Dear All,

I sent this email a long time ago and was a little dismayed that I received no responses. Turns out I just never updated my email address on the ALA site, so it never went through ��

Thank you for your interest in the MARC Formats Transition IG, and apologies for the delay in getting my act together. I recently relocated from the University of Illinois to the University of Alabama, and it has taken some time to settle in. I'm Brian Clark, and I will be serving as Chair this year. Full disclosure: this is the first group I have chaired, so if anyone has the time and interest to co-chair, please feel free to reach out. I'm sure I could use the help!

I have reviewed documents past chairs have been kind enough to share with me, and was hoping to get the ball rolling with some discussion within the scope of the group. Past calls for proposals have focused on (not exclusively) the following topics:

• Tell your story about crafting linked open data to enhance discovery of your library collections
• Discuss your efforts to enhance and/or "sanitize" your library data in preparation for a format transition/transformation
• How to define "open access" resource
• How to enhance discovery with multilingual access points embedded in library catalog records
• Share your learning and research experiences in transitioning MARC to linked open data

If there are suggestions for additional topics to include, please put them forward. I would also be interested to hear about your work and research that falls under these topics, or anything interesting you have recently read within this scope.

I have been in touch with Core's Director of Advocacy, Connections, and Engagement regarding the 2021 ALA Conference & Exhibition, which will be held virtually. It has not yet been determined if interest groups will be holding meetings then or during a virtual IG week that will likely be held later this summer. At Annual, we would get more visibility beyond Core, but the session would be listed on a separate page, not in the main program schedule. We would also likely get more registrants, but would be up against more programming than during the IG week. Please share your thoughts if you have strong feelings either way.

Finally, if you have been a part of this group for some time, I would be grateful for any insights you can share (what worked, what didn't, what you would like to include, etc.), either with the group or in a separate email.

Best Regards,

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu

Dear All,

I sent this email a long time ago and was a little dismayed that I received no responses. Turns out I just never updated my email address on the ALA site, so it never went through ��

Thank you for your interest in the MARC Formats Transition IG, and apologies for the delay in getting my act together. I recently relocated from the University of Illinois to the University of Alabama, and it has taken some time to settle in. I'm Brian Clark, and I will be serving as Chair this year. Full disclosure: this is the first group I have chaired, so if anyone has the time and interest to co-chair, please feel free to reach out. I'm sure I could use the help!

I have reviewed documents past chairs have been kind enough to share with me, and was hoping to get the ball rolling with some discussion within the scope of the group. Past calls for proposals have focused on (not exclusively) the following topics:

• Tell your story about crafting linked open data to enhance discovery of your library collections
• Discuss your efforts to enhance and/or "sanitize" your library data in preparation for a format transition/transformation
• How to define "open access" resource
• How to enhance discovery with multilingual access points embedded in library catalog records
• Share your learning and research experiences in transitioning MARC to linked open data

If there are suggestions for additional topics to include, please put them forward. I would also be interested to hear about your work and research that falls under these topics, or anything interesting you have recently read within this scope.

I have been in touch with Core's Director of Advocacy, Connections, and Engagement regarding the 2021 ALA Conference & Exhibition, which will be held virtually. It has not yet been determined if interest groups will be holding meetings then or during a virtual IG week that will likely be held later this summer. At Annual, we would get more visibility beyond Core, but the session would be listed on a separate page, not in the main program schedule. We would also likely get more registrants, but would be up against more programming than during the IG week. Please share your thoughts if you have strong feelings either way.

Finally, if you have been a part of this group for some time, I would be grateful for any insights you can share (what worked, what didn't, what you would like to include, etc.), either with the group or in a separate email.

Best Regards,

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu

Dear All,

I sent this email a long time ago and was a little dismayed that I received no responses. Turns out I just never updated my email address on the ALA site, so it never went through ��

Thank you for your interest in the MARC Formats Transition IG, and apologies for the delay in getting my act together. I recently relocated from the University of Illinois to the University of Alabama, and it has taken some time to settle in. I'm Brian Clark, and I will be serving as Chair this year. Full disclosure: this is the first group I have chaired, so if anyone has the time and interest to co-chair, please feel free to reach out. I'm sure I could use the help!

I have reviewed documents past chairs have been kind enough to share with me, and was hoping to get the ball rolling with some discussion within the scope of the group. Past calls for proposals have focused on (not exclusively) the following topics:

• Tell your story about crafting linked open data to enhance discovery of your library collections
• Discuss your efforts to enhance and/or "sanitize" your library data in preparation for a format transition/transformation
• How to define "open access" resource
• How to enhance discovery with multilingual access points embedded in library catalog records
• Share your learning and research experiences in transitioning MARC to linked open data

If there are suggestions for additional topics to include, please put them forward. I would also be interested to hear about your work and research that falls under these topics, or anything interesting you have recently read within this scope.

I have been in touch with Core's Director of Advocacy, Connections, and Engagement regarding the 2021 ALA Conference & Exhibition, which will be held virtually. It has not yet been determined if interest groups will be holding meetings then or during a virtual IG week that will likely be held later this summer. At Annual, we would get more visibility beyond Core, but the session would be listed on a separate page, not in the main program schedule. We would also likely get more registrants, but would be up against more programming than during the IG week. Please share your thoughts if you have strong feelings either way.

