W-3 - Subject Authority Cooperative Project (SACO)

Saturday, July 14, 2001
Minneapolis, Minnesota
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Subject Authority Cooperative Project (SACO) is a component of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC). A policy specialist from the Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) will present the concepts and practical aspects of creating and changing subject authority headings for Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). The basic session, held in the morning, will focus on the fundamentals of constructing and submitting subject proposals on any topic. A more advanced session, held in the afternoon, will focus on law subject headings specifically and on proposing new class numbers and changes to the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) system. Attending a SACO workshop gives new participants a glimpse into the essential role they may play in cooperative cataloging activities.

Subject Area: Partnership
Level: Basic to Intermediate

Instructors

Christina Tarr, University of California at Berkeley School of Law Library (Coordinator & Moderator)
Lynn M. El-Hoshy, Library of Congress, Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Marie Elizabeth Whited, Yale Law School, Lillian Goldman Library

Learning Objectives:

Participants will:

• Propose new headings or to revise existing terms in Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
  
• Provide better subject access to their own collections and enhance the national file of subject headings.
  
  

Registration fee includes: program, handouts, continental breakfast, and break.

Registration Fee:

Nonmember $190

AALL Member Discount $150

Registration is open. Please register using the registration form on page 35 of the preliminary program or go to http://www.aallnet.org/events/01_registration.asp

This professional development opportunity is brought to you by the American Association of Law Libraries. For additional information, please contact Mary Jawgiel, AALL Education Manager, at 312-939-4764.

AALL recognizes major support from BNA, Inc. for the Professional Development Program.

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