HomeALCTS announces forums for Midwinter in Philadelphia

Contact: Charles Wilt
Executive Director, ALCTS
312-280-5030
cwilt@ala.org

For Immediate Release,
December 4, 2007

ALCTS announces forums for Midwinter in Philadelphia

ALCTS, the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, announces a stellar line-up of provocative and worthwhile forums for the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia.   Ranging from the LC Working Group Report to the IMLS "Connecting to Collections" initiative to new roles for acquisitions, there is a forum for any Midwinter attendee.  More information about these forums and ALCTS Interest Group and Discussion Group Midwinter Meeting topics can be found in the October and December issues of the ALCTS Newsletter Online (ANO).  Click the ANO icon on the ALCTS home page: www.ala.org/alcts.

ALCTS Midwinter Forums

RDA Update Forum:

Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30 am - Noon

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Lecture Hall

Serials Standards Update:

Sunday, Jan. 13, 10:30-Noon

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105B

Cataloging and Classification Section Forum: 

"The Report of the LC Working Group for the Future of Bibliographic Control"

Sunday, Jan. 13, 4:00-6:00 pm

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 204C

Preservation and Reformatting Section Forum:

"Connecting to Collections:   The IMLS/Heritage Preservation Society Initiative"

Sunday, Jan. 13, 4:00-6:00 pm

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103C

Collection Management and Development Section Forum:

"Collaborative Collection Development"

Sunday, Jan. 13, 4:00-6:00 pm

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108A

ALCTS Forum:

"WorldCat Local and Network Level Cataloging"

Monday, Jan. 14, 10:30 am- Noon

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108A

Acquisitions Section Forum:

"New Roles for Acquisitions: Selecting and Harvesting for Institutional Repositories"

Monday, Jan. 14, 1:30-3:00 pm.

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 204C

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