CaMMS Subject Analysis Committee

Charge

To study problems and recommend improvements in patterns, methods, and tools for the subject and genre/form analysis and organization of library materials, including particularly classification and subject headings systems, and to provide liaison for those areas of interest between CaMMS and other ALA and non-ALA organizations that have an interest in and concern for these activities.

Roster

Dr. Daniel N. Joudrey (Chair, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011)
Linda Ballinger (Member, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2012)
Mr. Christopher J. Cronin (Member, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2011)
Mary Catherine Little (Member, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2011)
Jimmie H. Lundgren (Member, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2011)
Tony Olson (Member, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2012)
Scott A. Opasik (Member, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2012)
Ms. Molly Dahl Poremski (Member, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2012)
Deborah A. Ryszka (Member, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2012)
Adam L. Schiff (Member, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2012)
Philip Young (Member, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2011)
Mr. Jeffrey Beall (PCC Representative, July 1, 2010, to June 1, 2012)
Stephen S. Hearn (MARBI Representative, July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2012)
Mrs. Elizabeth Perlman Bodian (Intern, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011)
Tachtorn Meier (Intern, July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011)
Deborah A. Rose-Lefmann (Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee Rep, January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2013)
Dr. Edward T. O'Neill (International Federation of Library Associations Rep, July 1, 2009, to July 22, 2013)
Janis L. Young (Library of Congress Liaison, July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2015)
Charles Wilt (Staff Liaison, July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2015)

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Resources

CaMMS Policy on Eligibility of SAC Representatives

Public Posts from ALA Connect

Composition

The Subject Analysis Committee consists of 9 members appointed from the membership at large serving 2-year terms and led by a chair. There are also 9 liaisons, 2 interns, and 2 representatives involved in the committee.

Subcommittees & Task Forces

SAC Subcommittee on Genre/Form Implementation

Subcommittee on FAST

Subcommittee on RDA

Origin

This group has a long history of addressing key subject analysis issues over the years. It has included working groups or task forces on the following issues:

  • Authority Records for GSAFD
  • Fiction Guidelines
  • Form Headings/Subdivisions Implementation
  • Library of Congress Classification Training Materials (Joint PCC SCT/CSS SAC Task Force)
  • Library of Congress Subject Heading Revisions Relating to the Poor People's Policy
  • Metadata and Classification
  • Metadata and Subject Analysis
  • Promote Subject Relationships/ Reference Structures
  • Revision of the Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction
  • Semantic Interoperability
  • SWOT Subcommittee
  • Subject Analysis Training Materials
  • Subject Reference Structures in Automated Systems
  • Task Force on Named Buildings & Other Structures
  • Subject Relationships/Reference Structures

Get Involved

ALA values committed and active committee members. Qualified members are welcome to volunteer to serve on CaMMS Subject Analysis Committee. Members are expected to be active, to attend 3 out of 4 meetings of the committee during their two year appointment, and to become involved in various subcommittees or task forces Express your interest in serving on this or other committees by filling out an application form. Appointments take place once a year, during the spring. Committee service usually begins following Annual Conference, about July 1.

Staff Liaison

Charles Wilt
ALCTS Executive Director
1-800-545-2433, x5030
cwilt@ala.org