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Calendar of Events

ALCTS / Council of Regional Groups / Acquisitions Section / Cataloging & Classification Section / Collection Management & Development Section / Preservation & Reformatting Section / Serials Section

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Hotel abbreviations are listed below:

COL Toronto Colony Hotel MET The Metropolitan Hotel
COUR Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Hotel MTCC Metro Toronto Convention Centre
CRO Crowne Plaza Toronto Centre NOV Novotel Toronto Centre
DEL Delta Chelsea RAD Radisson Plaza Hotel Admiral
HIL The Toronto Hilton REN Rennaissance at Skydome
HOL Holiday Inn on King *ROY The Fairmont Royal York
INTER Hotel Inter-Continental *SHER Sheraton CentreToronto Hotel
MARB Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville SUT Sutton Place Hotel
MER Le Royal Meridien King Edward WEST The Westin Harbour Castle

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ALCTS

MEETING DAY TIME HOTEL ROOM
Advisory T.F. on Lib. of Congress Action Plan Sat. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ROY Nova Scotia
ALCTS/LITA MARC Formats Interest Group Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm ROY Quebec
American Association of Publishers/ALCTS Joint Committee Sat. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 711
Annual Vice-President/Vice-Chairs Breakfast Mtg. Sat. 08:00 am - 09:30 am COURT Yonge
Automated Acquisitions/ In-Process Control Systems Disc. Grp. Sun. 09:30 am - 11:00 am CRO Humber
Award Winners Breakfast Mon. 07:30 am - 08:30 am SHER Kent
Bd. of Dirs. Mtg. I Sat. 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm MTCC 711
Bd. of Dirs. Mtg. III Tues. 12:00 pm - 03:00 pm MTCC 711
Bd. of Dirs. Orientation Sat. 11:00 am - 02:00 pm MTCC 704
Bd. of Dirs. Workshop Fri. 07:30 am - 12:00 pm MTCC 709
Board of Directors Meeting II Mon. 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm MTCC 711
Budget & Finance Com. Fri. 04:00 pm - 06:30 pm MTCC 802A
Budget and Finance Com. Sun. 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm COURT Carlton
Catalog Form and Function Committee Sat. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm COURT Yonge
Catalog Form and Function Committee Sun. 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm SHER Gingersnap
Commercial Technical Services Com. Sat. 08:00 am - 09:00 am SHER Spring Song
Commercial Technical Services Com. Sun. 08:00 am - 09:00 am SHER Spring Song
Committee on Research and Statistics Sat. 09:30 am - 11:00 am RAD Compass Room
Creative Ideas in Technical Services DG Sun. 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm ROY Alberta
Digital Audio/Digital Video: Is Your Library/Media Center Digital Ready? Mon. 01:30 pm - 03:30 pm COL Colony BR East
Digital Rights, Digital Wrongs: The Impact of International Copyright Law On What Gets Published (And What Librarians Can Buy) Sun. 01:30 pm - 05:30 pm WEST Frontenac BR
E-Resouce Mgmnt. Disc. Grp. Fri. 07:30 pm - 09:30 pm SUT Wellesley
Education Committee Sat. 08:30 am - 11:00 am MARB Rosedale
Education Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 11:00 am MTCC 802B
Electronic Resources Disc. Grp. Sat. 11:30 am - 01:00 pm DEL Rosetti
Fundraising Committee Sat. 08:00 am - 12:30 pm MTCC 809
Heads of Technical Services of Medium-Sized Academic and Research Libraries DG Sat. 09:30 am - 11:00 am ROY Quebec
International Relations Committee Mon. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm ROY Salon B
International Relations Committee Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm DEL Turner
ISBDs: International Standards Bibliographic Descriptions-Do We Still Need Them? Sun. 01:30 pm - 03:30 pm DEL Churchill BR
Joint Planning Com./Budget & Finance Com. Fri. 04:00 pm - 05:00 pm MTCC 801B
Leadership Development Committee Sun. 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm REN SkyBox 2
Learning & Developing Leadership: Who's Responsible? Sat. 08:30 am - 12:00 pm CRO Ballroom B
Legislation Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 11:00 am ROY Saskatchewan
Legislation Committee Mon. 09:30 am - 11:00 am HOL Birch
Library Materials Price Index Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 11:00 am MTCC 705
LRTS Editorial Board Mon. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm SHER Gingersnap
MARBI Sat. 09:30 am - 12:30 pm WEST Pier 5
MARBI Sun. 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm COL Colony BR Centre
MARBI Mon. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 716A
Media Resources Committee Sun. 08:30 am - 11:00 am HOL Maple
Media Resources Standards Subcommittee Mon. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm NOV Suite #215
Membership Com. Sun. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm CRO Wentworth
Metadata Enrichment Task Force Fri. 08:00 am - 12:30 pm HOL Birch
Metadata Harvesting: Using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol to Expose the Deep Web Sun. 01:30 pm - 03:30 pm MTCC 701B
Networked Resources and Metadata Committee Fri. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm SHER VIP Room
Networked Resources and Metadata Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 11:00 am COURT Bay
Newspaper Users Discussion Group Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm SHER Elgin
Organization & Bylaws Com. Sat. 08:30 am - 11:00 am REN Maple Leaf Rm.
Organization & Bylaws Com. Tues. 08:30 am - 12:30 pm MTCC 809
Orientation for New Chairs & Officers Sun. 08:00 am - 09:30 am SUT London
Out-of-Print Discussion Group Mon. 08:30 am - 11:00 am SHER Elgin
Planning Com. Fri. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 802A
Planning Com. Sun. 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm COURT Yonge
Pre-Order/Pre-Catalog Discussion Group Sat. 09:30 am - 11:00 am SUT Rosedale
President's Prog. - Minding the Gap: Generational Issues in Recruitment and the Work Place Mon. 08:30 am - 12:00 pm SHER Dominion BR
Print & Electronic Approval Plans in the 21st Century: A New Seal of Approval Mon. 01:30 pm - 05:30 pm MTCC 717A/B
Program Com. Sat. 08:30 am - 12:30 pm MARB Hanlon Room
Program Com. Tues. 08:30 am - 12:30 pm SHER Executive
Publications Com. Sun. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm INT Mayfair
Publications Com. Lunch Sat. 12:00 pm - 02:00 pm SUT Edinburgh
Publisher-Vendor-Library Relations Committee (PVLR) Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 204
Scholarly Communications Disc. Grp. Mon. 09:30 am - 11:00 am MTCC 206E
Tech. Svcs. Directors of Large Research Libs. Disc. Grp. Fri. 09:30 am - 12:30 pm SHER Ballroom Centre
Technical Services in Public Libraries Discussion Group Sat. 08:30 am - 11:00 am CRO Grenadier
Technical Svs. Workstation Interest Grp. Mon. 09:30 am - 11:00 am MER Belgravia
The Role of the Professional in Academic Technical Services DG Sun. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm HIL Tom Thomson

