NCTPG used to be called Northern California Regional Group of Catalogers. The information below was compiled from available archival sources.
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2018 Choosing Your Battles
San Francisco Public Library, April 6
- Michael Levine-Clark (Dean of Libraries, University of Denver) – Permanent Collections vs Temporary Collections: Considering the Future of Academic Library Collection Development
- Agustin Castaneda (Print Materials Manager, University of Southern California) & Ricardo Dominguez (Library Page Supervisor, University of Southern California) – Raising the Bar on High Volume Depositories: Barcode-based Accession Shelving
- Yu-Lan Chou (Program Coordinator for Technical Services, Santa Clara City Library) – Before and After: Seeing is Believing
- Wen-Ying Lu (Head of Cataloging, Santa Clara University) – Weeding Made Easy and Green
- Anders Lyon (Stacks Coordinator, University of San Francisco), Matthew P. Collins (Reference Librarian University of San Francisco), & Bryan Duran (Evening/Weekend Circulation/Reserves Coordinator, University of San Francisco) – Collaborating with Coworkers and Community: Establishing a Zine Library
- Problem Sharing Activity Have a problem? Someone (probably) has an answer! – Facilitated by Michelle Paquette (Cataloging & Metadata Librarian, Stanford University)
Rice Majors (Chair), Michelle Paquette (Treasurer), Erin Lybrand (Secretary)
2017 Libraries in Motion: Managing Change and the Evolution of our Work
San Francisco Public Library, April 28
- Luis Herrera, (City Librarian, San Francisco Public Library)
- Xiaoli Li (UC Davis)
- Mark Matienzo (Stanford University Library)
Justine Withers (Co-Chair), Renata Ewing (Co-Chair), Michelle Paquette (Treasurer), Erin Lybrand (Secretary)
2016 Beyond Books: Capturing the Unique in Community Collections
San Francisco Public Library, May 6
- Michelle Krasowski (Internet Archive) – Archiving for All
- Al Bersch (Oakland Museum of California) – Sharing Knowledge Through Community-Assisted Cataloging and Generous Distribution of Media Assets
- Geoffrey Skinner and Jon Haupt (Sonoma County Library) – Sharing Our Special Collections With the World — Lessons Learned
- Rick Prelinger (Prelinger Archives) – Inconvenient Objects and Surprising Workflows
Robert Rohrbacher (Chair), Nancy Bradford (Treasurer), Alissa Hafele (Secretary)
2015 Production, Distribution, Access: Navigating the Confluence of Publishers, Vendors, and Libraries
San Francisco Public Library, April 24
- Eli Windchy (VP, Consulting Services, bePress) – Goldminers of the Digital Age
- Phuong Mai (Metadata Coordinator, Chronicle Books) – Metadata and the Communications Gap between Publishers and Libraries
- Linda Wobbe (Head, Collection Management, Saint Mary’s College of California) – Build Collaborative Success with Vendors and Publishers: How to Make Friends and Improve Access to Your Library Resources
- Panel discussion led by Sarah Forzetting (Acquisitions Ordering and Fiscal Librarian, Stanford University)
Hilary Thorsen (Chair), Nancy Bradford(Treasurer), Laura Krier (Secretary)
2014 Archives in the Digital Age: When the Past Meets the Future
San Francisco Public Library 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Sherri Berger (California Digital Library)
- Brewster Kahle (Internet Archive)
- Lara Michaels (UC Berkeley)
Elise Wong (Chair), Barbara Cormack (Treasurer), Hilary Thorsen (Secretary)
2013 Libraries Without Walls Revisited
San Francisco Public Library 9:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
- Elaine Franco (UC Davis)
- Sarah Houghton (San Rafael Public Library)
- Terry Reese (The Ohio State University)
- John Wenzler (San Jose State University)
Greg Borman (Chair), Elise Wong (Treasurer/Secretary)
2012 2012: A Linked Data Odyssey
UC Berkeley Alumni House, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. [program]
- Karen Coyle (independent consultant)
- Walter Nelson (RAND Corporation)
- Phil Schreur (Stanford University Library)
Dana Jemison (Chair), Jane Rosario (Secretary), Cindy Zwies (Treasurer)
2011 There was no annual program in 2011.
2010 Cross-Pollinating: Collecting, Collaborating, and Sharing Among Information Communities [program]
San Francisco Public Library, 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- Tim Spalding (Founder/Developer, LibraryThing) – LibraryThing
- Cathy Marshall (Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Lab) – Crowdsourcing and the Future of User-Contributed Metadata
- Gunter Waibel (Program Officer, OCLC) – Archive and Museum (LAM) Collaboration: Beyond the Silos of LAMs
Debbie Benrubi (Chair), Jean Dickinson (Past-Chair), Dan Lou (Webmaster), Michelle Reeder (Secretary)
2009 What We Talk About When We Talk About Technical Services
San Francisco Public Library, 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- Daniel Joudry (Simmons College), who talked about Thomas Mann’s “On the Record but Off the Track,” Mann’s rebuttal to LC’s report about the future of cataloging
- Manuel Urrizola (UC Riverside), who talked about the Bibliographic Services Task Force (BSTF) and about traditional cataloging (he even recited a poem he’d written on it!)
