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On Nov 10, 2011, at 1:15 PM, "Becky Yoose" <b.yo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey folks, > > There's been increasing discussion and interest about cataloging around > this community (and others like it) for quite a while. I found some > co-conspirators and we are planning to propose a pre-conference on > cataloging/library metadata creation geared towards the huddled code4lib > masses (otherwise known as coders) who are yearning for knowledge of this > Darkest of Library Arts. > > We need you help before we post our proposal. We realize that there's a > wide range of cataloging knowledge and experience in the community, and we > want to make sure that those interested get the most out of the > pre-conference. If this pre-conference has perked your interest, can you > help us in letting us know: > > - What experience do you have with cataloging/library metadata creation? > - What do you want us to cover? Do you have any questions that you want > covered? > > This information will help us greatly in how we structure the > pre-conference both in content and schedule. For now, we're planning a > half-day pre-conference, but if there's enough interest between beginners > and more experienced folks, we will consider offering two half-day > preconferences in order to focus on specific participant needs. > > Feel free to ask questions as well - I'll try to answer them as best as > possible given what our group has brainstormed so far. > > Thanks for reading, > Becky > Official cat[aloger] herder > > > --------------------------------------- > Becky Yoose > Systems Librarian > Grinnell College Libraries > yoose...@grinnell.edu