Best of Core Forum: AI in Cataloging and Metadata: Developing Community and Best Practices

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: AI in Cataloging and Metadata: Developing Community and Best Practices" on May 6, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. The presentation will give an overview of the work of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) Task Group on AI for Cataloging and Metadata activities, with particular focus on the Guiding Principles, the Best Practices, and the Community of Practice. The presenters will convey how the support and recommendations of the Task Group are grounded in guiding principles regarding metadata quality and efficiency, the need for human guidance and review of AI-generated output, the importance of maintaining existing cataloging standards of quality and accuracy, and the requirement that AI usage be beneficial to cataloging work, and to society.
 

Best of Core Forum: AI in Cataloging and Metadata: Developing Community and Best Practices

Presenters:

Christine DeZelar-Tiedman,  Cataloging Policies and Practices Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis MN

Kate James, Metadata Engagement Program Coordinator, OCLC liaison to several library committees including CC:DA, PCC SCS, and RBMS BSC, Dublin, OH

Registration Fees:

Core Member: $57.85
ALA Member: $80.10
Nonmember: $89.00
Student: $44.50

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