- Lisa Spagnolo (UC Davis), who spoke on acquisitions work at UC Davis.
In 2009 NCTPG also co-sponsored (with ACTSS) three workshops: 1) Chinese Cataloging Workshop (April 2009); 2) Workshop on FRBR and RDA (May 2009); 3) Spanish Cataloging Hands-On Workshop (June 2009).
Jean Dickinson (Chair), Debbie Benrubi (Vice-Chair), Dana Jemison (Secretary), Jeffrey Jackson (Treasurer/Webmaster), Margaret Hughes (Past-Chair), Roy Ortopan (Member at Large), Aimee Algier (CLA/ACTSS Liaison)
2008 Technical Services in the Digital Age [program]
Alameda County Library (Fremont)
- Jenn Riley (Metadata Librarian, Digital Library Program, Indiana University) – Metadata Sharing Beyond Your Institution
- Mary W. Elings (Archivist for Digital Collections, The Bancroft Library, University of California) – Technical Services in the Digital Age: A Digital Collections Perspective
- Günter Waibel (Program Officer, OCLC-RLG Programs) – You’re More Social Than You Think!
Margaret Hughes (Chair), Debbie Benrubi (Secretary/Treasurer), Jean Dickinson (Vice Chair), Aimee Algier (ACTSS/NCTPG Liaison)
2007 Going Farther with FRBR
San Francisco Public Library, 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- Pat Riva, IFLA’s FRBR Review Group & Romance Languages Cataloger/Bibliographic Database Specialist, McGill University;
- Ross McLachlan, Library Services Administrator, Phoenix Public Library
- Rick Newell, Senior Training & Support Coordinator, Metadata Services Center, OCLC Western Service Center
Myra Binstock (Chair), Margaret Hughes (Vice Chair), Barbara Bohl (Secretary/Treasurer)
2006 Behind “Behind the Scenes”: a Tour of Baker & Taylor, Reno, NV
Baker & Taylor, Reno, Nev.
Steering committee: Lisa Spagnolo (Chair), Barbara Bohl (Secretary/Treasurer)
2005 Outsourcing: Outrage or All the Rage?
San Francisco Public Library
- Ross McLachlan, Library Services Administrator, Phoenix Public Library
- Christa Easton, Head, Acquisitions, Stanford University
- Carol Pitts-Diedrichs, Dean, University of Kentucky Libraries and President of ALCTS (Respondent)
Myra Binstock (chair), Annette Milliron (Secretary/Treasurer)
2004 Jumping Into The Deep End: Are We In Over Our Heads?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, San Jose
- Clifford Lynch, Exec. Director, Coalition for Networked Information
- Connie Brooks Head, Preservations Dept., Stanford University & Manager, Stanford Digital Repository
- Roberto Esteves, Califa Services Manager
- Barclay Ogden, Head, Preservations Dept., UC Berkeley
Joanna Dyla (Chair), Myra Binstock (Secretary/Treasurer)
2003 Tools, Rules, Old and New Schools
Alameda County Public Library
- Pat French Head Serial Department, Shield Library, UC Davis
- Becky Culbertson, Integrating Resources Cataloging Librarian, UC San Diego
- Randy Brandt, Principal Cataloger, Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
Roy Ortopan (Chair), Annette Milliron (Secretary/Treasurer)
2002 Metadata & More
San Francisco Public Library, 9:30 a.m.
- Clifford Lynch, Exec. Director, Coalition for Networked Information
- Karen Schneider, Coordinator of Librarians’ Index To the Internet
- Guenter Waibel, Digital Media Developer, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Celia Bakke (Chair), Annette Milliron (Secretary/Treasurer)
2001 Digital Libraries
Fremont Main Library. 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- Roy Tennant, California Digital Library
- Mark Stackpole, OCLC – Pacific
- Gary Houk. OCLC – Dublin, Ohio
Vivian Pisano (Chair), Aimee Algier (Secretary/Treasurer)
2000 Back to the future: Our Technical Processing Legacy and a Look Forward
San Francisco Public Library 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- Maryll Telegdy, Napa City-County Library
- Reve Rocke, UC Davis
- Michael Gorman, California State U Fresno
- Walter Crawford, Research Libraries Group
Lynne Toribara (Chair), Aimee Algier (Secretary/Treasurer)
1999 Metadata and Digital Libraries; Knowledge Management in the 21st Century
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- Karyn German, Product Database of Affinia Inc.
