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Authority Control Interest Group (LITA/ALCTS)



 Mission and Goals

Established in 1985; renewed in 1988, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2006. To provide a forum for discussion of a variety of issues related to authority control for online catalogs and for international sharing of authority of data. The goals are to raise the level of awareness on authority control issues, to encourage ideas for new approaches to authority control and to promote significant research on authority control.
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 Chair:
Edward Swanson (2007-2008)
 Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect:
Mary L. Mastraccio (2007-2008, Chair 2008-2009)
 Past-Chair:
Sandy Roe (2007-2008)
 Secretary:
Anaclare Evans (2007-2009)

Member-at-Large for Series: Felicity Dykas (2007-2009)

Member-at-Large for Uniform Titles: Mark Scharff (2006-2008)

Member at Large for Local Systems: Tom Larsen (2006-2008)

Member-at-Large for Names: Martin Knott (2007-2009)

Member-at-Large for Subjects: Shannon Hoffman (2007-2009)

 Program Information
 ALA Conference Planning Calendar (2007-2016)

 Past Meetings
 Midwinter 2008, Philadelphia
 Presentations
 Business Meeting Minutes
 Annual 2007, Washington, DC
 Presentations
 Midwinter 2007, Seattle 
 Presentations
 Business Meeting Minutes (PDF)
 Annual 2006, New Orleans 
 Presentations
 Midwinter 2006, San Antonio
 Presentations
 Business Meeting Minutes
 Annual 2005, Chicago
 XML and Authority Control
 LITA Blog Entry
 Handout: LC Update (Word)
 Business Meeting Minutes
 Midwinter 2005, Boston
 Presentations
 Business Meeting Minutes
 Annual 2004, Orlando
 FAST, slow and Z39.19: Emerging trends in subject authority control
 Business Meeting Minutes
Midwinter 2004, San Diego
 Presentations
 Annual 2002, Atlanta
 Real World Steps to Interoperability Between Electronic Resources
  Handout: ACIG Bibliography (PDF)
 Annual 1999, New Orleans
 Who Owns Authority Control
 Midwinter 1999, Philadelphia
 Presentations on the status of authority control in an online environment
 Midwinter 1998, New Orleans
 Panel Presentation: How Authority Vendor Services are used in three local library systems