Library of Congress employees will attend the following events during the American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim. Events are presented in chronological order.
Bruce Johnson, leader of the Cataloger’s Desktop team, LC Cataloging Distribution Service, will attend ALCTS (Association for Library Collections and Technical Services) meetings as ALCTS Past President.
Frederick Augustyn, Social Sciences Cataloging Division, will serve as an editor/reporter for _Cognotes_ throughout the Meeting.
Roberta Stevens, Library of Congress Outreach Projects and Partnerships Officer, is a member of the ALA Executive Board for 2006-2009 and will attend executive meetings as well as Council.
THURSDAY, June 26
Program for Cooperative Cataloging Steering Committee. June 27, 2:00-5:00 pm, Hilton Anaheim--Lido A. From LC: Judith Cannan, Les Hawkins, Carolyn Sturtevant, Beacher Wiggins. (Closed meeting.)
FRIDAY, June 27
ALA FAFLRT (Federal and Armed Forces Librarians Round Table) Preconference.
“Careers in Federal Libraries.” June 27, 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Anaheim Convention
Center–204A. Moderator: Roberta Shaffer.
ALA Office of Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee. June
27, 9:30 am–12:00 pm, Anaheim Convention Center--Room 205B. LC member:
David Williamson.
ALCTS Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries (“Big Heads”). June 27, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, Crowne Plaza Hotel-- Mazatlan Ballroom B and C. Beacher Wiggins, director for Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access at LC, is the LC representative. Recorder: Susan Morris. Also from LC: Maureen Landry, et al.
FRBR Implementers Group (ALCTS). June 27, 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Anaheim Convention Center, Room 203B. From LC: Barbara Tillett.
BCALA Executive Board. June 27, 2:00-5:00 pm, Doubletree Guest Suites–Tuscany A/B. Co-chair of BCALA International Relations Committee: Allene Hayes.
OCLC RLG Renovating Descriptive Practices Focus Group. June 27, 2:30-4:30 pm, Sheraton Anaheim Resort–Garden Room. LC report: Beacher Wiggins. (Closed meeting.)
PCC BIBCO/NACO Trainers. June 27, 4:00-5:30 pm, Hilton Anaheim--Coronado Room. Chair: Carolyn Sturtevant. Also from LC: Judith Cannan, Ana Cristan.
ALCTS Task Force on Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging. June 27, 4:00-6:00 pm, Hyatt Regency–Garden 4. LC representative: Angela Kinney.
LITA Electronic Resource Management Interest Group. June 27, 6:30-8:00
pm, Anaheim Convention Center-–203A. From LC: Linda Miller.
SATURDAY, June 28
OCLC Dewey Update. June 28, 7:00-8:30 am, Anaheim Convention Center--Room 201C. Speaker from LC: Julianne Beall.
GODORT (ALA Government Documents Round Table) State and Local Governments Task Force. June 28, 8:00-10:00 am, Marriott Anaheim–Salon G/K. Chair: Crenetha Brunson.
ALCTS Continuing Resources Section All-Committee Meeting. June 28, 8:00-10:00 am, Disney’s Grand Californian–Trillium B/C. LC report: Regina Romano Reynolds.
ALCTS Education Committee. June 28, 8:00-10:00 am, Hilton Anaheim-Manhattan. Member from LC: Judith Cannan. Meeting continues on June 30.
ALA IRC/IRRT (International Relations Committee/International Relations Round Table). All Subcommittee Meeting. June 28, 8:00-11:00 am, Marriott Anaheim–Platinum 5. IRRT chair: Joan Weeks.
PCC Standing Committee on Training. June 28, 9:30-11:00 am, Marriott
Anaheim--OCLC Red Suite. From LC: Judith Cannan, Carolyn Sturtevant.
(Closed meeting.)
MARBI (ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information Committee).
June 28, 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Disneyland Hotel–South Exhibit Hall. LC
representative: Sally McCallum. Also from LC: Jacqueline Radebaugh.
Meeting continues June 29 and 30.
CIP Advisory Group. June 28, 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Hyatt Regency Orange County--Salon IV. Chair: Maureen Landry. Also from LC: David Williamson.
ALCTS Resource Description and Access Update Forum. June 28, 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Marriott Anaheim–Salon E. LC speaker: Beacher Wiggins. Also from LC: Ana Cristan.
ALCTS Electronic Resources Interest Group. June 28, 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Disneyland Hotel–Adventure Room. Past chair: Allene Hayes.
ALCTS International Relations Committee. June 28, 10:30 am-12:30 pm,
Doubletree Guest Suites–Florence Room. “IFLA PAC NAN and the Preservation
Directorate of the Library of Congress”: Dianne van der Reyden.
ALCTS PARS PADG (Preservation Administrators Discussion Group)/Curators
and Conservators Discussion Group. June 28, 1:30-3:30 pm, Disney's Paradise
Pier, Pacific A. “Preservation policies and procedures for exhibitions
at the Library of Congress”: Dianne van der Reyden.
ALCTS CCS Committee on Education, Training, and Recruitment for Cataloging. June 28, 1:30-3:30 pm, Crowne Plaza–Mazatlan Ballroom A. LC report: Angela Kinney.
ALCTS CCS CC:DA (Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access). June 28, 1:30-5:30 pm, Crowne Plaza–Mazatlan Ballroom B/C. LC report (between 1:30 and 3:30): Barbara Tillett. Meeting continues on June 30.
ALCTS CCS (Cataloging and Classification Section) Program. “Getting Ready for RDA: What You Need to Know.” June 28, 4:00-5:30, Anaheim Convention Center, Room 204B. Speaker on “The Influence of FRBR on RDA”: Barbara Tillett. Backup speaker to Shawne Miksa for ALCTS RDA Implementation Task Force: Ana Cristan.
