LC CATALOGING NEWSLINE

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Volume 11, no. 1    ISSN 1066-8829    January 2003


CONTENTS

LC Speakers at ALA Midwinter 2003

LC Speakers at ALA Midwinter 2003

Library of Congress staff will chair meetings, speak, or represent the Library at the following events of interest to catalogers during ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, Jan. 24- 29, 2003. This information is current as of January 15, 2003.

FRIDAY January 24 PCC SACO Workshop A, How to Propose Subject Headings for LCSH. Jan. 24, 8:30 am-11:30 am, Loews Philadelphia-Lescaze. Instructor: John Mitchell. Pre-registration required.

PCC SACO Advanced Workshop B, Proposing Geographic Subject Headings for LCSH. Jan. 24, 1:00-4:00 pm, Loews Philadelphia-Lescaze. Instructor: Lynn El-Hoshy. Pre-registration required.

ALCTS Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries. Jan. 24, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Wyndham Franklin Plaza-Philadelphia Ballroom. LC representative: Beacher Wiggins.

CONSER FRBR Task Force. Jan. 24, 12:30-3:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott-OCLC Red Suite. Member from LC: Jean Hirons. (Closed meeting.)

ALCTS Networked Resources and Metadata Committee. Jan. 24, 2:00- 4:00 pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center -102B. Attending from LC: Tricia Van Ryn.. Continues on Jan. 26.

RLG Strategy Focus Group. Jan. 24, 2:30-4:30 pm, Hilton Garden Inn -Salon A/B. LC report: Beacher Wiggins. (Closed meeting.)

BIBCO/NACO Trainers Meeting. Jan. 24, 4:00-5:00 pm, Philadelphia Marriott-308. From LC: Ana Cristan, Anthony Franks, Jean Hirons, Carolyn Sturtevant. (Closed meeting.)

NISO (National Information Standards Organization) AVIAC. Jan. 24, 4:30-5:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott-305. LC report on Bicentennial Conference Action Plan: Judy Mansfield.

ALCTS CCS SAC Subcommittee on Semantic Interoperability. Jan. 24, 4:30-5:30 pm, Hilton Garden Inn-Salon A/B. LC member: Lynn El- Hoshy.

ALA Better Salaries & Pay Equity Committee Task Force. All Working Groups Meeting. Jan. 24, 4:30-7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott-Salon B. Member: Gene Kinnaly.

SATURDAY January 25 ALCTS Education Committee. Jan. 25, 8:30-11:00 am, Loews Philadelphia-Congress C. Member at large: John Mitchell. Continues Jan. 26.

ALCTS Organization and Bylaws Committee. Jan. 25, 8:30-11:00 am, Philadelphia Marriott-402. Consultant: John Mitchell. Continues Jan. 28.

MARBI. Jan. 25, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Loews Philadelphia-Washington A/B. LC representative: Sally McCallum; also Rebecca Guenther. Meetings continue on Jan. 26 and 27.

CIP Advisory Group. Jan. 25, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Hawthorn Suites - Franklin B. Chair: John Celli. Please note change from customary date and time.

ALCTS Task Force on the LC Action Plan. Jan. 25, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Philadelphia Marriott-Franklin Hall A, Table 1. Members from LC: John Byrum, Judy Mansfield.

CCS Policy & Research Committee. Jan. 25, 2:00-4:00 pm, Ritz- Carlton-Plaza 1/2. LC representative: Beacher Wiggins.

ALCTS CCS CC:DA (Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access). Jan. 25, 2:00-5:30 pm, Wyndham Franklin Plaza-Philadelphia Ballroom. LC liaison: Barbara Tillett. Meeting continues on Jan. 27.

ALCTS Committee on Education, Training, and Recruitment for Cataloging. Jan. 25, 2:00-4:00 pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center -108B. LC report: Susan Morris.

MARC Formats Interest Group. Jan. 25, 2:00-4:00 pm, Philadelphia Marriott-Salon I. LC/CONSER report: Jean Hirons.

CONSER Publication Pattern Initiative meeting. Jan. 25, 4:00-6:00 pm, Philadelphia Marriott-OCLC Red Suite. CONSER coordinator: Jean Hirons. Open meeting; space is limited.

ALCTS CCS SAC Subcommittee on Fiction Guidelines. Jan. 25, 8:30- 11:00 am, Loews Philadelphia-Washington C. LC representative: Milicent Wewerka.

RLG Foreign MARC Coalition. Jan. 25, 4:30-5:30 pm, Hawthorn Suites -Boardroom B. LC representatives: John Byrum, Sally McCallum. Recorder: Anthony Franks. (Closed meeting.)

SUNDAY January 26 ALCTS CCS/MAGERT Cataloging Discussion Group. Jan. 26, 8:00-9:00 am, Sheraton Society Hill-Society Hill Ballroom A/B. Chair: Barbara Story.

CONSER At-Large Meeting. Jan. 26, 8:00-9:30 am, Loews Philadelphia-Regency Ballroom C. CONSER Coordinator: Jean Hirons.

ALCTS Networked Resources and Metadata Committee. Jan.26, 9:30- 11:00 am, Philadelphia Marriott-414-415. Attending from LC: Tricia Van Ryn. Continued from Jan. 24.

ALCTS Education Committee. Jan. 26, 9:30-11:00 am, Philadelphia Marriott-Franklin Hall A, Table 23/24. Member at large: John Mitchell. Continued from Jan. 25.

