{"id":98,"date":"2009-10-19T14:11:45","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T21:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ac.bslw.com\/community\/blog\/?p=98"},"modified":"2009-10-19T14:11:45","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T21:11:45","slug":"authority-control-interest-group-acig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ac.bslw.com\/community\/blog\/2009\/10\/authority-control-interest-group-acig\/","title":{"rendered":"Authority Control Interest Group (ACIG)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authority Control Interest Group (ACIG)<\/strong><\/p>\n

About twenty years ago I attended my first American Library Association Conference.\u00a0 I was relatively new to the library world and really looking forward to the ALA experience.\u00a0 I had heard so much about the great meeting being held about all topics known to \u201cLibrary\u201d Mankind.\u00a0 It was a long time ago, and I don\u2019t remember the details of any of the meetings I attended with the exception of one.\u00a0 It is as clear today as it was some twenty years ago.\u00a0 I stepped into a rather large conference room, standing room only, as I recall.\u00a0 There was a panel of experts placed at the very front of the conference room on a stage with microphones for each and pitchers of water placed strategically on the table for all to share.\u00a0 There was a standing microphone placed in the middle of the isle and as the panel completed their discussion, an anxious group of librarians lined up behind the microphone to say their piece.\u00a0 Soon an angry tirade of heart felt opinions emerged.\u00a0 I don\u2019t remember the exact discussion, but I do remember it had something to do with the creation of an authority control record for \u201cnuns\u201d.* I was amazed at the passion and at times anger expressed in the varying opinions.\u00a0 I remember thinking to myself, \u201cWhat is wrong with these people!<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

That, ladies and gentlemen, was my first introduction to what we know today as the ALA Annual Session of the Authority Control Interest Group.\u00a0 Oh yes, there is great passion in authority control.<\/p>\n

So, you may ask: what is the Authority Control Interest Group (ACIG), and why should I care?\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0We will start with the group\u2019s history and mission.\u00a0 The ACIG was established in 1984 by Barbara Tillett.\u00a0 Its original name, \u201cAuthority Control in the Online Environment Interest Group\u201d highlights the original purpose of the group, which was to bring about awareness to technical service librarians who were moving to the online environment. At that time most of the existing ILS systems had not configured authority control into their ILS systems. \u00a0In 2006 the name was shortened to, \u201cAuthority Control Interest Group\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 The goal of the group was to provide a forum for discussion of issues related to authority control for online cataloging.\u00a0 The forum is used to raise the level of awareness on authority control issues and to encourage ideas for new approaches to authority control.\u00a0 Each year officers are elected to coordinate overall activities of the interest group.\u00a0 The group is co-sponsored by the LITA and ALCTS divisions of the American Library Association.\u00a0 A program is presented at each ALA conference.\u00a0 The programs typically address what is new in the world of controlled vocabulary.\u00a0 A representative for the Library of Congress typically gives an update of what is going on with authority control within their organization.\u00a0 OCLC usually sends a presenter to update the library world on OCLC involvement with authority control. \u00a0\u00a0The rest of the panel usually consists of people who are either experts in an area the group is focusing on for that particular meeting, or people who have done research in the area that the group is focusing on for that meeting.\u00a0 The sessions are usually well attended.\u00a0 You can expect several hundred for the summer session.<\/p>\n

Upon completion of the presentations, the ACIG group gathers to have a business meeting.\u00a0 All who are interested are invited to attend.\u00a0 In this meeting officers are elected and the next conference presentation is discussed.\u00a0 Over the next six months, the Vice-Chair works with the library community and the ACIG committee to put together a presentation for next conference.<\/p>\n

I have been involved with the Authority Control Interest Group for the last four years.\u00a0 I found it a very good vehicle for keeping a pulse on the authority control world.\u00a0 The group is always looking for volunteers and welcomes new members.\u00a0 For more information on the ACIG please visit their wiki site at http:\/\/wikis.ala.org\/lita\/index.php\/Authority_Control_IG<\/a><\/p>\n

*Out of curiosity, I looked to see if there was a heading for nuns and there is.\u00a0 It is listed below.\u00a0 For the life of me, I don\u2019t remember what the debate was about!<\/p>\n

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Record Info<\/strong><\/pre>\n
Ctrl No: sh 85093287<\/pre>\n
Record Date: 10\/1\/1996 10:58:01 AM<\/pre>\n
Last Updated\/Loaded: 3\/4\/2009 1:56:25 AM<\/pre>\n
Usages: Subject<\/pre>\n
Rec Status:<\/pre>\n
**Post by John Reese, Chief Operating Officer of the Utah dept. of Backstage Library Works<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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