Metadata Interest: ALA Annual Report 2015
Metadata Standards Committee, June 28, 2015 Meeting at the American Library Association’s Annual meeting, 2015. Notes prepared for the Music Library Association Cataloging and Metadata Committee by Jim Soe Nyun. Full agenda available online: http://connect.ala.org/files/MSC%20ALA%20Annual%202015%20meeting%20agenda.docx Outgoing members were thanked, new members welcomed. Discussion of the Committee’s Metaware.buzz metadata information site: They are interested in developing content for the site Some content has been provided by the editor Some LIS students have contributed blog posts More postings from LIS students were on the way There was discussion of editors copy-editing content that was contributed, and a conclusion that the content was in the form of blog postings, which could take various approaches to style Checklist for Evaluating Metadata Standards (http://metaware.buzz/2015/01/20/draft-checklist-for-evaluating-metadata-standards/) No movement on this since Midwinter Proposed developing a new draft, with a title other than “Checklist” New draft will be out in 30 days and open for comments, with a