Ten Actions for ALCTS

The ALCTS Task Group on the LC Working Group report, "On the Record," has reviewed our overall analysis of the report, with the task of identifying up to ten actions which ALCTS and its various bodies might undertake. Our list of potential actions follows. They are grouped, not in order of priority, but approximately in the order in which the WG recommendations appear.

We have put the emphasis on ten actions for ALCTS, as compared with ten WG recommendations. In many instances, multiple WG recommendations may (and probably should) be addressed under one umbrella. We have suggested ALCTS bodies which may be involved in these actions, as well as potential collaborators from outside ALCTS. These suggestions are not intended to be exclusive, but simply to suggest the possibilities for collaboration. Representatives from other ALCTS/non-ALCTS groups may be involved.

 

Wiki for ALCTS Task Group's on the LC Working Group Report recommendations regarding On the Record: the Report of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control Report.

 

 

Final report of the ALCTS Non-English Task Force

ALCTS events at ALA Annual 2008

From ALCTS ANO:

"The Electronic Resources Interest Group now has a blog. The ERIG blog was developed and is maintained by Jennifer Lang. Announcements and updates to upcoming programs and speakers' presentation slides will be posted to the blog."

 

Short definition:

"Digital preservation combines policies, strategies and actions that ensure access to digital content over time."

The official blog of the Networked Resources and Metadata Interest Group (NRMIG), a discussion group of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services division of the American Library Association.

"ALCTS has formed a Non-English Access Steering Committee that will be responsible for providing guidance and direction to the many groups identified for implementing recommendations in the report of the Task Force on Non-English Access. The group is chaired by Magda el-Sherbini of Ohio State University"

"Cataloging librarians comprise a small but valuable subset of the library profession that provides critical but sometimes hidden services to their libraries.

With this document, the [CCS Executive Committee] hopes to provide catalogers and cataloging managers a tool for describing the critical importance of cataloging librarians.

Cataloging librarianship is, at its heart, about service. Cataloging librarians provide customer service, through their work, to thousands of users who use library catalogs and databases on a daily basis, as well as supporting future library users. They create coherent catalogs, which enable a reliable search experience for users, many of whom use the catalog remotely without access to a librarian who can interpret results or respond to questions."

Dated 6/2006; posted on ALCTS web 2007

"The ALCTS Acquisition Section's Publications Committee is pleased to announce that its Foreign Book Dealers' Directory is now available as a single, searchable Web publication. Most recently available as three distinct Web sites, the information has been combined into a single file, with access points by vendor name and country (or countries) whose materials each vendor can supply. To replicate the three previous regional versions, there are also lists by region that can be accessed by either the "point and click" world map on the home page, or by a pull-down menu. The original three regions, Eastern Europe-Soviet Union, Asia-Pacific, and Africa-Middle East, are now six regions: Eastern Europe, Central Eurasia, Asia, The Pacific, Africa, and Middle East."

 

Basic Values and the Future of Cataloging
presentations from an ALCTS/CCS Forum, Jan. 21, 2007 from 8 to 10 am at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Washington

Written Testimony from ALCTS for the 2nd meeting

The newsletter for ALCTS; published 6 times annually

"Cataloger's Learning Workshop is a clearinghouse portal for cataloging and metadata training resources for information workers. The scope of Cataloger's Learning Workshop includes bibliographic information training in the context of formal library and information science degree programs, as well as continuing education for library practitioners. Cataloger's Learning Workshop is a cooperative project of the Library of Congress, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging, and the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association.
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ALCTS continuing education page

Big Heads @ LC with recent minutes and round-robin reports

Big Heads @ ALCTS

Web site highlights the special events surrounding the ALCTS 50th anniversary, including Midwinter and Annual meeting, and the 2 day Anniversary National Conference, immediately preceding ALA Annual in June 2007

ALCTS has established a new blog.   The primary focus appears to be discussion of "controversial statementsts", which will also be the focus of the 2007 Midiwnter Forum "Definitely Digital: an Exploration of the Future of Knowledge on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of ALCTS."

Association for Library Collections & Technical Services

ALCTS response to the LC series policy