Authority Control Interest Group (LITA/ALCTS)
Mission and Goals
- Established in 1984; renewed in 1988, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009. To provide a forum for discussion of a variety of issues related to authority control for online catalogs and for international sharing of authority of data. The goals are to raise the level of awareness on authority control issues, to encourage ideas for new approaches to authority control and to promote significant research on authority control.
Authority Control IG Members
Program Information
ALA Conference Planning Calendar (2007-2016)
Past Meetings
Annual 2009, Chicago
Midwinter 2009, Denver
Annual 2008, Anaheim
Midwinter 2008, Philadelphia
Annual 2007, Washington, DC
Midwinter 2007, Seattle
Annual 2006, New Orleans
Midwinter 2006, San Antonio
Annual 2005, Chicago
Midwinter 2005, Boston
Annual 2004, Orlando
Midwinter 2004, San Diego
Annual 2002, Atlanta
Annual 1999, New Orleans
Midwinter 1999, Philadelphia
Midwinter 1998, New Orleans
LITA National Forum
The Cloud and the Crowd
Sept 30 - Oct 3, 2010Atlanta, Georgia