- Timothy Hoyer, UC Berkeley
Maryll Telegdy (Chair), Karleen Darr (Secretary/Treasurer)
1998 Streamlining Technical Services…Again!
Alameda County Library, Fremont, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
- Nancy Baca, Alameda County Library
- Joy Macardi, San Jose Public Library
- Mark Stackpole, OCLC
Jamie Gold (Chair), Sharon Baker (Secretary/Treasurer)
1997 Linked Systems: Getting it Together
Vacaville Cultural Arts Center, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Barbara Will, CSU Chico
- Annette Milliron, California State Library
- Bill Post, NBCSL
- Linda Crowe, BAYLIS
- George Goncalves, US Naval Post Graduate School
- Judy Sulsona, Library Consultant
Joan Seim (Chair), Sally Berlovitz (Secretary/Treasurer)
1996 Breaking and Entering “What I always wanted to know about Library OPAC security systems and never knew who to ask.”
San Francisco Public Library, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Marsha Pollak (Chair), Charlotte Xanders (Secretary/Treasurer)
1995 Facing the Future in Technical Services
CSU Hayward, Student Union, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Kenneth E Dowlin, San Francisco Public Library
- Mark Stackpole, OCLC
- Panelists: Maryll Telegdy, Stockton-San Joaquin Public Library
Carol Bowles (Chair), Jay Cunningham (Secretary/Treasurer)
1994 Fitting Technical Services into the Internet Pipeline
Vacaville Cultural Arts Center, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Jack Kessler, Akco. Inc.
- Philip Schreur, UC Berkeley, Music Library
- Evelyn Harris, Torrance Public Library
- Debra Austin, CLASS
- Sam Sayre, OCLC
Jean Gordon (Chair), Jay Cunningham (Secretary/Treasurer)
1993 Subject Access in an Online Environment
Alameda County Library, Fremont, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Ray Larson, UC Berkeley
- Michael Buckland, UC Berkeley
- Ira Janowitz (about Ergonomics)
- Linda H Morse (about repetitive motion)
Evelyn Howard (Chair), Maryll Telegdy (Secretary/Treasurer)
1992 Authority Control
Dominican College, San Rafael, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Brian Schottlaender, UCLA
- Marguerite Horn, UC Davis
- Rose Saenz
Karleen Darr (Chair), Suzanne Sweeney (Secretary/Treasurer)
1991 Shifting Resources, Changing Responsibilities
How Can We Maintain Quality in Technical Services; Balancing Service with Increasing Demands and Decreasing Resources; Changing Dynamics: New Roles for Paraprofessionals and Professionals; Changing Relationship Between Public Service & Technical Services; Coping with Stress
Radisson House Inn, Sunnyvale, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Tia Grozzi, Stanford University
- Jean Kan, Stanford University
- Al Carlson, Fresno County Library
- Marsha Leeman-Copey
Suzanne Miller (Chair), Karin Eckelmeyer (Secretary/Treasurer)
1990 Training, an Investment for the Future
St. Mary’s College, Moraga, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Anne Lipow, UC Berkeley
- Thom Ball, Materials Research Center
- Pat Thomas, Stockton St. Joaquin County Public Library
- Jim Dwyer, CSU Chico
Reve Rocke (Chair), Lois Kershner (Secretary/Treasurer)
1989 Access and Quality Control
Dominican College, San Rafael, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Barbara Blei, California State Library
- Kathleen Low, California State Library
- Michael Gorman , CSU Fresno
- Ed Glazier, RLG
- Carol Davis, OCLC
- Pat Thomas
Judith Elissen (Chair), John Dooley (Secretary/Treasurer)
1988 Put a Little Planning into Your (Library) Planning
Canada College, Redwood City, 9:15 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
- Ken Dowlin, San Francisco Public Library
- Peter Winterble, Council on Preservation & Access (?)