Council of Regional Groups

MEETING DAY TIME HOTEL ROOM
Speakers Bureau Com.: Affiliate Relations Com. Sun. 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm COURT University
Affiliate Relations Com. Sun. 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm COURT University
All Committee Meeting Sun. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm COURT University
All Sections Executive Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 11:30 am SUT London

Acquisitions Section

MEETING DAY TIME HOTEL ROOM
Acq. Administrators Disc. Grp. Sat. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm COURT University
Acq. Org. and Management Com: All Committee Meeting Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 202C/D
Acquisiions Libns./Vendor of Lib. Materials Disc. Grp. Sat. 08:30 am - 10:30 am COURT University
All Committee Meeting Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 202C/D
All Sections Executive Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 11:30 am SUT London
Business of Acquisitions: Working Together to Make it Work: Acquisitions Librarians as Collaborators Fri. 08:00 am - 05:30 pm MAR Grand BR A
Business of Acquisitions: Working Together to Make it Work: Acquisitions Librarians as Collaborators - Breakout Session I Fri. 10:15 am - 04:30 pm MAR Bay
Business of Acquisitions: Working Together to Make it Work: Acquisitions Librarians as Collaborators - Breakout Session II Fri. 10:15 am - 04:30 pm MAR York A
Business of Acquisitions: Working Together to Make it Work: Acquisitions Librarians as Collaborators - Breakout Session III Fri. 10:15 am - 04:30 pm MAR York B
Business of Acquistions: Working Together to Make it Work: Acquisitions Librarians as Collaborators - Breakout Session IV Fri. 10:15 am - 04:30 pm MAR Carlton
Com. on Research and Statistics Com.: All Committee Meeting Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 202C/D
Education Com.: All Committee Meeting Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 202C/D
Exec. Com.: All Committee Meeting Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 202C/D
Executive Com. Tues. 08:30 am - 11:00 am ROY Confederation 3
Gifts & Exchange Discussion Group Sat. 09:30 am - 11:00 am RAD Siganl Room
Leadership in Lib. Acqs. Award Com.: All Committee Meeting Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 202C/D
Nominating Com.: All Committee Meeting Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 202C/D
Policy and Planning Com.: All Committee Meeting Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 202C/D
Pub. Comm., Foreign Book Dealers Directories Subcom. Sat. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm MER Westminster
Publications Com.: All Committee Meeting Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 202C/D
Technology Com., Subcommittee on Vendor Research and Development Sat. 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm ROY New Brunswick
Technology Com.: All Committee Meeting Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 202C/D
What's the Big Deal? The Impact of Consortial Purchasing on the Acquisitions Process Sat. 08:30 am - 10:00 am COL Colony BR East
Why Can't Johnnie and Jane Get Published: Research Basics Sun. 01:30 pm - 05:30 pm CRO Ontario/Niagara

Cataloging & Classification Section

MEETING DAY TIME HOTEL ROOM
All Sections Executive Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 11:30 am SUT London
Catalog Management Discussion Group Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm RAD Siganl Room
Cataloging & Classification Research Disc. Grp. Sat. 11:30 am - 01:30 pm MTCC 205B
Cataloging Norms Disc. Group Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm HOL Regency BR C
Cataloging of Children's Materials Committee Sun. 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm COL Giovanni Room
CC:DA Knowledge Without Boundaries: Libraries in Collaboration Thurs. 07:30 am - 06:00 pm WEST Metro BR West
CC:DA Knowledge Without Boundaries: Libraries in Collaboration Fri. 07:30 am - 06:00 pm WEST Metro BR West
CC:DA Knowledge Without Boundaries: Libraries in Collaboration Thurs. 11:35 am - 01:00 pm WEST Metro BR Centre
