BCC2005/SAS/4

Subject Access Subcommittee
2005 Annual Report

Members: Mark McKnight (Chair), Keith Chapman, Elizabeth Flood, Neil Hughes, Mary Huismann, Lynne Jaffe, Geraldine Ostrove (LC Representative), Jenn Riley, and Jon Stroop.

The Subject Access Subcommittee met at the MLA Annual Conference in Vancouver. We discussed the success of the pre- and post-conference workshops on LC Subject Headings and Music, which were given last year in Washington, D.C. It was reported that some of the information from these sessions will be included in an article to be published as part of a collection of essays. The Subcommittee voted to co-sponsor a presentation on form/genre headings and the use of the 655 field for next year’s annual meeting in Memphis. The Technical Services Roundtable will be the other sponsor. This proposal was submitted to the 2006 Program Committee and was approved. Among the panel members who have been asked to participate are Geraldine Ostrove, Library of Congress; Robert Maxwell, Brigham Young University; Becky Dean, OCLC; and Harriette Hemmasi, Brown University.

Three members, Ray Heigemeir, Patricia Thomson, and Wendy Sistrunk, completed their terms with this meeting and their contributions to the subcommittee were gratefully acknowledged.

As an MLA Liaison, subcommittee chair, Mark McKnight, attended meetings of the ALA/ALCTS Subject Analysis Committee at the ALA Midwinter meeting in Boston in January, and the Annual Conference in Chicago in June.

Submitted by Mark McKnight

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