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Purpose: Provides a broad framework for information exchange on current research developments, tools, and activities affecting networked information resources and metadata; coordinates and actively participates in the development and review of standards concerning networked resources and metadata in conjunction with the divisions' committees and sections, other units within ALA, and relevant outside agencies; and develops programs and fosters and sponsors education and training opportunities that contribute to and enhance an understanding of networked resources and metadata, their identity, content, technology, access, control, and use; and plans and monitors activities using Core's strategic and tactical plan as a framework.

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Agenda for Midwinter 2015 meeting (Chicago)

  • 1.  Agenda for Midwinter 2015 meeting (Chicago)

    Posted Jan 29, 2015 10:42 PM

    AGENDA


    ALCTS Metadata Interest Group Meeting


    ALA Midwinter 2015 (Chicago)


    Sunday, February 1, 2015, 8:30 am - 10:00 am


     


    Presentations




    1. Welcome and presenter introductions




    2. Presentation 1 (20 minutes): Breaking the Bottleneck: Automating the Reconciliation of Named Entities to the Library of Congress Name Authority File




    3. Presentation 2 (20 minutes): Linked Data Initiatives at NLM




    4. Q & A (10 minutes)




     


    Business Meeting




    1. Welcome and introductions




    2. Approval of minutes from Annual 2014 meeting




    3. Officer reports





      1. Programming - Santi Thompson and Liz Woolcott




      2. Blog - Anne LePage




      3. Secretary (not present at Midwinter) - Steven Folsom




      4. Chair/Vice Chair - Jennifer Miller/Ayla Stein





    4. Liaison reports





      1. MLA (Music Library Association)




      2. LITA




      3. CC:DA - Jessica Hayden





    5. Upcoming elections at Annual





      1. Jennifer Miller (Chair, ALCTS Metadata Interest Group) will be creating a ballot for ALA Annual.  Contact her, jdmiller@gmail.com, if interested in the following seats:





        1. Vice-Chair/Chair Elect




        2. Programming Co-Chair




        3. Blog Coordinator





    6. Brainstorming programming for Annual and beyond




    7. Other topics?