ALCTS CCS Subject Analysis Committee. Jan. 26, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott-Salon K/L. LC report: Lynn El-Hoshy. Dewey report: Julianne Beall. Meeting continues on Jan. 27.

LC Conference 2000 Action Plan Forum. Jan. 26, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center -102A. Chair: Beacher Wiggins. Also reporting: John Byrum, John Celli, Judy Mansfield, Sally McCallum. This is an invitational meeting; limited seating available for observers.

CONSER Publication Patterns Discussion Group/Workshop. Jan. 26, 10:00am-12:00 pm: Loews Philadelphia-Regency Ballroom C. CONSER Coordinator: Jean Hirons.

BIBCO-At-Large. Jan. 26, 11:30 am-12:30 pm, Loews Philadelphia- Commonwealth C. Chair: Ana Cristan. Also from LC: Anthony Franks.

ALA Better Salaries & Pay Equity Committee Task Force. Salaries Workshop Part I. Jan. 26, 1:00-3:00 pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center -102A. Member: Gene Kinnaly.

LITA/ALCTS Authority Control in the Online Environment Interest Group (ACIG). Jan. 26, 2:00-5:30 pm, Hawthorn Suites -Franklin B. Chair and LC update: Ann Della Porta.

ALCTS CCS Cataloging of Children's Materials Committee. Jan. 26, 2:00-5:30 pm, Loews Philadelphia-Congress A/B. LC liaison: Jane Gilchrist. Dewey liaison: Gregory New.

ALCTS SAC/PCC Subcommittee on Subject Analysis Training Materials. Jan. 26, 2:00-5:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott-306. LC representatives: Lynn El-Hoshy, John Mitchell.

MARBI. Jan. 26, 2:00-5:30 pm, Loews Philadelphia-Washington A/B. LC representative: Sally McCallum. Also: Rebecca Guenther. Meeting continued from Jan. 25; continues Jan. 27.

RUSA/LC Forum on Digital Reference. Jan. 26, 4:30-5:30 pm, Loews Philadelphia-Regency Ballroom C. From LC: John Byrum, Susan Morris, Beacher Wiggins.

NISO (National Information Standards Organization)/EdiTeur Program. "ONIX: What's In It for Libraries?" Jan. 26, 4:30-6:00 pm, Radisson-Warwick-Crystal Ballroom. LC speaker: David Williamson.

PCC (Program for Cooperative Cataloging) Participants Discussion Group. Jan. 26, 7:00-9:00 pm, Loews Philadelphia-Regency Ballroom C. From LC: John Byrum, Ana Cristan, Anthony Franks, Jean Hirons, Judy Mansfield, John Mitchell, Susan Morris, Carolyn Sturtevant, Beacher Wiggins.

MONDAY January 27 ALCTS CCS CC:DA (Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access). Jan. 27, 8:00 am-12:30 pm, Wyndham Franklin Plaza-Philadelphia Ballroom. LC liaison: Barbara Tillett. Continued from Jan. 25.

ALCTS CCS Copy Cataloging Discussion Group. Jan. 27, 9:30-11:00 am, Pennsylvania Convention Center -102A. LC report: Judy Mansfield.

ALCTS/LITA Technical Services Workstation Interest Group. Jan. 27, 9:30-11:00 am, Philadelphia Marriott-309-310. Member: David Williamson.

ALA Council. Jan. 27, 10:00-11:15 am, Pennsylvania Convention Center -Ballroom B. LC staff who are members of ALA Council: Nancy Davenport, Bruce Johnson, Steven Kerchoff, Roberta Stevens, Beacher Wiggins. Continues on Jan. 28 and 29.

ALA Better Salaries & Pay Equity Committee Task Force. Salaries Workshop Part II. Jan. 27, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott-Salon C. Member: Gene Kinnaly.

ALCTS CCS Subject Analysis Committee. Jan. 27, 2:00-4:00 pm, Loews Philadelphia-Congress A/B. LC liaison: Lynn El-Hoshy. Dewey liaison: Julianne Beall. Continued from Jan. 26 (LC and Dewey reports scheduled for Jan. 26.)

ALCTS Serials Section Committee to Study Serials Cataloging. Jan. 27, 2:00-4:00 pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center -201B. From LC: Judy Kuhagen, Barbara Tillett, Jean Hirons.

RLG Marcadia Users' Group. Jan. 27, 2:00-4:00 pm, Hilton Garden Inn-Salon A/B. LC report: Susan Morris.

MARBI. Jan. 27, 2:00-4:00 pm, Loews Philadelphia-Washington A/B. LC representative: Sally McCallum; also: Rebecca Guenther. Continued from Jan. 26.

TUESDAY JANUARY 28 ALCTS Organization and Bylaws Committee. Jan. 28, 8:30am-12:30 pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center -203A. Consultant: John Mitchell. Continued from Jan. 25.

ALA Council. Jan. 28, 8:30 am-12:00 pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center -Ballroom B. LC staff who are members of ALA Council: Nancy Davenport, Bruce Johnson, Steven Kerchoff, Roberta Stevens, Beacher Wiggins. Continues on Jan. 29.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29 ALA Council. Jan. 29, 8:30 am-12:00 pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center -Ballroom B. LC staff who are members of ALA Council: Nancy Davenport, Bruce Johnson, Steven Kerchoff, Roberta Stevens, Beacher Wiggins.


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