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Conference

ALCTS CaMMs CNIG Call for Proposals: The Changing Metadata Arena and Its Practitioners

The ALCTS CaMMS Cataloging Norms Interest Group (CNIG) seeks speakers to present at the ALA Annual Conference to be held in Chicago on Saturday, June 24, 2017, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

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

Presentation topics should be of current interest to catalogers, metadata practitioners, and cataloging and metadata managers, and be approximately 15 minutes in length.  Additional time will be allowed for questions and discussion.

The Annual Program Theme: “The Changing Metadata Arena and Its Practitioners.”  Potential topics may include (but are not limited to):   Continue reading ALCTS CaMMs CNIG Call for Proposals: The Changing Metadata Arena and Its Practitioners →

Academic, Resources, Special

“Understanding Metadata” from NISO

Learning process and quality standardsAt CMLE Headquarters, we want to be sure everyone has access to all kinds of library information that might help you in your work! Many of you may not (yet?) work with metadata – but those who do will find this guide helpful. And if you want to learn more about metadata, from the National Information Standards Organization, they are providing this online guide free!

Take a few minutes to flip through this; maybe you will get some new ideas about your own information organization! Continue reading “Understanding Metadata” from NISO →

Academic, General, Public

Need a free book about FRBR?

FRBR: Before and AfterFor those hard-core catalogers and metadata librarians, Karen Coyle has done you a favor. First she wrote a great book on FRBR called FRBR: Before and After. The book gives a great introduction to FRBR explaining, among other things, what a Work, Expression, Manifestation, and Item all are in simple, easy to understand text. Second, she released it under the CC-BY license. Basically this means its free! Read the whole book now.

On her site, she explains why she did it:

“As promised, as of January 2016 the full contents of book available for Open Access with a CC-BY license. If you (or your library) can afford the hard copy I encourage you to purchase it. I earn $0 from sales, but ALA Editions generously allowed me to exchange potential royalties (which would have been quite small) for the privilege and advantage of having a professional publisher. This book would not have happened without their effort, and I greatly appreciate their willingness to make this exchange that is, in my opinion, a win-win-win (for me, for ALA Editions, and for readers).”

We hope this, along with other authors, increases the amount of books and articles under the Open Access umbrella. Well done!