[Please excuse duplication]

The ALCTS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group will present the following
program at ALA Midwinter on Saturday January 21, 2006, 1:30PM-3:30PM,
Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, Room 218.

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TITLE: Eliminating Redundant Entries in Bibliographic Records

SPEAKER: Qiang Jin
Cataloging Librarian & NACO Coordinator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

ABSTRACT: This paper proposes to eliminate redundant entries in
bibliographic records in order to help users find resources by heads of
state (etc.) through the authority structure of the catalog in the context
of the other editions and translations of the work of the other works of
the author to fulfill the second objective of the catalog.

Qiang Jin is an original cataloging librarian and NACO coordinator at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research has been and
continues to be focused on the study of authority control issues in order
to help users access resources in online catalogs for their curricular and
research needs. She investigates issues from the theoretical perspective
of cataloging and recommends new ways for catalogers to help users locate
resources effectively and efficiently in the Web environment.

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TITLE: Measurement of Cataloging Accuracy

SPEAKER: Rebecca Routh
Head, Monographic Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging Department
Northwestern University Library

ABSTRACT: The Monographic Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging (MARC)
Department of Northwestern University Library has implemented a model of
cataloging revision designed to calculate the rate of staff error in
editing catalog copy, assigning valid Dewey call numbers, and performing
authority control. Rebecca Routh will discuss the reasons behind their
attempt to measure cataloging accuracy and the results it has brought. The
worksheet used to identify and calculate cataloging errors will be
reviewed as well as the pros and cons of investing in such an exercise.

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TITLE: Multilingual digital libraries: viewing from MARC, Google, Babel
Fish, etc.

SPEAKER: Charlene Chou
Serials Cataloger, OSMC Dept.
Columbia University

ABSTRACT: Charlene Chou's presentation attempts to evaluate the trend in
digital libraries with emphasis on multilingual information, yet consists
of more perspectives, e.g. search engines on the Web, and is not limited
to MARC only. One of the key factors in implementing a global library is
the capability to do multilingual searching. Do Google or other search
engines have all the capabilities for doing it, or can the library
community make a very significant contribution to the formation of the
global library through the development or implementation of Unicode and
metadata authority schema, etc.?