LC CATALOGING NEWSLINE Online Newsletter of the Cataloging Directorate Library of Congress Volume 12, no. 1 ISSN 1066-8829 January 2004 CONTENTS LC at ALA Midwinter 2004 LC AT ALA MIDWINTER 2004 Library of Congress staff will chair meetings, speak, or represent the Library at the following events of interest to technical services librarians during ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, Jan. 9-14, 2004. This information is current as of Jan. 6, 2004. The Library's exhibit booth is no. 1540. The LC exhibit booth coordinator is Angela Kinney. Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services, will be present in the booth for questions Jan. 11, 3:30 p.m. In-booth theater presentations _Cataloger's Desktop on the Web_: Beta Test: Bruce Johnson (Saturday, January 10-Sunday, January 11, 12:00 noon) _Classification Web: New Features_: Cheryl Cook (Monday, January 12, 12:00 noon) _Library of Congress Subject Headings_: Lynn El-Hoshy (Saturday, January 10 and Monday, January 12, 1:00 pm) _Cataloger's Desktop: Online Training_: Judith Cannan, Joan Weeks (Saturday, January 10, 2:00 pm and Sunday, January 11, 2:30 pm) _Library of Congress Mission to Baghdad_: a thirty-minute video interview developed by Information Technology Services on the "Library of Congress Mission to Baghdad," a journey to Iraq undertaken by Dr. Mary-Jane Deeb, area specialist for the Arab world; Dr. Michael Albin, chief of the Anglo-American Acquisitions Division; and Alan Haley, conservation specialist in the Preservation Directorate, to make recommendations on rebuilding the National Library of Iraq. Saturday, January 10: 11:00 am and 3:30 pm Sunday, January 11: 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm Monday, January 12: 9:30 am and 12:30 pm Director for Acquisitions Nancy Davenport will be available in the booth theater area to answer questions in person at each showing of the video. FRIDAY January 9 ALCTS SS Symposium, "Taming the Electronic Tiger." Jan. 9, 8:00 am- 5:00 pm, Holiday Inn on the Bay- Pacific Ballroom D. Attending from LC: Maureen Landry.
PCC SACO Workshop A, How to Propose Subject Headings for LCSH. Jan. 9, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 29A. Instructor: John Mitchell. Pre-registration required. ALCTS SAC/PCC Subcommittee on Subject Analysis Training Materials. Jan. 9, 9:00-5:00, University of California, San Diego. LC liaison: Lynn El-Hoshy. ALCTS Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries. Jan. 9, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 6D. LC representatives: Beacher Wiggins, Dennis McGovern. ALCTS/ALISE/LC/OCLC Workshop, "Preparing 21st Century Cataloging and Metadata Professionals." Jan. 9, 9:00 am-4:30 pm, Wyndham San Diego-Crystal Ballroom II. Attending from LC: Judith Cannan, Allene Hayes. ALCTS CMDS North American Title Count Subcommittee. Jan. 9, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, San Diego Marriott-Encinitas. LC representative: Leo Settler. PCC Series Workshop for BIBCO Catalogers. Jan. 9, 12:30-4:30 pm, San Diego Marriott-Coronado. Instructor: Judy Kuhagen. Preregistration required. CONSER FRBR Task Force. Jan. 9, 12:30-3:30 pm, Room not announced. From LC: Maureen Landry, Regina Romano Reynolds. (Closed meeting.) RLG Strategy Focus Group. Jan. 9, 2:30-4:30 pm, Embassy Suites- Topeka. LC report: Beacher Wiggins. (Closed meeting.) PCC NACO/BIBCO Trainers. Jan. 9, 4:00-5:00 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 29D. LC liaisons: Ana Cristan, Carolyn Sturtevant. ALCTS CCS SAC Subcommittee on Semantic Interoperability. Jan. 9, 4:30-5:30 pm, Horton Grand Hotel-Regal C. LC member: Lynn El-Hoshy. ALCTS E-Resource Management Discussion Group. Jan. 9, 7:30-9:30 pm, Westin Horton Plaza-California Ballroom C. From LC: Allene Hayes. SATURDAY January 10 ALCTS SS Committee to Study Serials Standards. Jan. 10, 8:00-11:00 am, Westin Horton Plaza-California Ballroom B. LC report: Regina Romano Reynolds. ALCTS SS Policy, Research and Publications Committee. Jan. 10, 8:00-11:00 am, Westin Horton Plaza-California Ballroom B. LC report: Regina Romano Reynolds. ALCTS Education Committee. Jan. 10, 8:30-11:00 am, U.S. Grant Hotel-Regency. Member at large: John Mitchell. ALCTS CMDS Chief Collection Development Officers of Large Research Libraries. Jan. 10, 8:30-11:00 am, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 6D. LC representative: Nancy Davenport.
