Catalogue & Index Blog

Cataloguing & Indexing Group AGM 2008

2008-08-19T11:56:00Z

The CIG AGM will take place at 16:30hrs on Thursday 4 September 2008 on the John Anderson Campus of the University of Strathclyde. All CIG members are welcome though it would be helfpul if any member wanting to attend the AGM but who is not registered as a delegate for the CIG conference (during which the AGM takes place) would contact the Secretary Ann Chapman lisadc@ukoln.ac.uk

Andrew Coburn

Group Chair

DC-2008 - Early Bird Discount till 31 July

2008-07-15T18:18:00Z

"The final programme of DC-2008, to be held from 22 through 26 September in Berlin, is expected to be published on 14 July. The early bird discount will be available until 31 July 2008. Please go to the registration page to register for the conference, tutorials and seminars."

~ DCMI News 2008-07-07

New Blog: Collocate and Disambiguate

2008-07-15T18:11:00Z

http://collocate.wordpress.com/ - "Created by Lois Reibach, this blog will discuss news and trends in authority control, and new uses of authority data. Developments in controlled vocabularies will also be covered."

(via Cataloging Futures)

New EDUG Website

2008-07-15T18:03:00Z

The European DDC Users Group (EDUG) has a new website:
http://www.slainte.org.uk/edug/index.htm

EDUG has four working groups, each with its own section of the website:

1. EDUG 340: Law Working Group is looking into the classification of European legal systems and topics in DDC:
http://www.slainte.org.uk/edug/edug340/edug340index.htm

2. EDUG 370: Education Working Group is looking into the classification of European education systems and topics in DDC:
http://www.slainte.org.uk/edug/edug370/edug370index.htm

3. EDUG 930: Archaeology Working Group is looking into the treatment of European archaeology in DDC:
http://www.slainte.org.uk/edug/edug930/edug930index.htm

4. EDUG IT: Technical Issues Working Group is monitoring technical developments involving DDC in Europe and elsewhere:
http://www.slainte.org.uk/edugit/index.htm
(this is a separate website for the time being).

(via LIS-UKBIBS)

Classification and subject retrieval in the 21st century : CIG conference Glasgow 3-5 September 2008

2008-05-28T16:14:00Z

Classification and subject retrieval in the 21st century: You can't make jelly without a mould. CIG conference The University of Strathclyde 3 - 5 September 2008

The CIG conference 2008 web pages are now available at: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/CIG/2008/conf-glasgow/ and online booking is now open.

135 years after Melvil Dewey first had the idea for his classification scheme and with the exponential growth of new information storage and retrieval systems we are still wrestling with finding the right way to get things in order - on the shelves and in those very systems - and then to enable people to find them when they search. This conference is intended to explore current developments in classification and subject retrieval. The conference programme will cover both the longstanding methods - such as traditional classification schemes - right up to social networking and 'bleeding edge' ideas. The conference will also include the CIG AGM and Annual Standards Forum.

Following a call for papers, the conference programme is now in place. Papers will be considered for publication in Catalogue and Index following the conference. Powerpoint or similar presentation files, that accompany papers, will be published on the CIG website.

The varied programme of presentations and updates on standards will be complemented by opportunities to network with fellow professionals.