Catalog Management Interest Group
Charge
Discusses the various issues involved in cataloging, classification, authority control and metadata application after the initial cataloging has been performed, including its impact on discovery. Provides a forum for exchanging information and discussing techniques, new developments, and problems with managing the data integrity of library catalogs and related discovery tools.
This interest group is part of Core's Metadata and Collections Section.
Roster
Masha Stepanova
(Co-Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)
Ms. Keiko Suzuki
(Co-Chair, July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026)
Maleeha Killian
(Vice Co-Chair, July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026)
Mia Blixt-Shehan
(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2050)
Thomas Ferren
(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2050)
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Resources
- View this group in ALA Connect, where anyone can join it.
- View this group's activity reports.
The group's conveners have committed to providing the following activities throughout the year:
- Facilitate year-round discussion in the ALA Connect group;
- Plan an in-person discussion (not a program) at the ALA Annual Conference.
Interest group members do not need to be members of Core, or even of ALA. Anyone with an ALA account can join a Core interest group in ALA Connect. Conveners must be Core members, but anyone can join or leave an interest group at any time.