SUNDAY, June 29
CONSER At-Large Meeting. June 29, 8:00-10:00 am, Disneyland Hotel-Magic Kingdom I. CONSER Coordinator: Les Hawkins. Also from LC: Judith Cannan, Hien Nguyen, Regina Reynolds.
ALA International Relations Round Table. Executive Committee Meeting. June 29, 8:00-11:00 am, Hilton Anaheim–Ventura. Chair: Joan Weeks.
ALCTS SAC (Subject Analysis Committee). June 29, 9:30-11:00 am, Disneyland
Hotel–South Exhibit Hall. LC liaison: Ana Cristan. Dewey report: Julianne
Beall. SAC Member: John N. Mitchell. (Continues on June 30.)
BIBCO At-Large Meeting. June 29, 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Disneyland Hotel-Magic
Kingdom I. BIBCO Coordinator: Carolyn Sturtevant. Also from LC: Les
Hawkins, Maureen Landry, Hien Nguyen.
ALA Council I. June 29, 10:45 am-12:15 pm, Anaheim Convention Center,
Ballroom B/C. Members from LC: Allene Hayes, Roberta Stevens.
SACO-At-Large. June 29, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Disneyland Hotel, South Exhibit Hall. Chair: John Mitchell. Also from LC: Judith Cannan.
PCC Standing Committee on Automation. June 29, 12:30-2:00 pm, Marriott Anaheim--OCLC Blue Suite. LC member: David Williamson. Also from LC: Carolyn Sturtevant. (Closed meeting.)
CONSER Task Force on Publication Patterns and Holdings/Publications Patterns Discussion Group. June 29, 1:00-2:00 pm, Marriott Anaheim--OCLC Blue Suite. CONSER Coordinator: Les Hawkins.
PCC Standing Committee on Standards. June 29, 1:00-2:30 pm, Marriott Anaheim--OCLC Blue Suite. LC liaison: Dave Reser. Also from LC: Judith Cannan. (Closed meeting.)
ALCTS RDA Implementation Task Force. June 29, 1:30-3:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Orange County–Harbor Room. LC liaison: Ana Cristan; also from LC: Barbara Tillett.
ALCTS PARS (Preservation and Reformatting Section) Library Binding/Physical Quality and Treatment Combined Discussion Group. June 29, 1:30-3:30 pm, Disney's Paradise Pier--Pacific A. “Update from the Library of Congress on Testing of Bookcloth”: Dianne van der Reyden.
ALCTS CCS Cataloging of Children's Materials Committee. June 29, 1:30-3:30 pm, Hyatt Regency Orange County–Madrid. LC liaison: Jane Gilchrist.
ALCTS CCS Committee on Cataloging: Asian and African Materials. June
29, 1:30-3:30 pm, Hilton Anaheim-–Conference Room 14. LC report: Philip
Melzer.
MARBI (ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information Committee).
June 29, 1:30-6:00 pm, Disneyland Hotel–South Exhibit Hall. LC representative:
Sally McCallum. Also from LC: Jacqueline Radebaugh. Meeting continued
from June 28; continues on June 30.
PCC Participants Discussion Group. June 29, 4:00-6:00 pm, Anaheim Convention Center, Room 204C. Featured speaker on “RDA: Background/Overview”: Barbara Tillett. Also from LC: Judith Cannan, Ana Cristan, Les Hawkins, Maureen Landry, Judy Mansfield, John Mitchell, Carolyn Sturtevant, Beacher Wiggins.
MONDAY, June 30
ALCTS Forum. June 30, 8:00-10:00 am, Marriott Anaheim–Salon F. Speaker on “A Virtual International Authority File and Non-Latin Script References in Authority Records:” Barbara Tillett.
ALCTS CCS CC:DA (Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access). June 30, 9:00 am-12:30 pm, Crowne Plaza–Mazatlan Ballroom B/C. Continued from June 28.
ALCTS CCS Copy Cataloging Discussion Group. June 30, 10:30 am-12:00 pm, Anaheim Convention Center--Room 208A. Chair and program moderator: Isabella Marques de Castilla. LC report: Judy Mansfield.
MARBI (ALCTS/LITA/RUSA Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information Committee). June 30, 1:30-3:30 pm, Disneyland Hotel–South Exhibit Hall. LC representative: Sally McCallum. Also from LC: Jacqueline Radebaugh. Meeting continued from June 29.
ALA International Relations Round Table Chair’s Program. “Professional Development Around the World.” June 30, 1:30-3:30 pm, Anaheim Convention Center-203B. Chair: Joan Weeks.
ALCTS Education Committee. June 30, 1:30-3:30 pm, Clarion Hotel-Orangewood I. Member from LC: Judith Cannan. Meeting continued from June 28.
ALCTS Continuing Resources Section Cataloging Committee Update Forum. June 30, 1:30-3:30 pm, Anaheim Convention Center–304A/B. LC report: Regina Romano Reynolds.
ALCTS SAC (Subject Analysis Committee). June 30, 1:30-5:30 pm, Crowne Plaza–Mazatlan Ballroom B/C. SAC member: John N. Mitchell. (Continued from June 29.)
TUESDAY, July 1
ACRL RBMS (Association for College and Research Libraries, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section). Editorial Standards Editorial Team II: Revision of DCRM(G), Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Graphic). July 1, 9:00 am-6:00 pm. LC representative: Helena Zinkham.
ALA Council II. July 1, 9:15 am-12:45 pm, Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom B/C. Members from LC: Allene Hayes, Roberta Stevens.
WEDNESDAY, July 2
ALA Council III. July 2, 8:00 am-12:30 pm, Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom B/C. Members from LC: Allene Hayes, Roberta Stevens.