Hello! ALA is approaching quickly this week, do any of you have plans to go or present? Our co-chair Abby Beazer will be presenting "The Great Metadata Migration: 20 Years of Digital Collections Information on the Move" on 6/27 at 1-2PM CDT.
- OCLC Cataloging Community Meeting Fri. 6/26 10:30 AM-12:00 PM McCormick Place W 184 D
- Core Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee (CRCC) Update Forum Sat. 6/27 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Hyatt Regency McCormick Hyde Park AB
- AI Assisted Metadata Creation: Real World Applications, Ethical Questions, and Practical Lessons Sat. 6/27 11:00 AM-12:00 PM McCormick Place W 175 ABC
- Cataloguing Zines Sat. 6/27 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Zine Pavilion (Booth #2448)
- MAGIRT Chair's Program: How to Catalog a Map Sat. 6/27 1:00 PM-2:00 PM McCormick Place W 193 A
- Transforming Metadata: Evidence-based strategies for implementing AI in metadata workflows Sat. 6/27 2:30 PM 3:30 PM McCormick Place W 195
- Poster Session: "Diversity Fair" * Sat. 6/27 3:30 PM 5:00 PM McCormick Place W 375 E Skyline North Foyer
- #53: Tribes and Marginalized Communities of India: Subject Proposals that Contribute to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity
- Core/MAGIRT Cartographic Cataloging Interest Group (Group Discussion) Sun. 6/28 8:00 AM-9:00 AM Marriott Marquis Calculus
- Faceted Vocabularies and Linked Data: Transforming Library Metadata with the ALA Core SAC SSFV Subcommittee Sun. 6/28 9:00 AM-10:00 AM McCormick Place W 185 A
- Poster Session: "Global Perspectives & Approaches" Sun. 6/28 10:30 AM-12:00 PM McCormick Place W 375 E Skyline North Foyer
- #34: One-Stop to Simplify, One Step to Smartify: The Innovation of Taiwan's Publishing Information Management
- #38: Tag Smarter, Not Harder: Evaluating ChatGPT-Generated Metadata in SolarSPELL's French Library Collection
- #39: The University of Miami Rome Library: A Transatlantic Model for Collaborative Collection Development and Access
- PCC (Program for Cooperative Cataloging) Program Sun. 6/28 1:00 PM-2:00 PM McCormick Place W 475 B
- Poster Session: "The Collectors" Sun. 6/28 1:00 PM-2:30 PM McCormick Place W 375 E Skyline North Foyer
- #3: AI and Cataloging: What Do We Know, Three Years In?
- #5: Cataloging Cats and Dogs: Flexible Cataloging Strategies for Diverse, Themed Special Collections
- #6: Enhancing Access to Local Publishing Through Intentional Cataloging and Cross-Department Collaboration
- #11: Chick lit: a cataloger's first exploration in critical cataloging
- #16: Maximizing mutual benefit: how our Less-Commonly Taught Languages Metadata Internship makes rare language material accessible
- #17: Metadata for TTRPGs: Helping Players Find Games
- #21: Open Rules for Cataloging
- #28: Smart Cataloging: Tools, Techniques, and AI-Driven Audits for Metadata Excellence
- #36: Using AI to Add Tables of Contents and Summaries to Cataloging Records
- #47: Preparing for Change: New RDA Toolkit Implementation in Libraries
See ALA's website for the full schedule and up-to-date details: https://annual2026.eventscribe.net/agenda.asp?pfp=FullSchedule
I hope you all have a fun conference! Feel free to continue this discussion to connect with other catalogers attending or suggest relevant sessions I might have missed.
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Lora Ericson
Cataloging Librarian
University of North Texas
She/Her/Hers
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