Catalog Use
Purpose
To focus on the use of catalogs in reference service, including such aspects as communicating, evaluating, improving, studying, and teaching the use of catalogs in all forms; to monitor and communicate significant continuities and changes in the use of catalogs; to identify and examine critical issues and problems in catalog use; to provide opportunities for librarians to propose and discuss innovative solutions to catalog use problems; to join with librarians in other specialties to produce improvements in library service.
Current Roster
Meeting Minutes
Current minutes and other materials available through ALA Connect
Past Programs and Preconferences
2008 Midwinter Discussion Form: Making Your Catalog the Best it Can Be Notes and Evaluation Summary (PDF)
2003 Annual Conference Program: One-Stop Metasearch Tools: Friendly Time Saver or Confusing Quagmire?
2004 Annual Conference Discussion Session: " Approaches to Explaining the Catalog in Reference and Instruction"
2006 Annual Conference Program: Catalog Transformed: From Traditional to Emerging Models of Use
2006 Annual Conference Program: Catalog Transformed: From Traditional to Emerging Models of Use
