To BIBCO participants, 

Basic Message: You are invited to suggest topics for the BIBCO OpCo meeting, and you are invited to attend.  We'd appreciate hearing from you if you plan to attend.  Details follow.

More Details:  The BIBCO and CONSER Operations Committees will meet in the James Madison Building of the Library of Congress (rooms 619-621) on April 30 and May 1.  Joint sessions appear on this link to the OpCo Joint and CONSER agenda:  http://www.loc.gov/acq/conser/agenda-ops-2009.html 

The general outline of the schedule for BIBCO partners is:

Thursday, April 30
8:30   Coffee
9:00 am - 2:45 pm   Joint sessions of BIBCO and CONSER (Montpelier Room, 619) 
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm   BIBCO sessions (Dining Room A, LM620)

Friday, May 1
8:30   Coffee
9:00 am - 12:00 pm  BIBCO sessions (Dining Room A, LM620)

Topics--so far!
ECIP update
PCC "customer service" and your institution's needs
BIBCO Standard Record
Preview of ALA At-Large meeting schedule
OCLC topics for BIBCO catalogers
SACO Update
Should SACO training be mandatory for new SACO contributors?
NACO training materials updates
PCC web page updates

We welcome your questions and suggestions for the agenda, and we will publish a more detailed BIBCO OpCo agenda later this week.

It's especially helpful to hear from BIBCO members who plan to attend next week, but are not among the designated BIBCO OpCo representatives. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibco/bibco_opco.html 

Thanks very much.  









Carolyn Sturtevant
BIBCO Coordinator
Library of Congress
202-707-4551
202-252-2082 fax
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