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ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group seeks speakers to present at 
ALA Annual Conference in Orlando on Saturday, June 25th, 2016 at 
10:30-11:30.

Cataloging Norms Interest Group offers a forum for the exploration, 
communication, and exchange of ideas and best practices on the dynamics 
of cataloging/metadata norms and workflows in the hybrid environment.

Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers, 
cataloging managers and administrators, and be approximately 15-20 
minutes in length.

Additional time will be allowed for questions and discussion.

Possible topics include (but not limited to):
*    Cataloging and metadata norms in hybrid and digital libraries
*    Linked data implementation in libraries
*    The impact of RDA on non-MARC cataloging
*    Experimentation with the BIBFRAME model
*    Role of the cataloging/metadata librarian in data curation and 
research data services
*    Cataloging/Metadata librarian collaboration with other library 
units and beyond the library
*    Quality control and benchmarking
*    Cataloging/metadata norms in cataloging education

Please email proposal titles and abstracts to co-chairs by Monday, April 
11, 2016.

If you have questions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing 
from you!


Susan J. Matveyeva and Robert J. Rohrbacher, CNIG Co-Chairs

Susan Matveyeva, PhD, MLIS, B.Mus
Associate Professor, Catalog & Institutional Repository Librarian
Wichita State University Libraries
1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0068
Office: (316) 978-5139
Fax: (316) 978-3496
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Robert J. Rohrbacher
Metadata Librarian for Social Sciences and Government Documents
Metadata Dept.
Stanford University Libraries
phone: 650-725-7992
fax: 650-725-1120
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