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LCGFT Advisory Group Charters

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jul 21, 2026 02:27 PM
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Hi all: Due to interest in the LCGFT Advisory Group charters and procedures during the SAC Annual Meeting discussion today, I'm attaching the documents here for viewing. I've added parentheticals to the end of the three charters, so that you can see what order they came in and when they were issued. ...

LCGFT Advisory Group Charters

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jul 21, 2026 02:26 PM
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RE: Trouble joining today's meeting

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jul 20, 2026 12:19 PM
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I should specify that I took the ID and passcode from the email generated by saving my "edited" registration, and not older emails about the meeting. So perhaps that'd work? Sorry folks are having so much trouble joining! ------------------------------ Deborah Tomaras Metadata and Resource Management ...

RE: Trouble joining today's meeting

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jul 20, 2026 12:09 PM
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I had to manually enter the meeting ID and passcode after I saved the "edited" registration. So I guess folks can try that? ------------------------------ Deborah Tomaras Metadata and Resource Management Librarian Marist University, James A. Cannavino Library She/Her/Hers ------------------------- ...

RE: Trouble joining today's meeting

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jul 20, 2026 12:02 PM
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Me too, Michelle! ------------------------------ Deborah Tomaras Metadata and Resource Management Librarian Marist University, James A. Cannavino Library She/Her/Hers ------------------------------

Final Report of the SAC Working Group on $v Retention

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jul 16, 2026 04:14 PM
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Hi all: Please find attached the final report of the SAC Working Group on $v Retention. We kept this one short, to make up for the mammoth report. ;] Best, Deborah ------------------------------ Deborah Tomaras Metadata and Resource Management Librarian Marist University, James A. Cannavino ...

Final Report of the SAC Working Group on $v Retention

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jul 16, 2026 04:13 PM
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Invitation to sign two open letters to the Library of Congress

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jun 12, 2026 09:11 AM
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[Apologies for cross-posting] Dear colleagues: The ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention is sharing two open letters to the Library of Congress. Details and links to the open letters are below. We invite anyone who shares our concerns to sign one or both letters, ...

Invitation to sign two open letters to the Library of Congress

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jun 09, 2026 12:12 PM
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[Apologies for cross-posting] Dear colleagues: The ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention is sharing two open letters to the Library of Congress. Details and links to the open letters are below. We invite anyone who shares our concerns to sign one or both ...

Invitation to sign two open letters to the Library of Congress

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jun 09, 2026 12:12 PM
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[Apologies for cross-posting] Dear colleagues: The ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention is sharing two open letters to the Library of Congress. Details and links to the open letters are below. We invite anyone who shares our concerns to sign one or both ...

Invitation to sign two open letters to the Library of Congress

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jun 09, 2026 11:25 AM
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[Apologies for cross-posting] Dear colleagues: The ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention is sharing two open letters to the Library of Congress. Details and links to the open letters are below. We invite anyone who shares our concerns to sign one or both letters, ...

RE: Draft - Form Subdivision ($v) Continuity Working Group

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Mar 17, 2026 09:52 AM
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Thanks, Sasha! Not being caught off guard makes a lot of sense to me. If the working group is going to focus more broadly on protecting subdivisions in general, perhaps the name and charge might read like this (very slightly adjusted)? Otherwise, it looks great to me. Thanks again for taking this on! ...

RE: Draft - Form Subdivision ($v) Continuity Working Group

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Mar 12, 2026 06:14 PM
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Hi Sasha: Thanks for taking this on! I agree with Rebecca--I think the charge you laid out captured the various potential options being bandied about during the SAC meeting. The only thing I can think of that's not here is whether other subfields likely to be discontinued by LC ...

RE: Report of the ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Feb 16, 2026 02:05 PM
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Thanks, Rocki! There's actually a recommendation for that within the report. The final recommendation reads: "Library organizations in concert, representing all library types, work with vendors to improve information access and search options within library catalogs." I agree that genre access ...

Report of the ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jan 30, 2026 05:09 PM
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[Apologies for cross-posting. Please feel free to share widely.] The ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee's Working Group on $v Retention is writing to share its report and recommendations regarding the Library of Congress' decision to omit form subdivisions ($v) from subject headings, in favor ...

Report of the ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jan 30, 2026 05:09 PM
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[Apologies for cross-posting. Please feel free to share widely.] The ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee's Working Group on $v Retention is writing to share its report and recommendations regarding the Library of Congress' decision to omit form subdivisions ($v) from subject headings, in favor ...

Report of the ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jan 30, 2026 05:03 PM
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The ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee's Working Group on $v Retention is writing to share its report and recommendations regarding the Library of Congress' decision to omit form subdivisions ($v) from subject headings, in favor of only including Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT). These research ...

Report of the ALA Core SAC Working Group on $v Retention

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jan 30, 2026 10:17 AM
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The ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee's Working Group on $v Retention is writing to share its report and recommendations regarding the Library of Congress' decision to omit form subdivisions ($v) from subject headings, in favor of only including Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT). These research ...

Response to the Library of Congress' Genre/Form Subdivisions Announcement

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jan 06, 2026 11:50 AM
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[Please forgive cross-posting] Dear colleagues: The Library of Congress has, as of yesterday, circulated an announcement and an FAQ about discontinuing the use of $v (form subdivisions) in new cataloging. In the interest of transparency, it should be known that questions in ...

Response to the Library of Congress' Genre/Form Subdivisions Announcement

Posted By Deborah Tomaras Jan 06, 2026 11:43 AM
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[Please forgive cross-posting] Dear colleagues: The Library of Congress has, as of yesterday, circulated an announcement and an FAQ about discontinuing the use of $v (form subdivisions) in new cataloging. In the interest of transparency, it should be known that questions in ...