smith, our new Vice President/President Elect, to Katherine Rankin, our new Secretary, and to Kelley McGrath, our new CAPC Chair.
Turning once again to RDA, I would like to offer special thanks to all the OLAC members who contributed comments on the draft of RDA Part 1, and to our CC:DA Liaison, Greta de Groat, for coordinating the collective efforts. OLAC has an invaluable role to play in bringing the perspective and voice of the AV cataloging community to the RDA deliberations, and it is gratifying that so many of our members stepped up to participate in this process. Please consider contributing to future comments on the draft of Part 2, whether you have participated before or not.
I would also like to encourage participation in OLAC other ways. Attending the Conference in Arizona is one important way, as is attending the OLAC Membership meeting at ALA Midwinter in Seattle next January. Members should also consider submitting their application to serve as a member of the OLAC Cataloging Policy Committee (CAPC), or volunteering to serve as OLAC’s Liaison to AMIA, the Association of Moving Image Archivists. OLAC is a great organization, as great as its members, and I am honored to be a part of it all.
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Last updated: October 4, 2006
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