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Call for Proposals: Transforming MARC for a Linked Data Age: ALA Core Interest Group Week 2025

  • 1.  Call for Proposals: Transforming MARC for a Linked Data Age: ALA Core Interest Group Week 2025

    Posted 18 days ago

    Dear Colleagues,

    The ALA Core MARC Formats Transition Interest Group invites you to submit a presentation proposal for the 2025 ALA Core IG Week. Our session will take place online on March 6, 2025, from 3-4 pm (CST)/4-5pm (EST)/1-2pm (PST). 

    This session will explore participants' experiences with the MARC format's transition to the linked data environment. We welcome proposals addressing diverse aspects of this exciting transformation.

    Theme: Transforming MARC for a Linked Data Age

    Possible topics could include (but are not limited to):  

    • New Case Studies in MARC-to-Linked Data Conversion
    • Strategies for Transitioning Library Workflows from MARC to Linked Data
    • Enhancing Discoverability with Linked Data
    • Tools and Technologies for MARC-to-Linked Data Transformation
    • Linked Data Training and Education for MARC Catalogers and Metadata Librarians
    • Future of Metadata Standards Beyond MARC

    Each presenter will be allotted 15 minutes, plus time for Q&A. Please include in your proposal the following information:  

    1.  Presentation title  

    2.  Presenter name(s), affiliation & email address(es)  

    3.  A brief summary of the topic (250 words or less)

    Please submit your proposal to the IG Co-chairs, Sai Deng (sai.deng@ucf.edu) and Crystal Yragui (cec23@uw.edu) by Monday, February 3, 2025.  

    We look forward to receiving your submissions and engaging in insightful discussions!

    ALA Core MARC Formats Transition Interest Group Co-Chairs
    Sai Deng (
    sai.deng@ucf.edu)
    Crystal Yragui (
    cec23@uw.edu)



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    Crystal Yragui
    Metadata Librarian; Interim Co-Head, Metadata and Cataloging Initiatives Unit
    University of Washington Libraries
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