call for proposals

From: Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan_at_nyob> Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 13:47:45 +0200 To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU

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> From: "West, Wendy L" <wwest_at_albany.edu>
> Subject: posting to NGC4LIB listserv
> Date: October 2, 2015 at 4:38:07 PM GMT+2
>  
>  ***Call for proposals – deadline Friday, October 30, 2015*** >   > 
>  
> The ALCTS Cataloging & Classification Research Interest Group seeks speakers to present at ALA Midwinter in Boston, MA on Sunday, January 10, 2016 from 10:30 to 11:30 am. 
> Full presentations should be about 15-20 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. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
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>   •  Research on user contributed metadata (such as folksonomies, tagging, keyword contributions)
>   •  Research, surveys or studies on discovery layer catalogs
>   •  Research on cataloging using multiple schema, formats, and standards
>   •  Research on best practices in non-book cataloging for a new generation catalog
>   •  Research on evidence-based decision making for cataloging and classification
>   • Research on innovative ways of recruiting/training non-traditional catalogers in a time of budget cuts and reduced full time cataloging staff
>   •  Research on alternatives to the MARC format
>   •  Research on cataloging of non-traditional materials in RDA environment
>  
> Please email proposal abstracts to Chair by Friday, October 30st, 2015. Please include the following: 
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>   •  Presentation title
>   •  A brief (1 page or less) summary of the focus of the proposed presentation
>   •  Stage of project completion by January 2016
>   •  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, 2016
> Ms. Wendy West
> Catalog Management Services, Head
> University at Albany
> wwest_at_albany.edu
>  
> CCRIG Vice-Chair, 2015-2016
> Laura Evans
> Metadata/Cataloging Librarian
> Binghamton University
> evans_at_binghamton.edu