CC:DA Knowledge Without Boundaries: Libraries in Collaboration Fri. 11:35 am - 01:00 pm WEST Metro BR Centre
CC:DA T. F. on Reconceptualization at Chapter 9 Sat. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm WEST Wellington
CC:DA T.F. on Rule 21.0D Sun. 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm COL St. George
CC:DA Task Force on Appendix of Major and Minor Changes Sun. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm DEL Galsworthy
CC:DA Task Force on Consistency Across Part 1 of AACR2 Fri. 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm COURT Bay
CC:DA/MARBI Task Force to Plan a Preconf. for Annual 2004 Fri. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MET Singapore
CC:DA: Don't Be Dysfunctional: How to Put The Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) in Your Future Sun. 08:30 am - 12:00 pm SHER Dominion BR
CCS/PCC T.F. to Develop Name and Title Authority Training Sat. 12:00 pm - 02:30 pm WEST Pier 6
Committee on Cataloging: Asian and African Materials Sun. 08:30 am - 11:00 am HOL Spruce
Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) Sat. 02:00 pm - 05:30 pm WEST Metro Ballroom East
Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) Mon. 08:00 am - 12:30 pm WEST Metro Ballroom East
Copy Cataloging Discussion Group Mon. 09:30 am - 11:00 am SHER Kenora
Education, Training and Recruitment for Cataloging Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm HOL Spruce
Executive Com. I Fri. 08:00 pm - 10:00 pm COURT Spadina
Executive Com. II Tues. 08:00 am - 12:30 pm ROY Ontario
Getting the Most Out of Subject References in the Online Catalog: Better Than it Used to Be? Sat. 01:30 pm - 03:30 pm MTCC 717A/B
Growing Our Own: Mentoring Library Science Students for Cataloging Sun. 01:30 pm - 03:30 pm CRO Ballroom A/B
Heads of Cataloging Departments Discussion Group Mon. 09:30 am - 11:00 am HIL Toronto BR I
Policy and Research Committee Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm SHER Spindrift
Policy and Research Committee Mon. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MTCC 705
SAC 2004 Preconference Planning Com. Sun. 03:30 pm - 05:00 pm WEST Wellington
SAC Preconf. - Dewey Decimal Classification 22 and Beyond: An Introduction to the New Edition at the Dewey Decimal Classification Fri. 07:30 am - 05:30 pm WEST Metro BR East
SAC Preconf. - Dewey Decimal Classification 22 and Beyond: An Introduction to the New Edition at the Dewey Decimal Classification - Breakout Session I Fri. 01:30 pm - 03:45 pm WEST Queens Quay 1
SAC Preconf. - Dewey Decimal Classification 22 and Beyond: An Introduction to the New Edition at the Dewey Decimal Classification - Breaklout Session II Fri. 01:30 pm - 03:45 pm WEST Queens Quay 2
SAC Preconf. - Dewey Decimal Classification 22 and Beyond: An Introduction to the New Edition at the Dewey Decimal Classification - Breakout Session III Fri. 01:30 pm - 03:45 pm WEST Bay Room
SAC Preconf. - Dewey Decimal Classification 22 and Beyond: An Introduction to the New Edition at the Dewey Decimal Classification - Breakout Session IV Fri. 01:30 pm - 03:45 pm WEST Yonge
SAC Subcom. on Fiction Guidelines Sat. 08:30 am - 11:00 am MTCC 706
SAC Subcom. on Subject Analysis Training Materials Fri. 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm SHER Executive
SAC Subcom. on Subject Analysis Training Materials Sat. 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm HIL Varley
SAC Subcommittee on Reference Structures in Automated Systems Sat. 08:30 am - 11:00 am ROY Confederation 6
SAC Subcommittee on Semantic Interoperability Fri. 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm ROY Confederation 3
Subject Analysis Committee Mon. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm SHER City Hall
Subject Analysis Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 12:30 pm DEL Rosetti
Training for Effective Subject Cataloging: A Preview of an ALCTS-Program for Cooperative Cataloging Initiative Sun. 01:30 pm - 03:30 pm WEST Metro BR West
What's New in Cartographic Materials Cataloging Sat. 08:30 am - 12:00 pm DEL Wren