ALCTS Organization and Bylaws Committee. Jan. 10, 8:30-11:00 am, Westin Horton Plaza-Plaza B. Consultant: John Mitchell. Continues Jan. 13. MARBI. Jan. 10, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 28E. LC representative: Sally McCallum; also Rebecca Guenther, Jacqueline Radebaugh. Meetings continue on Jan. 11 and 12. CIP Advisory Group. Jan. 10, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Manchester Grand Hyatt-America's Cup C/D. Chair: John Celli. Also from LC: Eugene Kinnaly, Judith A. Mansfield, David Williamson. Please note change from customary date and time. ALCTS Task Force on the LC Action Plan. Jan. 10, 7:30-9:00 am, location not announced. Members from LC: John Byrum, Judy Mansfield. (Closed meeting.) ALCTS Electronic Resources Discussion Group. Jan. 10, 11:30 am-1:00 pm, Manchester Grand Hyatt-Manchester D. From LC: Allene Hayes, Judith Kuhagen. ALCTS CCS Policy & Planning Committee. Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 pm, Wyndham-Crystal Ballroom I. LC representative: Beacher Wiggins. ALCTS CCS CC:DA (Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access). Jan. 10, 2:00-5:30 pm, San Diego Convention Center-6D. LC liaison: Barbara Tillett. Also from LC: Judith Kuhagen. Meeting continues on Jan. 12. ALCTS Committee on Education, Training, and Recruitment for Cataloging. Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 pm, U.S. Grant Hotel-Horton A. LC report: Susan Morris. ALCTS/LITA MARC Formats Interest Group. Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 1B. From LC: Allene Hayes. ALCTS Board of Directors I. Jan. 10, 2:00-5:30 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 25A. LC report on the LC Conference 2000 Action Plan: Beacher Wiggins. CONSER Publication Pattern Initiative meeting. Jan. 10, 4:00-6:00 pm, San Diego Marriott-OCLC Red Suite. CONSER coordinator: Les Hawkins. Open meeting; space is limited. RLG Foreign MARC Coalition. Jan. 10, 4:30-5:30 pm, San Diego Marriott-Encinitas. LC representatives: John Byum, Sally McCallum. Recorder: Carolyn Sturtevant. (Closed meeting.) LITA Standards Interest Group. NISO Standards Briefing. Jan. 10, 4:30-5:30, Courtyard by Marriott-Bankers Room. From LC: Nathan Trail, David Williamson. SUNDAY January 11 CONSER At-Large Meeting. Jan. 11, 8:00-9:30 am, U.S. Grant Hotel- Grand Ballroom A. CONSER Coordinator: Les Hawkins. Reporting:
Judith Kuhagen. ALCTS Subject Analysis Committee. Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 am, Manchester Grand Hyatt-Manchester C. LC liaison: Lynn El-Hoshy. Dewey report: Julianne Beall. Continues on Jan. 12. PCC Standing Committee on Standards. Jan. 11, 9:00-11:00 am, location to be announced. LC liaison pro tem: Judith Kuhagen. (Closed meeting.) OCLC Program "Web Archiving: New Developments." Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00, Manchester Grand Hyatt-Manchester E. Speaker from LC: Allene Hayes. LC Conference 2000 Action Plan Forum. Jan. 11, 10:00-11:00 am, San Diego Convention Center-14A/B. Chair: Beacher Wiggins. Speaker: Dr. Marcia Bates, principal investigator for Action Plan work item 2.3. CONSER Publication Patterns Discussion Group. Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 am, U.S. Grant Hotel-Horton A. CONSER Coordinator: Les Hawkins. BIBCO-At-Large. Jan. 11, 10:00-11:00 am, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 15A/B. Chair: Ana Cristan. Reporting: Judith Kuhagen. LITA/ALCTS Authority Control in the Online Environment Interest Group (ACIG). Jan. 11, 2:00-5:30 pm, San Diego Marriott-Marriott Hall 2. Past chair and LC update: Ann Della Porta. ALCTS CCS Cataloging of Children's Materials Committee. Jan. 11, 2:00-5:30 pm, Manchester Grand Hyatt-Maggie. LC liaison: Jane Gilchrist. Dewey liaison: Gregory New. MARBI. Jan. 11, 2:00-5:30 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 28E. LC representative: Sally McCallum; also Rebecca Guenther, Jacqueline Radebaugh. Meeting continues on Jan. 12. SAC Subcommittee on Subject Analysis Training Materials. Jan. 11, 2:00-5:30 pm, Horton Grand Hotel-Regal C. LC representative: Lynn El-Hoshy. PCC Standing Committee on Automation. Jan. 11, 4:00-6:00 pm, San Diego Marriott-OCLC Blue Suite. LC member: David Williamson. (Closed meeting.) PCC (Program for Cooperative Cataloging) Participants Discussion Group. Jan. 11, 7:00-8:30 pm, U.S. Grant Hotel-Pavillion Ballroom. From LC: John Byrum, Ana Cristan, Les Hawkins, Judith Kuhagen, Judy Mansfield, John Mitchell, Susan Morris, Carolyn Sturtevant, Beacher Wiggins. MONDAY January 12 CONSER Task Force to Explore the Use of a Universal Holdings Record. Jan. 12, 7:00-9:00 am, San Diego Marriott-OCLC Red Suite. CONSER Coordinator: Les Hawkins.
ALCTS CCS CC:DA (Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access). Jan. 12, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, San Diego Marriott-Marina Ballroom G. LC liaison: Barbara Tillett. Also from LC: Judith Kuhagen. Continued from Jan. 10. ALCTS CCS Copy Cataloging Discussion Group. Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 am, Holiday Inn on the Bay-East Coast Ballroom. LC report: Judith A. Mansfield. ALCTS CCS SAC Task Force on Building Names. Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 am, Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter-Pacific. LC representative: Lynn El-Hoshy. CONSER Task Force on Long-Term Storage of Publication Patterns and Holdings. Jan. 12, 9:30-11:30 am, San Diego Marriott-OCLC Red Suite. CONSER Coordinator: Les Hawkins. ALA Council. Jan. 12, 10:00-11:15 am, San Diego Convention Center- Rm. 6A/B. LC staff who are members of ALA Council: Nancy Davenport, Bruce Johnson (ALCTS Councilor), Steven Kerchoff, Roberta Stevens. Continues on Jan. 13 and 14. ALCTS CCS Subject Analysis Committee. Jan. 27, 2:00-4:00 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 11B. LC liaison: Lynn El-Hoshy. Dewey liaison: Julianne Beall. Continued from Jan. 11. ALCTS Serials Section Committee to Study Serials Cataloging. Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 pm, U.S. Grant Hotel-Grand Ballroom C/D. LC/National Serials Data Program report: Regina Romano Reynolds. Also from LC: Judith Kuhagen. RLG Marcadia Users' Group. Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 pm, Embassy Suites- Santa Fe. LC report: Judith A. Mansfield. MARBI. Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 28E. LC representative: Sally McCallum; also Rebecca Guenther, Jacqueline Radebaugh. Continued from Jan. 11. TUESDAY JANUARY 13 ALCTS Organization and Bylaws Committee. Jan. 13, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 24B. Consultant: John Mitchell. Continued from Jan. 10. ALA Council. Jan. 13, 9:45 am-12:15 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 6A/B. LC staff who are members of ALA Council: Nancy Davenport, Bruce Johnson (ALCTS Councilor), Steven Kerchoff, Roberta Stevens. Continues on Jan. 14. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14 ALA Council. Jan. 14, 8:00 am-12:00 pm, San Diego Convention Center-Rm. 6A/B. LC staff who are members of ALA Council: Nancy Davenport, Bruce Johnson (ALCTS Councilor), Steven Kerchoff, Roberta Stevens. **
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