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Join the Metadata Interest Group at ALA Annual 2011

ALCTS Metadata Interest Group meeting Sunday 26 June 26 2011, 8-10 am Convention Center Room 350-351 Today’s meeting program will consist of a round-table discussion forum on various topics related to metadata creation: generating item records metadata migration independent metadata … Continue reading

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ALA Annual 2011: Best Bets for Metadata Librarians and Call for Bloggers

Below is a list of metadata and digital library-friendly sessions for ALA Annual 2011. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a session? Think about blogging it here! If you would like to blog any of the sessions, … Continue reading

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Metadata Interest Group at ALA Midwinter 2011

Metadata Interest Group Meeting ALA Midwinter Meeting Jan. 9, 2011 8-10 AM Links to the actual presentations will be provided when they are available. The first speaker was Corey A. Harper, who presented on, “Linked Library Data: 2010-2011 Update.” His … Continue reading

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News from the front: briefings from RDA test participants

ALA program organized by ALCTS at Midwinter Conference 2011 RDA testing has been completed. In this session, a group of test participants shared their experience in an informal panel discussion. Representatives from academic, museum, school libraries, ILS vendors and LIS … Continue reading

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ALA Midwinter 2011: Best Bets for Metadata Librarians and Call for Bloggers

Below is a list of metadata and digital library-friendly sessions for ALA Midwinter 2011. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a session? Think about blogging it here! If you would like to blog any of the sessions, … Continue reading

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Metadata Interest Group at ALA Midwinter 2011

Please join for an interesting meeting and discussion at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in 2011 in San Diego: Sunday, January 9th from 8:00 am to 10:00 am (San Diego Convention Center, Room 05 B) Corey Harper (Metadata Services Librarian, New … Continue reading

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Metadata Interest Group Meeting ALA 2010: Linked Data

Metadata Interest Group Meeting The Metadata Interest Group met on Sunday, June 28, and had two speakers. Summaries of the presentations are below. A link to the full presentations is available at: http://connect.ala.org/node/107906 Linked Data and Controlled Vocabularies on the … Continue reading

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Apples and Oranges

This is a report on the Metadata Interest Group program: Converging Metadata Standards in Cultural Institutions: Apples & Oranges, which occurred Saturday June 26 2010, at 8:00 a.m. during the ALA Annual Meeting in Washington. The three presentations provided some … Continue reading

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ALA Annual 2010: Best Bets for Metadata Librarians and Call for Bloggers

Below is a list of metadata and digital library-friendly sessions for ALA Annual 2010. Planning to attend a session or already reporting on a session? Think about blogging it here! If you would like to blog any of the sessions, … Continue reading

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Metadata Interest Group Meeting at ALA Annual

ALCTS Metadata Interest Group The ALCTS Metadata Interest Group will meet on Sunday, June 27, 8–10am at the Washington Convention Center, Room 202A, for a program. Featured speakers include: Rebecca Guenther, Library of Congress, will discuss id.loc.gov, a service that … Continue reading

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