Collection Management & Development Section

MEETING DAY TIME HOTEL ROOM
Adm. of Collection Dev. Com.: All Com. Mtg. (Rm I) Sun. 09:00 am - 10:30 am COL St. David
All Com. Mtg. (Rm I) Sun. 09:00 am - 10:30 am COL St. David
All Com. Mtg. (Rm. II) Sun. 09:00 am - 10:30 am COL St. Patrick
All Sections Executive Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 11:30 am SUT London
Chief Collection Development Officers of Large Research Libraries DG Sat. 08:00 am - 12:30 pm WEST Metro Ballroom East
Collection Dev. & Electronic Resources Com.: All Com. Mtg. (Rm I) Sun. 09:00 am - 10:30 am COL St. David
Collection Dev. Issues for the Practitioner Com. Sat. 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm SHER Spring Song
Collection Dev. Libns. of Academic Libraries DG Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm WEST Pier 3
Collection Management in Public Libraries Discussion Group Mon. 09:30 am - 11:00 am MTCC 716A
Com. Chairs & Bd. Mtg. Sun. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm COL St. David
Educ. Com.: All Com. Mtg. (Rm. II) Sun. 09:00 am - 10:30 am COL St. Patrick
Exec. Com.: All Com. Mtg. (Rm I) Sun. 09:00 am - 10:30 am COL St. David
Executive Board Sun. 08:00 am - 09:00 am COL St. David
Nominating Com.: All Com. Mtg. (Rm I) Sun. 09:00 am - 10:30 am COL St. David
North American Title Count Subcommittee Fri. 09:30 am - 12:30 pm SHER Canadiana
North American Title Count Subcommittee Mon. 09:30 am - 12:30 pm RAD Exec. Boardroom
Policy & Planning Com.: All Com. Mtg. (Rm. II) Sun. 09:00 am - 10:30 am COL
Publications Com.: All Com. Mtg. (Rm. II) Sun. 09:00 am - 10:30 am COL St. Patrick
Quantitative Measures for Collection Mgmnt. Com.: All Com. Mtg. (Rm. II) Sun. 09:00 am - 10:30 am COL St. Patrick