- Brian Schottlaender, UCLA; Michael Miller, Stanford University
Brenda Crotts (Chair), Sophia Galifero (Secretary/Treasurer)
1987 Spring Technical Services as Public Services – The Humanistic Link
Solano Community College, Fairfield, 9:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Elizabeth Nichols (Chair), Lynnea Kleinschmidt (Secretary/Treasurer)
1987 Fall Bibliographic Database Standards : Can I Get There from Here?
Oakland Museum, James Moore Theatre, Oakland, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- ??, Oregon State Library
- Pat Thomas, Stockton San Joaquin County Public Library
- Moderator: Barbara Blei , California State Library
Brenda Crotts (Chair), Lynnea Kleinschmidt (Secretary/Treasurer)
1986 Library Automation: Integrate or Interface?
Foothill College Theatre, Los Altos Hills, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
- Richard Boss, Information Systems Consultant
- Jim Wilson, Dynix
- Jamie Harrison, The Faxon Company
- Gerald Kline, Innovative Interfaces
- M. Kistemaker, Innovative Interfaces
- Richard Newman, UTLAS International
Elizabeth Nichols (Chair), Kathy Fox (Secretary/Treasurer)
1985 Reincarnation in Technical Services? The Quality of Life after Automation: Practical Experience and Plans for Future
College of San Mateo Theatre, San Mateo, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Anne Montgomery (Chair), Carol Bauman (Secretary/Treasurer)
1984 Quality Control ** Databases ** Standards: Issues for Libraries in an On-Line Environment
College of San Mateo Theatre, San Mateo, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
- Norman Stevens,University of Connecticut Library
- Ed Glazier, RLG
- Lois Kershner, Peninsula Libraries Automated Network
- Anne Lipow, UC Berkeley Library
- Kathryn Page, BALIS
Judy Momaw (Chair), Grace Lin (Secretary/Treasurer)
1983 Catching up with Technology: Automation and the Traditional Library Organization
California State University, Hayward, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
- Bill Gilden, California State U, Sacramento
- Michael Gorman, University of Illinois, Urbana
- Karen Kalinsky, Stanford University
- Mercedes Untawale, UC Berkeley Library
Suzanna Lin (Chair), Linda Saltzer (Secretary/Treasurer)
1982 Automated Serials Control / Integration of Automated Library Systems
California State University, Hayward, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Edna Silverman, CLASS
- Sandra Card, UCLA
- CARL Bengston, OCLC
- David Brunell, Fedlink, LC
Sheila Lai (Chair), Bobbie Carr (Secretary/Treasurer)
1981 Retrospective Conversion: Practical Advice to Those Planning a Retrospective Conversion Project, including Purpose, Scope, Equipment, Staffing, Workflow, Cost and Problem-solving
Golden Gate University, San Francisco, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Libby Trudell, CLASS
- Linnea Christiani, Law Library, UC Berkeley
- Pat Earnest, Brodart; Bill Gilden, California State U, Sacramento
- Lois Shumaker, Sacramento Public Library
- Catherine Sturrock, West Valley College Library
- Diana Wirt, San Jose Public Library
Kathy Fox (Chair)
1980 Spring AACRII: Knotty Problems and Practical Discussions
Lucie Stern Hall, Mills College, Oakland, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
- Johanna Fritsche, California State U, Sonoma
- Mary Hoeber, Mission College
- Joyce Capell, Mission College
- Dianne Elsworth, CLASS
- Ernestine Smutny, UOP
Liz Dickinson (Chair), Kathy Fox (Secretary/Treasurer)
1980 Fall AACRII: Knotty Problems and Practical Discussions
McGeorge School of Law, Courtroom Building, Sacramento, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Paula Schwartz, RLIN
Discussion leaders:
- Jean Gordon, Dominican College
- Elizabeth Rebman, Stanford
- Rosalie Amer, Consumnes Rivers College
- Nancy Nagel, Stockton San Joaquin County Public Library
- Nancy Lewis, San Mateo County Library
- Pat Thomas, Burlingame Public Library
- Reve Rocke, UC Davis
- Sterling Leisz, UC Davis
- Libby Trudell, CLASS
- Ida Wu, Stanford
- Dennis Hagen, California State Library
Liz Dickinson (Chair), Kathy Fox (Secretary/Treasurer)
1979 [on Collection Development and CIP]
California State University, Hayward, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Norman Dudley, UCLA
- Paul Mosher, Stanford University
- Michael Bruer, CLASS
- Susan Vita, Library of Congress
Kathy Bales (Chair)
1978 New Trends in Acquisitions: Automation and Cooperation
Dominican College, Guzman Lecture Hall, San Rafael, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Speakers:
- Steve Silberstein, Chevron Research Library
- Ralph Hanson, Stanford, Green Library
- Mary Madden, Blackwell North America
- Debra Miller, San Jose Public Library
- Alfred Escoffier, Burlingame Public Library
- John Richmond, NBCLS
Panelists:
- Sharon Baker, UC Davis
- Wilma Hyde, San Jose Public Library
- Lucy Steelman, Stanford Research Institute
Kathy Bales (Chair), Diana Gray (Secretary/Treasurer)
