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Extended deadline: Call for papers: CCQ Special Issue: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automated Processes for Subject Access

The deadline for contributions to the CCQ special issue on AI and automated processes has been extended to May 31. Call for papers  

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Call for papers: CCQ Special Issue: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automated Processes for Subject Access

The library community has invested in the development of knowledge organization systems (KOS, such as subject headings, thesauri, taxonomies, classification, etc.) to represent general knowledge or domain-specific knowledge, standardize vocabularies with the ultimate goal to describe information resources and provide effective access to these resources. These knowledge organization systems are […]

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ALA Annual 2018

It’s been about a month since ALA Annual 2018, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, but it’s never too late for a subject-related update! As the CIP and Dewey Program Manager at the Library of Congress, it is both my pleasure and my responsibility to attend many subject-related meetings and programs. […]

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Call for papers – IFLA Satellite meeting

The Classification & Indexing Section will be hosting a satellite preconference 11-12 August 2016. Join colleagues from around the world in the exchange of new ideas for providing subject access. This one and one-half day Satellite Conference will explore new services, new roles, and new partners that support subject searching. Investigate […]

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Call for papers – WLIC 2016 Open Session

The theme for the Classification & Indexing Section’s Open Session at WLIC 2016 is: “Reclaiming subject access to indigenous knowledge” The Classification & Indexing Section will be hosting an open session during the 2016 conference in Columbus, Ohio. We are seeking papers that highlight innovative and effective ways of applying subject […]

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Classification & Indexing Section Newsletter December 2014

The Classification & Indexing Newsletter December 2014  is now available from the C&I website. Read about the WLIC 2014 in Lyon, the coming WLIC 2015 in Cape Town, news and updates from libraries around the world.  

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Classification & Indexing Section Newsletter June 2013

The Classification & Indexing Newsletter June 2014 is now available from the C&I website.  Contents include information about WLIC 2014 in Lyon, the FRBR review group, the IFLA Namespaces Technical Group, news and updates from UDC, DDC and from libraries around the world  

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