Preservation & Reformatting Section

MEETING DAY TIME HOTEL ROOM
All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 714B
All Sections Executive Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 11:30 am SUT London
Books and Paper: Methods, Materials & Standards Com.: All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 714B
Cooperative Preservation Programs Disc. Grp. Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm ROY York
Education Com.: All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 714B
Exec. Com.: All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 714B
Executive Committee II Mon. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm MTCC 711
Hands-On, Over, and Across: Preservation Education Abroad Sat. 10:30 am - 12:00 pm SHER Ballroom Centre
Help! I'm Damaged and I Can't Circulate!: Options for Circulating & Reference Collections Sat. 01:30 pm - 03:30 pm ROY Tudor 7/8
Hybrid Preservation Reformatting Options for the New Millennium Sun. 08:30 am - 12:00 pm SUT Royal Sutton BR
Intellectual Access Com.: All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 714B
Library Binding Discussion Group Sat. 08:30 am - 11:00 am MET Victoria
Mgmt. Com.: All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC
Micro/Digital Publishers DG Sat. 08:30 am - 11:00 am SHER Conf. Rm. F
Nominating Com.: All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 714B
PARS Disc. Group Sun. 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm DEL
Photographic & Recording Media DG Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm SHER Huron
Physical Quality & Treatment of Library Materials DG Sun. 09:30 am - 11:00 am SHER
Policy, Planning & Research Com.: All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 714B
Preservation Administration Disc. Group Fri. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm MAR Grand BR C/D
Preservation Instruction, Education and Outreach DG Sun. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm HOL Regency BR E
Preservation Issues in Small to Mid-Sized Libraries DG Sun. 08:30 am - 11:00 am SHER Carleton
Prog. Planning & Publications Com.: All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 714B
Program Planning and Publications Committee Sat. 04:30 pm - 05:30 pm REN SkyBox 4
Recording & Photographic Media: Methods, Materials, & Standards Com.: All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 714B
Reformatting: Analog & Digital Com.: All Committee Meeting Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MTCC 714B
Two Thumbs Up! Preservation Film Festival Sun. 07:00 pm - 10:00 pm WEST Harbor BR C

Serials Section

MEETING DAY TIME HOTEL ROOM
Acquisitions Committee Sun. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm REN SkyBox 3
All Sections Executive Committee Sun. 09:30 am - 11:30 am SUT London
Committee on Union Lists of Serials Sun. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm RAD Exec. Boardroom
Committee to Study Serials Cataloging Mon. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm SHER Conf. Rm. B/C
Committee to Study Serials Standards Fri. 08:00 pm - 10:00 pm SHER Conf. Rm. A
Education Com. Sat. 08:00 am - 11:00 am SHER Conf. Rm. A
Exec. Com. Tues. 09:00 am - 11:30 am ROY New Brunswick
Journal Costs in Libraries Discussion Group Sat. 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm ROY Alberta
Journals in Research Libraries DG Sat. 09:30 am - 11:00 am WEST Bay Room
Policy, Research & Publications Committee Mon. 08:00 am - 11:00 am MET Shanghai
SCCTP Electronic Serials Cataloging Workshop (Session 1) Fri. 08:00 am - 05:30 pm NOV Provence
SCCTP Integrating Resources Cataloging Workshop (Session 2) Fri. 08:00 am - 05:30 pm NOV Bordeaux
SCCTP Electronic Serials Cataloging Workshop (Session 3) Fri. 08:00 am - 05:30 pm NOV Alsace
SCCTP Integrating Resources Cataloging Workshop (Session 4) Fri. 08:00 am - 05:30 pm NOV Bourgogne
The Serials Pig in the Aggregator's Poke III Sat. 10:30 am - 12:00 pm SHER Ballroom East

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