1977 Networks v. Autonomy: Technical Issues to Resolving Joining CLASS
Mills College, Oakland, 9:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Speakers:
- Ron Miller, CLASS
- Eleanor Montague, UC Riverside
- Kathy Bales, Santa Clara County
- Jerome Lerman, Golden Gate University
- Donald McNamee, California Institute of Technology
- Sandy Weaver, UC Berkeley
- Joan Dillon, San Francisco Public Library
Wrap-up: Eleanor Crary, Alameda County Library
Eleanor Crary (Chair), Carolyn Smith Knapp (Secretary/Treasurer)
1976 Technical Processing Requirements for Networks: What Networks Expect of You — What You Expect of Networks
California State University, Hayward, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Speakers:
- Paula Schwartz, Marin County Library
- Steve Salmon, UC Berkeley
- Liz Gibson, California State Library
- Carolyn Leonard, Santa Clara County Library
- Bob Eckert, UCLA
- Sue Martin, UC Berkeley
- Joe Rosenthal, UC Berkeley
- Bruce Bajema, Marin County Library
- Don Coombs (Chair), Pat Thomas (Secretary/Treasurer)
1975 Reviewing Three Years of Development in Technical Processing
Orchard Room in Mini Center at UC Davis, 9:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Speakers:
- Marian Murdoch, UC Davis
- Portia Swank, Richmond Public Library
- Katherine Garosi, UC Davis
- Bruce Bajema, Marin County Library
- Evelyn Daniels; California State U Chico
- Justine Roberts, UC Medical Center SF
- Ernestine Smutny, University of the Pacific
1974 No record of meeting
1973 No meeting
Robert Breyfogle (Chair), Nan Vaaler (Secretary/Treasurer)
1972 [a.m.] Subject Headings, a Pragmatic Approach & [p.m.] Processing Center Services
Guzman Hall, Dominican College, San Rafael, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
a.m. speakers:
- Oloanne Palen, NBCLS, Dominican College
- Elizabeth Anderson, Dominican College
- Gertrude Cordts, Oakland Public Library
- Eleanor Payne, UC Davis
- Theodore Gould, UC Davis
p.m. moderator: Charles Mastin, College of Marin Library
Panelists:
- Nancy Frembd, Peninsula
- Al Rossi, 49-99
- Janet Wessel, East Bay
- Oloanne Palen, NBCLS
- Dave Remington, Alanar
Oloanne Palen (Chair), Charles Mastin (Secretary/Treasurer)
1971 The Use of L.C. Data in Technical Processes
Rickey’s Hyatt House, Palo Alto, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Speakers:
- Mary K Daniels, LC Card Division
- Joyce Pipkin, Santa Clara County Library
- Martha West, San Jose State College
- Richard Pollard, Stanford University Libraries
- Gerald D. Newton, UC Davis Library
- Nancy Frembd, San Mateo County Library
Fred Lynden (Chair), Clara May Swanson (Secretary/Treasurer)
1970 Problems in Acquisitions, 1970; A Discussion Between Librarians and Bookmen (a continuation of last year’s discussion at your request)
San Jose Public Library, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Moderator: Robert Duman, San Jose State College.
Panelists:
- Robert Trimingham, Sacramento State College
- Edgar Cook, Brodart – Stacey
- Harlan Kessel, University of California Press
- Aaron Saady, Richard Abel & Co.
- O.C. Keesey, Baker & Taylor
Speakers:
- Abraham Tom, San Jose Public Library
- Nancy Musser, San Francisco Public Library
- Charles Kuster, San Jose State College Library
Gertrude Jansens (Chair), Richard Pollard (Secretary/Treasurer)
1969 New Techniques in Acquisitions
Phelan Hall, University of San Francisco J. Pipkin, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Margo Westgaard (Chair), V. Young (Secretary/Treasurer)
1968 Computers and Technical Processing at Stanford; Project BALLOTS (Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operations using a Time Sharing system)
Stanford University, Palo Alto, 9:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
Speakers:
- Allen Veaner
- Linda Cunningham
- Sue Geddes
- Keith Blean
- Eleanor Montague
- Edwin Parker
(all of Stanford University)
Keith Blean (Chair), Kathryn Williams (Secretary/Treasurer)
1967 Acquisitions and Organization of Non-Book Materials & National Program of Acquisition and cataloging, Title IIc. the Higher Education Act & Library Education and Technical Services
Dominican College, San Rafael, 9:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Speakers:
- Joseph Andersen, AMPEX Corp, Redwood City
- Helen Cyr, Oakland Unified School District
- Robert Kelley, Berkeley Public Library
- Edmund Applebaum, Library of Congress
- Sharon Walenta, Stanford University
Marjorie Kelley (Chair), Dorothy Richard (Secretary/Treasurer)
1966 Clinic on Library Applications of Systems Analysis and Data Processing (in cooperation with University of California Extension)
University of California, Davis; two days: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Vernon Lust (Chair), Alexander Birrel (Secretary/Treasurer)
1965 New Developments in Technical Services ; The LC Card, Communication and Libraries
County Administration Bldg., San Jose, 9:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Speakers:
- Elizabeth Rodell, ALA, RTSD Exec. Secty.
