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RLG Partnership Meetings at ALA Annual

10-13 July 2009
Chicago, IL


We will meet with partners at ALA Annual in Chicago for updates and discussions about the work we're undertaking in the RLG Partnership.

Friday, 10 July

Time Meeting

2:30–4:30 p.m. 

RLG Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group
By invitation only

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Conference Center 11a

Contact: Karen_Smith-Yoshimura@oclc.org


4:00–6:00 p.m.

SHARES Roundtable

Location: McCormick Place South, Room S101b

Contact: Dennis_Massie@oclc.org


5:00–6:30 p.m.

MARC Tag Working Group
By invitation only

Location: OCLC Blue Suite

Contact: Karen_Smith-Yoshimura@oclc.org


Saturday, 11 July

Time Meeting
10:30 a.m.–12 noon

RLG Partnership Update
Open to all

Location: Chicago Hilton, Lake Michigan Room

Contact: Merrilee_Proffitt@oclc.org

5:30–7:00 p.m.

RLG Partnership Meet and Greet
Open to all

Location: OCLC Red Suite

Contact: Merrilee_Proffitt@oclc.org


Sunday, 12 July

Time Meeting

1:30–3:00 p.m. 

Libraries, Archives and Museums - Converging for Real

Presenters include:
Meg Bellinger, Director of the Office of Digital Assets and Infrastructure, Yale University
John Scally, Director of University Collections, University of Edinburgh
Cathryn Goodwin, Manager, Collection Information and Access, Princeton University Art Museum
Moderated by: Jennifer Schaffner, OCLC Research

Location: McCormick Place West W-190b

Contact: jennnifer_schaffne@oclc.org

1:30–3:30 p.m. 

ALA Authority Interest Group: "The Future is Now: Global Authority Control"

At this meeting, Thom Hickey will speak on the Virtual International Authority File, and Karen Smith-Yoshimura will discuss the work of the Networking Names Advisory Group

Location: McCormick Place West W-179

Contact: Thom Hickey@oclc.org or Karen_Smith-Yoshimura@oclc.org


Monday, 13 July

Time Meeting

9:30–11:30 a.m.

RLG Shared Print Update

Location:OCLC Red Suite

Contact: Constance_Maplas@oclc.org

10:30 a.m–12 noon

RLG Heads of Systems
Issues of interest to systems librarians of RLG Partnership institutions, including OCLC services of particular importance to this group.

Location: OCLC Blue Suite

Contact: Roy_Tennant@oclc.org