ALCTS announces preconference line-up in New Orleans
Contact: Julie Reese
ALCTS
312-280-5034
jreese@ala.org
For Immediate Release
March 20, 2006
ALCTS announces preconference line-up in New Orleans
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to announce its line-up of preconferences to be held at ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.
Continuing its preconference format established at the 2005 Annual Conference in Chicago, three to four stand-alone sessions will be offered in the morning and afternoon on each day. Participants may choose the sessions they want to attend and may sign up for one day, both days, or just a half-day. Online registration for the ALCTS preconferences now is open at
www.ala.org/ala/annual.
Advance registration ends May 19. Sign up today!
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Morning Sessions:
A Supervisor’s Academy: Essentials of Supervision for the Professional Librarian
Topic: General skills including management skills, interpersonal communication skills, valuing and managing diversity, developing ethical behavior, and time and stress management.
Speaker: William W. Sannwald
Cataloging & Description of Cartographic Resources: From Parchment to Pixels, Paper to Digital
Topic: Introduction to map cataloging basics focusing on title(s) and mathematical data.
Speakers: Paige G. Andrew, Penn State University and Susan Moore, University of Iowa.
ERMS Implementations: Are We Taming the Electronic Tiger?
Topic: Features early implementers of the leading commercial ERMS.
Speakers
(ERMS): Rosemary Arneson, Carmichael Library Montevallo (SerialsSolutions), Rochelle Ballard, Princeton University (Meridian); Trisha Davis/Celeste Feather, Ohio State University (Innovative); Norm Medeiros, Haverford College—moderator; Jennifer Weintraub, Yale University (ExLibris); and Barbara Weir, Swarthmore College (VTLS).
Afternoon Sessions:
A Supervisor’s Academy: Essentials of Supervision for the Professional Librarian
Topic: Planning, controlling performance, benchmarking, creative problem solving, and managing conflict.
Speaker: William W. Sannwald
Cataloging & Description of Cartographic Resources: From Parchment to Pixels, Paper to Digital
Topic: Basics of map cataloging focusing on physical description.
Speakers: Paige G. Andrew, Penn State and Susan Moore, University of Iowa.
CCO Boot Camp: an Introduction to Cataloging Cultural Objects
Topic: What CCO is and why we need it.
Speakers: Matthew Beacom, Yale University ; Kenneth Hamma, J. Paul Getty Trust—Keynote; Patricia Harpring, Getty Research Institute ; Sherman Clarke, New York University; Murtha Baca, Getty Research Institute; Elisa Lanzi, Smith College; and Ann Baird Whiteside, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Friday, June 23, 2006
Morning Sessions:
A Supervisor’s Academy: Essentials of Supervision for the Professional Librarian
Topic: Designing work, diagnosing and modifying organizational culture, organizational structure, developing people, and creating high-performing teams.
Speaker: William W. Sannwald
CCO Boot Camp: an Introduction to Cataloging Cultural Objects
Topics: Subject access for visible material, using controlled vocabularies, and CDWA Lite XML schema.
Speakers: Matthew Beacom, Yale University; Sara Shatford Layne, UCLA Library Cataloging & Metadata Center; Murtha Baca, Getty Research Institute; Elisa Lanzi, Smith College; and Ann Baird Whiteside. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
GIS Cataloging (Session 3 of Cataloging & Description of Cartographic Resources)
Topic: Digital cartographic resources.
Speakers: Paige G. Andrew, Penn State; Mary Lynette Larsgaard, Map and Imagery Laboratory; and Susan Moore, University of Iowa.
Library Binding Workshop: Advocacy, Budgets, and Contracts
Topics: The ABC’s of Library Binding for Senior Level Professionals.
Speakers: Andrew Hart, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Julie Arnott, University of Notre Dame; JC. Noyes, Bridgeport National Bindery; and Debra Nolan, Library Binding Institute.
Afternoon Sessions:
A Supervisor’s Academy: Essentials of Supervision for the Professional Librarian
Topics: Designing work, diagnosing and modifying organizational culture, organizational structure, developing people, and creating high-performing teams.
Speaker: William W. Sannwald
CCO Boot Camp: an Introduction to Cataloging Cultural Objects
Topics: CCO in libraries, archives, museums, and image collections.
Speakers: Matthew Beacom, Yale University; Maria Oldal, Pierpont Morgan Library; Martha R. Mahard, Simmons College; Layna White, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Murtha Baca, Getty Research Institute; Elisa Lanzi, Smith College; and Ann Baird Whiteside, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Library Binding Workshop: What, When, and How to Bind
Topics: The decision-making process and factors to consider.
Speakers: Kate Contakos, New York University; Jean Ann Croft, University of Pittsburgh; and JC. Noyes, Bridgeport National Bindery.
Cataloging Correctly for Kids: Tools of our Trade
Topics: Guidelines for standardized cataloging of children’s materials, how children search the catalog, how to handle special situations, and Web resources for catalogers of children’s materials.
Speakers: Oksana Kraus, Cleveland Public Library; Lynne Jacobsen, Warren-Newport Public Library; Jane E. Gilchrist, Library of Congress; Kay Lowell, University of Northern Colorado; Dr. Joanna F. Fountain, Sam Houston University; Vickie Frierson-Adams, University of Mississippi; Gabriele “Gabi” I. Kupitz, Brigham Young University; and Patricia Ratkovich, University of Alabama.
Discounts for advance two-day registration fees are: ALCTS member: $335; ALA member: $395; non-member: $455; student/retired member: $200. Discounts for advance one-day registration fees are: ALCTS member: $195; ALA member: $235; non-member: $275; student/retired member: $100. Discounts for advance half-day registration fees are: ALCTS member: $99; ALA member: $119; non-member: $139; student/retired member: $50.
To learn more about these events or to register, see the ALCTS Web site at:
www.ala.org/alcts/events or contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Education & Meetings, at 50 E Huron; Chicago, IL 60611; (800) 545-2433 ext. 5034; or
jreese@ala.org.