- Paul E. Baldwin, Graduate Theological Union
- Hugh Hall, West Valley College
- Donald V. Black, UC Santa Cruz
- John W. Cronin, LC Processing Dept. (paper read)
- Margaret W. Westgaard, San Francisco State College
- Vivian Goodwin, SF Public Library
- Patricia Koepernik, Jefferson Union School District
- Alyce Mackin, Philco WDL Library
- Michael Eisenhower, San Jose State College (student)
Winifred Ragsdale (Chair), Florence Catone (Secretary/Treasurer)
1964 The Training of Non-Professional Personnel for Technical Services
Dominican College, San Rafael, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Speaker: Barbara Campbell, Berkeley Public Library
Panelists:
- Patricia Coxon, Stanford University
- Carl Hamilton, Stanislaus County Free Library
- Alice Jacobs, SF Public Library
- Anne Nylund, Oakland Public Library
- Katharine G. Pedley, City College of San Francisco
Eva Kreshka (Chair), Mary N. Landgraf (Secretary/Treasurer)
1963 Serials in Libraries
San Francisco State College Library, San Francisco
Speakers:
- Roberta Stevenson, UC Davis
- Elizabeth K. Bodie, Technical Library, Livermore Laboratory
- Anne Laurie Bearry, Richmond Public Library
- Joseph Ryus, UC Berkeley
Harry Bach (Chair), Charles Kuster (Secretary/Treasurer)
1962 Spring [a.m.] Some Methods of Making Backlogs Available to the Patron; [p.m.] Quality Book Selection; Two Approaches
New Assembly Hall, University of California, Davis
Speakers:
- Geraldine S. Fissell, UC Davis
- Robert Jones
- Philip Onstott
- Roberta Stevenson (Chair), Gerald Newton (Secretary/Treasurer)
1962 Fall Technical Services in the Academic Library
San Jose State College (Scanty information)
Harry Bach (Chair), Charles Kuster (Secretary/Treasurer)
1961 Description of the North Bay Cooperative Library System; “Image of the Future” by Micro Card Corporation
Schultz Auditorium, Stanford University
Speakers:
- David Sabsay, Sonoma County Library
- Robert Ragsdale, Sonoma County Library
Lunchtime: Tour the new Stanford University Bookstore
Steve Pickett (Chair), Renaldo Porcello (Secretary/Treasurer)
1960 Adventures in Microfilming in Portugal; Acquisition in the Special Library; Russian Libraries
Mills College, Oakland
Speakers:
- Marie Koustecky, Standard Oil
- Glen Maynard, UC Radiation Lab Livermore
Barbara Campbell (Chair), Loreen Buerkens (Secretary/Treasurer)
1959 Spring Organizations of Acq. Depts. of Different Types of Libraries; Consumer Reaction on Cataloging in Source; Cataloging in Oakland Public Library
Oakland Public Library
Speakers:
Anne Nylund, (??) (Scanty information)
Anne Avakian (Chair), Oda Bali Hansen (Secretary/Treasurer)
1959 Fall Role of Exchanges in Building a Library Collection; Current Activities in Slavic Acquisitions; Catalog and Order Work in Pakistan
Berkeley Women’s Club
Speakers:
- Katharine King, UC Berkeley Library
- Dorothy Keller, UC Berkeley Library
- Vivian Prince, UC Berkeley Library School
Barbara Campbell (Chair), Loreen Buerkens (Secretary/Treasurer)
1958 Spring Reorganization of the Group
Including Acquisitions, Copying Methods, and Serials, the Other Sections of RTSD of ALA; Technical Processes Division of San Jose State College Library; Still using the old name: Northern California Regional Group of Catalogers
Little Theater, San Francisco State College
Business meeting: Joseph Ryus, Barbara Campbell
Speaker: Grace London
Joseph Ryus (Chair), Ursula Grunwald (Secretary/Treasurer)
1958 Fall Discarding of Books; Problems of Phono-records
Berkeley Women’s City Club
Anne Avakian (Chair), Oda Bali Hansen (Secretary/Treasurer)
1957 Spring Classification for the Law Library (luncheon meeting)
Mariani Restaurant, Santa Clara
Speaker: John H. Merryman
Alice Charlton (Chair), Anne Avakian (Secretary/Treasurer)
1957 Fall Northern California Regional Group of Catalogers … Fall meeting; Effect on the Group of the ALA Reorganization (luncheon meeting)
College Women’s Club, Berkeley
Speakers:
- Frances T. Thayer speaks on her year in Scotland as an exchange cataloger at the University of Edinburgh
- Margaret D. Uridge reports on the regional groups luncheon at 1957 Kansas City ALA meeting
- Dorothy B. Keller talks on the Resources and Technical Services Division and its sections.
