SAC: ALA Annual Report 2024
Core Metadata and Collections Section Subject Analysis Committee 2024 Annual Meeting July 15-17, 2024 Report by Janelle West, Chair, Vocabularies Subcommittee, and MLA liaison to SAC The ALA Core Subject Analysis Committee (SAC) met virtually July 15-17, 2024. The first two days consisted primarily of liaison reports, leaving the final day for continued discussion, follow-up on old business, and new business as needed. Excerpts from the meeting are highlighted below. Paul Frank, liaison from the Library of Congress Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs Division (PTCP), addressed the recent shift of the LC Subject Editorial Meetings from a monthly to quarterly format. Frank emphasized that the meetings are still open, and the change was not intended to prevent outside contributions but as an interim measure to help offset heavy workloads. More information and the schedule of meetings may be found in the LC Subject Editorial Meeting description and calendar for 2024.