Core Catalog Management Interest Group

(Please excuse cross-posting)

Dear colleagues,

ALA Core's Cataloging Management Interest Group is looking for a few volunteers to serve as co-chair and co-vice chairs for the 2025-2026 term. 

The Catalog Management Interest Group discusses the various issues involved in cataloging, classification, authority control and metadata application after the initial cataloging has been performed, including its impact on discovery, and provides a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems with managing the data integrity of library catalogs and related discovery tools.

The Co-chairs and co-vice-chairs are expected to participate in session planning and delivery, including solicitation for speakers and selection of topics to be presented during the ALA Core Interest Group Week, filing reports to ALA, and selecting incoming chairs. Attendance at ALA Annual Conferences is desirable and encouraged, but not required. Although ALA Core membership is required, no prior IG experience is necessary. The co-vice chairs will serve a two-year team: one year as co-vice chairs (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026) and one year as chairs (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027)

If you are interested in working with the IG, please submit your name and a brief statement of interest to the current chair, Keiko Suzuki (suzukik@newschool.edu) by Monday, April 28, 2025.

I look forward to hearing from you!

- Keiko