Joe Ryus (Chair), Ursula Grunwald (Secretary/Treasurer)
1956 Spring Project under Pressure; The Organization of the Stanford School of Education Curriculum
Library Garden Room, Stanford Union Dining Room; Dinner meeting
Speaker: Ruth L. Steinmetz
Katharine Pedley (Chair), Grace London (Secretary/Treasurer)
1955 Spring “General information on Catalog Code Revision – a Catalog is a Finding list – How Much on the card.”
Donna Haskell (Chair), Kathryn Lawrence (Secretary/Treasurer) (Scanty information)
1955 Fall Cooperative Cataloging; Work Simplification in Co-op.
San Jose, with CLA
(Scanty information)
Katharine Pedley (Chair), Grace London (Secretary/Treasurer)
1954 Spring (luncheon meeting)
Mills College, Oakland
“Miss Margaret Windsor, our program chairman, has arranged a discussion on two articles, by Frarery and by Osborn and Haskins, in Library Trends, v.2, no.2. They deal with developments in subject cataloging and also with editing the catalog card.”
Geraldine Spare (Chair), Lillian Staufer (Secretary/Treasurer)
1954 Fall Report on ALA Standards for Subject Headings; Decimal Classification Panel on 15th Dewey
(Scanty information)
Donna Haskell (Chair), Kathryn Lawrence (Secretary/Treasurer)
1953 Spring “Books — with and without Indexes”
Berkeley, Women’s City Club
Speaker: Melvin Voight, UC Berkeley
Ruth Baker (Chair), Elizabeth Menscher (Secretary/Treasurer)
1953 Fall Panel Discussion of Mr. Lubetzky’s Report on our Cataloging Rules and Procedures in June At ALA (luncheon meeting)
Bruno & Lena’s, Stockton
Panel leader: Miss Charlton, Stanford University
Geraldine Spare (Chair), Lillian Staufer (Secretary/Treasurer)
1952 Spring Public Relations Work at San Francisco Public
University of San Francisco Library
Speaker: Anne Farrell. SF Public
Richard Dillon (Chair), Barbara Cape (Secretary/Treasurer)
1952 Fall The Teaching of Cataloging; Report of Institute of Subject Analysis, held at Columbia University
Pasadena City College Library (with Southern Section)
Speaker: Hazel Dean, University of Southern California
Ruth Baker (Chair), Elizabeth Menscher (Secretary/Treasurer)
1951 Spring Problems of Cataloging
University Women’s Club, UC
Speaker: Reuben Peiss, UC Berkeley
(Scanty information)
Anne Ethelyn Markley, Katherine Pedley
1951 Fall Ephemera -Overlooked Treasure
University Women’s Club UC
Speakers:
- Helen Bruner, Sutro Branch, State Library
- Caroline Martin, Standard Oil
Richard Dillon (Chair), Barbara Cape (Secretary/Treasurer)
1950 Spring Problems of a Special Library; Modification of LC Cards; Cataloging Phonograph Records
Stanford Student Union Bldg.
Speakers: Anne Avakian, ??,??