Finally, if you have been a part of this group for some time, I would be grateful for any insights you can share (what worked, what didn't, what you would like to include, etc.), either with the group or in a separate email.

Best Regards,

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu

Dear All,

I sent this email a long time ago and was a little dismayed that I received no responses. Turns out I just never updated my email address on the ALA site, so it never went through ��

Thank you for your interest in the MARC Formats Transition IG, and apologies for the delay in getting my act together. I recently relocated from the University of Illinois to the University of Alabama, and it has taken some time to settle in. I'm Brian Clark, and I will be serving as Chair this year. Full disclosure: this is the first group I have chaired, so if anyone has the time and interest to co-chair, please feel free to reach out. I'm sure I could use the help!

I have reviewed documents past chairs have been kind enough to share with me, and was hoping to get the ball rolling with some discussion within the scope of the group. Past calls for proposals have focused on (not exclusively) the following topics:

• Tell your story about crafting linked open data to enhance discovery of your library collections
• Discuss your efforts to enhance and/or "sanitize" your library data in preparation for a format transition/transformation
• How to define "open access" resource
• How to enhance discovery with multilingual access points embedded in library catalog records
• Share your learning and research experiences in transitioning MARC to linked open data

If there are suggestions for additional topics to include, please put them forward. I would also be interested to hear about your work and research that falls under these topics, or anything interesting you have recently read within this scope.

I have been in touch with Core's Director of Advocacy, Connections, and Engagement regarding the 2021 ALA Conference & Exhibition, which will be held virtually. It has not yet been determined if interest groups will be holding meetings then or during a virtual IG week that will likely be held later this summer. At Annual, we would get more visibility beyond Core, but the session would be listed on a separate page, not in the main program schedule. We would also likely get more registrants, but would be up against more programming than during the IG week. Please share your thoughts if you have strong feelings either way.

Finally, if you have been a part of this group for some time, I would be grateful for any insights you can share (what worked, what didn't, what you would like to include, etc.), either with the group or in a separate email.

Best Regards,

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu

Hi Erica,

Thanks for bringing this up, I agree. Defining the scope will be helpful in determining what, if any, activities/events we want to present this summer during the ALA conference (though that will be June 24-29, so there wouldn't be much time to advertise and review proposals) or IG week. The options are:

1. A virtual discussion (not a panel or program) during the ALA Annual Conference
2. A virtual discussion, panel, or program during the Interest Group Week later in the summer
3. A virtual discussion, panel, or program on our own, outside of Annual Conference and IG Week
4. Or not holding any synchronous activities this summer

Given Annual is right around the corner, I'd like to aim for something during IG Week.

On a separate note, your email reminded me an interesting webinar recently hosted by ASERL on the On These Grounds project, where the researchers developed a Linked Open Data ontology to describe the lives and experiences of enslaved people at universities with a history of slavery. The recording and slides are saved here if anyone is interested: http://www.aserl.org/archive/

Thanks,

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu

Dear All,

I sent this email a long time ago and was a little dismayed that I received no responses. Turns out I just never updated my email address on the ALA site, so it never went through ��

Thank you for your interest in the MARC Formats Transition IG, and apologies for the delay in getting my act together. I recently relocated from the University of Illinois to the University of Alabama, and it has taken some time to settle in. I'm Brian Clark, and I will be serving as Chair this year. Full disclosure: this is the first group I have chaired, so if anyone has the time and interest to co-chair, please feel free to reach out. I'm sure I could use the help!

I have reviewed documents past chairs have been kind enough to share with me, and was hoping to get the ball rolling with some discussion within the scope of the group. Past calls for proposals have focused on (not exclusively) the following topics:

• Tell your story about crafting linked open data to enhance discovery of your library collections
• Discuss your efforts to enhance and/or "sanitize" your library data in preparation for a format transition/transformation
• How to define "open access" resource
• How to enhance discovery with multilingual access points embedded in library catalog records
• Share your learning and research experiences in transitioning MARC to linked open data

If there are suggestions for additional topics to include, please put them forward. I would also be interested to hear about your work and research that falls under these topics, or anything interesting you have recently read within this scope.

I have been in touch with Core's Director of Advocacy, Connections, and Engagement regarding the 2021 ALA Conference & Exhibition, which will be held virtually. It has not yet been determined if interest groups will be holding meetings then or during a virtual IG week that will likely be held later this summer. At Annual, we would get more visibility beyond Core, but the session would be listed on a separate page, not in the main program schedule. We would also likely get more registrants, but would be up against more programming than during the IG week. Please share your thoughts if you have strong feelings either way.

Finally, if you have been a part of this group for some time, I would be grateful for any insights you can share (what worked, what didn't, what you would like to include, etc.), either with the group or in a separate email.

Best Regards,

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu

Brian Clark | Metadata Librarian

(pronouns: he, him, his)

Resource Acquisition and Discovery
The University of Alabama
2012-2 Gorgas
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone 205-348-6022
bpclark2@ua.edu