Category Archives: Conferences

CFP: Metadata and Indicators for Open Access (2014 Annual – LV, NV)

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Jason Kovari

The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group seeks proposals for presentations for the program “Metadata and Indicators for Open Access” at the ALA Annual Meeting 2014 in Las Vegas, NV. This program is scheduled on Saturday, June 28, 2014 from 10:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

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CFP: MIG Midwinter 2014 Presentations

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Jason Kovari

The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group invites speakers to present at the ALA Midwinter meeting in Philadelphia on Sunday, January 26, 2014 from 8:30 to 10am. Presentations will be approximately 30 minutes, including Q&A. Our charge is to provide a broad framework … Continue reading →

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MIG Officer Elections, 2013-2014

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Jason Kovari

New officers were elected during the 2013 ALA Annual ACLTS Metadata Interest Group business meeting; they join the returning officers for the coming year. The MIG officers for 2013-2014 are: Chair : Maureen Walsh, The Ohio State University Vice-Chair : … Continue reading →

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Trends in Linked Data Adoption, Erik Mitchell’s MIG Presentation – ALA Annual 2013

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Steven Folsom

During the Metadata Interest Group session this year’s ALA Annual Conference Erik Mitchell, Associate University Librarian at UC Berkeley, gave a presentation titled, “Trends in Linked Data Adoption,” based on his recent research. Erik began his presentation by describing the … Continue reading →

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MIG Annual 2013 Meeting & Elections

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Jason Kovari

The Metadata Interest Group would like to invite you to join us in Chicago.  The group’s program/meeting will take place on June 30, 2013 in the McCormick Place Convention Center room N137 from 8:30am – 10:00am. Erik Mitchell will start … Continue reading →

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ALA Meeting Report – ALCTS Holdings Information Committee and Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee Forum

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Jeremy Myntti

I had the opportunity to present at the ALCTS Holdings Information Committee and Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee session at ALA Midwinter 2013 in Seattle. This session, titled “Linked Data for Holdings and Cataloging: the first step is the hardest,” started … Continue reading →

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ALCTS Metadata Interest Group meeting, Midwinter 2013

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jason Kovari

ALCTS Metadata Interest Group ALA Midwinter 2013 Sunday, January 27th from 8:30 to 10:00 am Washington State Convention Center, TCC 204 Add this event to your Midwinter schedule: http://alamw13.ala.org/node/9033   Please join us for the ALCTS Metadata Interest Group Program at … Continue reading →

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2012 DLF Fall Forum notes & slides

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Jason Kovari

An incredibly successful Digital Library Federation fall forum has just concluded in Denver. As part of this conference, attendees collaboratively took notes in GoogleDocs, linked from the individual session description pages off the Schedule page (http://www.diglib.org/forums/2012forum/2012-dlf-forum-schedule/); slides are being added … Continue reading →

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ALA Annual 2012: MARBI (Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information) meetings

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Haiyun

10:30am-12:00pm, Sat. June 23; 1:00pm-5:00pm, June, 24, 2012 Matthew Wise, the committee Chair, announced the statement from ALCTS. The ALCTS Board approved to dissolve MARBI as of the conclusion of Annual 2013 and create a joint ALCTS-LITA Metadata Standards Committee … Continue reading →

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Linking Data Across Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Kim Durante

ALA Annual 2012: Linking Data Across Libraries, Archives, and Museums Sponsor: Committee on Libraries, Archives and Museums (CALM) Speakers Martin Kalfatovic, Asst. Director, Digital Services Division, Smithsonian Institution Patricia Harpring, Managing Editor, Getty Vocabulary Program, Getty Research Institute Richard Wallis, … Continue reading →

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