(Scanty information)
Margaret Windsor (Chair), Angie Irwin (Secretary/Treasurer)
1949 Spring Library of Congress Printed Card Service — Changing Emphasis in Cataloging
Rickey’s, SF
Speaker: Alice Charlton, Stanford
Margaret Dinsmoor (Chair), Kathryn Hornibook (Secretary/Treasurer)
1948 Spring Publication of a Journal of Interest to Catalogers
The Chukker, San Mateo
(Scanty information)
1948 Fall Cataloging a record collection
Elks Club, Sacramento
Speaker: Esther Schuerman, Sacramento Public Library
Margaret Dinsmoor (Chair), Kathryn Hornibook (Secretary/Treasurer)
1946 Spring Scarcity of Catalogers; Accessioning; Ownership Identification of Library Books; Cuttering; Treatment of Pseudonymous works
Life Sciences Bldg, UC Berkeley
(Scanty information)
Gladys Brown (Chair), Jeannette VanderPloeg (Secretary/Treasurer)
1946 Fall Subject Headings
The Virginian, Oakland
Speakers:
- Ottilia Anderson, UC Berkeley
- Herberta Faithorn, UC Berkeley
Gladys Brown (Chair), Jeannette VanderPloeg (Secretary/Treasurer)
1945 The New Edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification
Hotel Whitcomb, San Francisco
Speaker: Esther Potter, Library of Congress
1944 No meeting
1943 No meeting
Margaret Dinsmoor (Chair), Rachel Look (Secretary/Treasurer)
1942 Spring San Francisco Libraries in War-time and the New ALA code
Sainte Claire Hotel, San Jose
Speaker: Frances Kehrlein, SF College for Women
Ottilia Anderson (Chair), Frances Kehrlein (Secretary/Treasurer)
1941 Spring How ALA Reorganization Affects Catalogers and Catalogers’ Regional Groups
Western Women’s Club, San Francisco
Speaker: Ottilia Anderson, UC Berkeley
Frances Langpaap (Chair), Margaret Lynn (Secretary/Treasurer)
1941 Fall The Revised ALA Code; Catalogers as Critics of the Code and the Future of Cataloging
Hotel Coit, Oakland
Speaker: Jens Nyholm, UCLA
Ottilia Anderson (Chair), Frances Kehrlein (Secretary/Treasurer)
1940 Winter South American Travel Talk
Benjamin Franklin Hotel, San Mateo
Speaker: Florence Craig, Stanford Frances Langpaap (Chair), Margaret Lynn (Secretary/Treasurer)
1940 Spring Reports by Librarians at the State Library on its Collections and Catalogs
Hotel Senator, Sacramento
Maude Wood (Chair), Jeannette Miller (Secretary/Treasurer)
1939 Spring Round Table Discussions on Cataloging in (1) Public Libraries, (2) County Libraries, (3) University Libraries
Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco
Leader: Margaret Dinsmoor, Sacramento City Free Library
Aimee Peters, Frances Langpaap
1939 Romantic Cities of California; Music & Maps; California Author Headings Project; Small Library Section of ALA Convention; Wilson Cataloging System
Hotel Carquinez, Richmond
Speakers:
- Hildegarde Hawthorne, author
- Ottilia Anderson, UC Berkeley
- Miriam Maloy , California State Library
- Aimee Peters, Palo Alto Public Library
- Katharine Pedley, Monterey Public Library
Maude Wood (Chair), Jeannette Miller (Secretary/Treasurer)
1938 Winter Cataloging of a Special Library: Hoover War Library; Cataloging of County Libraries; Who is to Teach the Use of the Catalog? The Teacher? Or the Librarian?
Hotel Claremont, Berkeley
Speakers:
- Mary Schofield, Stanford
- Clara Dills, San Mateo County Library
- Margaret Girdner, Galileo High School
Aimee Peters (Chair), Frances Langpaap (Secretary/Treasurer)
1938 Spring Revising the Catalog at San Jose State College; The Japanese Collection at UC; Wilson Printed Cards; English Libraries
Palo Alto Community Center
Speakers:
- Jeannette Vander Ploeg, SCSC
- May Dornin, UC Berkeley
- Jeannette Hitchcock, Stanford
Florence Craig (Chair), Lolita Carden (Secretary/Treasurer)
1937 Fall Early Day California Catalogs: A Cataloger Views the UCLA Summer School of Librarianship; Highlights of the New York ALA Conference
International House, Berkeley
Speakers:
- Joseph C. Rowell, emeritus UC Berkeley
- Katharine Pedley, Monterey Public Library
- Miriam C. Maloy, UC Berkeley
Florence Craig (Chair), Lolita Carden (Secretary/Treasurer)
1937 Spring Organizational Matters (Constitution, etc.)
San Francisco Public Library
Florence Craig (Acting Chair), Lolita Carden (Secretary/Treasurer)
1937 Spring Repair of Manuscripts
CLA Convention at Yosemite
Speaker: Herman Smith, Huntington Beach
Florence Craig (Acting Chair), Lolita Carden (Secretary/Treasurer)
1937 Winter Organizational Matters (Constitution, etc.)
Western Women’s Club, San Francisco
Conveners: Florence Craig and Lolita Carden (Conveners), Jeannette Hitchcock (Pro-tem Chair)
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