ALCTS offers dynamic preconferences at 2010 Annual Conference

Contact: Julie Reese


Events Manager, ALCTS


312-280-5034

NEWS


For Immediate Release,


April 15, 2010

CHICAGO - Four exciting and highly informative preconferences are being offered by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) at this year’s ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. You can register by going to the ALA Annual Conference Web site. Reserve you spot now before they fill up. Â

Linked Data: Making Library Data Converse with the World


Thursday, June 24, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Event code: ALC3




Semantic Web experts say that library metadata must be transformed into Linked Data so it can function in the broader Web environment. What does this mean, and how urgent is it? What concrete steps will ensure that libraries are effective participants in the Semantic Web? Presenters will describe the principles of Linked Data and relate them to library-centered linked data projects. Attendees will participate in hands-on exercises to create linked data.

Speakers include: Jennifer Bowen, University of Rochester;Â Karen Coyle, Karen Coyle Consulting; Corey Harper, New York University; Diane Hillmann, Information Institute of Syracuse; Eric Miller, Zepheira, LLC; Jon Phipps, Metadata Management Associates; Ross Singer, Talis; Ed Summers, Library of Congress

Co-Sponsored by the ALCTS Metadata Interest Group

Taming the Licensing Tiger: New Formats, New Standards, New Challenges


Friday, June 25, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.. Event code: ALC2Â

Licensing—it’s not just for serials anymore! The rise in popularity of e-books and streaming media means that acquisitions and collection development librarians need to examine the impact of new licensing models on their collections and workflows. This workshop for license managers with some experience will cover new formats, emerging standards (DLF-ERMi, SERU, ONIX-PL) and their impact on policies and procedures; staffing and workflow; and negotiations—both local and consortial.

Presentations are by: Becky Albitz, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Boissy, Springer; and Tracy L. Thompson-Przylucki, New England Law Library Consortium

ALCTS thanks Elsevier for their generous sponsorship of this preconference.

XSLT for Digital Libraries


Friday, June 25, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Event code: ALC5

This session will prepare catalogers and metadata professionals to employ XSLT as a means of transforming catalog and metadata records into a variety of formats in their digital library projects. In this full-day preconference, participants will have the opportunity to learn how to manipulate metadata in digital library projects using XSLT in a hands-on setting. The preconference will be moderated by Kevin Clair of the Pennsylvania State University.

Speakers for this preconference are:Â Christine Ruotolo, University of Virginia; Ching-hsien Wang, Smithsonian Institution; Â and Patrick Yott, Brown University Library

Registration for the above preconferences: Advance and Onsite: ALA Member $239; Division (ALCTS) Member $199; Retired Member $99; Student Member $99; Non-Member $279

Cataloging & Description of Cartographic Resources:

From Parchment to Pixels, Paper to DigitalÂ


Thursday, June 24, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Friday, June 25, 8:30 a.m. – noon Event code: ALC1




Intended primarily for the novice, but including advanced topics of interest to experienced catalogers, learn map cataloging basics on day one, focusing on three areas of bibliographic description: title(s), mathematical data and physical description. Additional areas/topics will be covered as well. Day one sessions will focus on hardcopy maps; day two covers digital cartographic resources. Principles covered on day one will be applied to digital items and expanded upon on day two.

Speakers:Â Paige Andrews, Pennsylvania State University; Mary Larsgaard, University of California - Santa Barbara; and Susan Moore, University of Northern Iowa

Cosponsored by OLAC and MAGERT.

Registration for this preconference: Advance and Onsite: ALA Member $329; Division (ALCTS) Member $279; Retired Member $129; Student Member $129; Non-Member $389

Registration is through the ALA Annual Conference registration site at
www.ala.org, click on the AC2010 icon and follow the links to the registration page.

ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association