The ALA Core Metadata Interest Group seeks speakers to present at its
meeting during the ALA Core Virtual Interest Group Week, held from March
7-11, 2022.

Accessible and inclusive metadata and cataloging principles can ensure that
online content is free of barriers for the broadest audience possible.
Visual, auditory, speech, physical, cognitive, and/or neurological
limitations may affect how users perceive and access your metadata and
decrease their ability to find the information they need. Unless there is
metadata denoting that a video is closed captioned, for example, this
feature will go undiscovered. Metadata that reduces barriers to information
is crucial to ensuring that accessible content is findable for people with
disabilities, and its benefits can extend to the larger audience.


Have you implemented accessibility metadata or added accessible fields to
your MARC records to better suit a broader audience? Are you experimenting
with new approaches to metadata accessibility? If so, we want to hear from
you! Consider submitting your proposal for a 15 minute presentation at the
Core Metadata Interest Group session, followed by discussion.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

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   Metadata that supports accessibility
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   Adoption and/or application of new Schema.org fields for accessibility
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   MARC fields for accessibility information


The Metadata Interest Group meeting will take place during the 2022 ALA
Core Virtual Interest Group Week on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, from 2:00-3:00
pm Eastern Time (11:00am-:12:00pm Pacific Time).

Please submit your proposal by emailing the Interest Group’s Programming
Co-chairs, Sharon Reidt and Elizabeth Padilla, by Friday, January 14, 2022.
The presenters will be notified of decisions by Friday, January 28th.

Your proposal should include the following:

The name, email, job title and affiliated institution of the presenter(s),
the title of the presentation, and an abstract not to exceed 300 words.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Sharon Reidt (
[log in to unmask]) or Elizabeth Padilla ([log in to unmask]),
Core MIG Programming Co-Chairs.