I learned a lot about myself as a cataloger, early-career professional, and participant in large conferences while attending my first ALA Annual Conference in June 2018. As a specialist cataloger, I mostly attend subject-specific conferences, but as an early-career cataloging librarian, I wanted to attend Annual Conference in order to connect with the greater cataloging community.
Continue readingALCTS committees and interest groups submit reports to the ALCTS Office after each conference. Following are reports submitted by Cataloging and Metadata Management Section (CaMMS) committees and interest groups.
Continue readingThe program on “Transitioning Technical Services: Training Staff to Meet Evolving Needs” was held on Sunday, June 25 in McCormick Place. The program featured three speakers and provided strategies for designing and implementing training programs, and how to build upon the traditional cataloging expertise to bring library staff into a linked data environment.
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