ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee meetings, June 8-10, 2022 reported by Janelle West, MLA CMC Vocabularies Subcommittee Chair and liaison to SAC The ALA Core Metadata and Collections Section Subject Analysis Committee (SAC) met virtually on June 8-10, 2022.  The first meeting focused on questions and answers on pre-submitted written reports from liaisons and ex officio members:   National Library of Medicine, Barbara Bushman, liaison  Written report: SAC22-AN-NLM  Highlights: Some staff back onsite, though building renovations require many to remain offsite. NLM remains closed to public visits Tina Shrader appointed Head of the Cataloging & Metadata Management Section in April 2022 Focus of the 2022 winter edition of the NLM Classification was the evaluation of the 2022 MeSH vocabulary for inclusion in the Classification index. The winter edition included 14 new class numbers, 32 modified class numbers, 3 canceled class numbers, 1 new schedule header, 2 modified schedule headers, 2

ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee meetings, July 22-23, 2021 reported by Rebecca Belford, MLA CMC Vocabularies Subcommittee Chair and liaison to SAC The ALA Core Metadata and Collections Section Subject Analysis Committee (SAC) met virtually on July 22, 2021 and July 23, 2021. The first meeting focused on questions and answers on pre-submitted written reports from liaisons and ex officio members: Library of Congress Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs Division (PTCP), Janis Young, liaison Written report: SAC21-AC/1.3 (PDF) (Google Doc converted version if security warning) Highlights: Significant progress on multiples subject headings project (cancellation of subdivisions that automatically gives free-floating status to analogous subdivisions used under the same heading). Video game titles (following Joint OLAC/SAC Task Force on Preferred Titles for Games): Titles of individual video games will be established in the name authority file and headings for video game franchises will be established as subjects in the form [title