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Sign Up to Petition for SLA Taxonomy Division

At the SLA Annual Conference, the SLA members interested in creating a new SLA Taxonomy Division gained approval to circulate a petition to identify members for the proposed division, which will focus on ways to organize and structure information so that content is accessible and useful.

The proposed Taxonomy Division would offer a practical context for exploring issues and sharing experiences related to planning, creating, maintaining and using taxonomies, thesauri, authority files,
and other controlled vocabularies and information structures.

To learn more or to sign the petition agreeing to join this new division, go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6tJ5CLQkMDsBnVSKgCFHxw_3d_3d.

You must be a current SLA member to sign the petition.

Contact Margie Hlava ([email protected]) or Janice Keeler ([email protected]) for more information or to volunteer to help get this division started.

[Please also see the previous blog entry on this topic.]

Enjoy a Night at the Ballpark on July 31

NJSLA will have its annual gathering to enjoy the sights and sounds of the Somerset Patriots on Friday evening, July 31.  If you haven't been to TD Bank Ballpark, it is a convenient and fun way to see our national pastime without the hassle of the big city.  Parking is easy, you are close to the field and there are even fireworks after the game.  Tickets are $14.00.  Mark your calendars today--registration details available soon.

All Back Issues of Cataloging Service Bulletin Now Available Free Online

Courtesy of Catalogblog (where you can read the full story) and forwarded by Catherine Lavallée-Welch (Chair, SLA's IT Division).

All 123 issues of Cataloging Service Bulletin (CSB) are now available at no cost. CSB is a quarterly bulletin that includes current, new, and revised information about LC cataloging and classification practices and policies. ...

Taxonomy and Meta Data Division Proposed: Planning Meeting at SLA Set for Sunday, June 14

From Margie Hlava and Janice Keeler:

... We are already working with the IT and KM Divisions to reconcile some known overlaps in scope notes, but if any other divisions have any issues, we need to know ASAP. Leadership – please distribute this note to your units to let them know of the proposed new division and also to tell people they are welcome to join us in Washington DC to discuss taxonomy and meta data
issues and the proposed new division.

Scope Note and Business Case for the New Division: The business case for the new division is attached and posted on the SLA wiki site.

The proposed scope note is: The Taxonomy and Meta Data Division (TMD) addresses meta data contained in taxonomies, thesauri, authority files, and other controlled vocabularies.  Areas of interest include:

• Standards, governance and management issues for all types of controlled vocabularies

• Issues associated with the creation, capture, delivery, structure, and use (such as in search) of controlled vocabularies and meta data for all information object types.

• Trends such as the development of the semantic web, ontologies, folksonomies and other tagging methodologies.

Meetings in Washington, DC, June 14: We are having a meeting for anybody interested in taxonomy on Sunday, June 14, from 3-5 p.m. in Room 145B of the convention center.  This session is not part of the official program, and will not show up in the online planner. 

Agenda:

• organizational issues related to the attempt to form a new division

• discussion of taxonomy issues of interest to participants

Assuming we can reconcile all overlapping scope note issues with other divisions, we will send out a petition to form the new division via SurveyMonkey shortly after the conference. If anybody wants to discuss this with us before or during the conference, please contact us.

Regards,
Margie Hlava, [email protected] 505-975-5578 cell
Janice Keeler, [email protected], 312-573-2813 (work),
773-251-9373 (cell). I’ll be in Washington as of June 12.
 

DC Chapter Welcomes SLA Centennial Attendees

The helpful note below is from Greta D. Ober, 2009 DC Chapter President.

The wiki Greta lists is a great place to find roommates (http://wiki.sla.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=27624346) or a ride share: (http://wiki.sla.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=27625241).

See you in DC!
Eric Schwarz, NJ Chapter President

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Colleagues, Washington, DC welcomes all SLA 2009 Attendees to the Centennial Celebration and Annual Conference.

The DC Chapter is delighted to assist in hosting this historic conference.

Be sure to stop by the DC Information Booth located near the SLA Registration area in the Washington Convention Center. We have the "Official Visitors Guide" which is packed with information you want and need. Major areas cover Museums, Theatres, Restaurants, Shopping, Hotels, Special Events and Maps.

In the Guide you will find Special emphasis on the Lincoln Centennial, the Green Scene of parks and gardens, and Summer Spotlight which features Festivals, Concerts and Other Celebrations. Other items we'll provide include METRO Pocket Maps, other maps of DC, Special brochures of the National Mall as well as the SLA 2009 Conference Pin.

Special Drawings held each day, so be sure to deposit your business card for great prizes. Drawings daily Sat-Tues at 4:45 p.m.; Wednesday 11:45 a.m.

We promise the prizes will be easily portable!

Use the DC SLA Wiki (http://wiki.sla.org/display/SLA2009) to learn specific things about the DC Neighborhoods, interesting things to do with kids - Toddlers to Teens using the "Our Kids" web site (many coupons for savings listed there!). Our Volunteers have been working on this page for more than a year....it is a real gold mine!

The DC Chapter Volunteers will be available to answer questions, make suggestions and generally welcome you to DC.

DC Information Booth: Saturday - Tuesday staffed from 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

There will be a special Restaurant Concierge located near our booth to assist in making reservations.
---Washington, DC Chapter  (http://units.sla.org/chapter/cdc/) ---->  Looking forward to seeing you in DC!!

Greta D. Ober, 2009 DC Chapter President