2009
          Gallaudet University, Plaza Dining Hall (Washington, DC)
          
          Open Source: Open Sesame!
          
          Keynote: Marshall Breeding, Director of Innovative Technologies and Research, Vanderbilt University
          
          Panelists:
          
            - Bradley Daigle, Director for Digital Curation Services, UVA
- Andrea Buntz Neiman and Karen Collier, Kent County Public Library (presentation)
 
          2008
          Bowie State University, Center for Learning & Technology (Bowie, MD)
          
          Tide or Tsunami: Riding the Wave of Change in Technical Services
          
          Keynote: Pamela Bluh, University of Md.
          
          Panelists:
          
            - Jason Phillips, JSTOR
- Beacher Wiggins, Library of Congress
- David Whitehair, OCLC
 
2007
          Virginia Historical Society (Richmond, VA)
          
          What are They Teaching?  What do We Need?
          
            - Emily Hicks, Head Bibliographic Management - Roesch Library, University of Dayton
- Carlen Ruschoff, Director, Information Technology and Technical Services Division - University of Maryland Libraries
- Bill Mayer, University Librarian - American University
 
2006
          Government Printing Office (Washington, DC)
          
          Show Me the Money! 21st Century Acquisitions & Collection Development
          
            - Judith C. Russell, Superintendent of Documents
- Rick Anderson, Director of Resource Acquisition University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
 
"The Future of Acquisitions & Collection Development in a Radically Changed Information Environment"
          
          
          
2005
          Miller Senate Office Building, Annapolis (Annapolis, MD)
          
          Navigating into the Future ... with Mansfield, Pace, and Tillett
          
            - Judy Mansfield, Chief, Arts and Sciences Cataloging Division, Library of Congress
- Andrew K. Pace, Head, Systems Dept., North Carolina State University (Kristen Antelman, Associate Director for Information Technology, North Carolina State University)
- Barbara B. Tillett, Chief, Cataloging Policy and Support Office, Library of Congress
 
2004
          University of Virginia (Charlottsville, VA)
          
          Serving and Preserving Digital Collections
          
          Brooke Dine ”Pub Med Central”
          
          
          Preconference: E-Journal Archiving: Who Is Responsible?
          
            - Victoria Reich, Director, LOCKSS Program, Stanford University
- Leslie Johnston, Director of Digital Access Services, University of Virginia
- Allison Zhang, Manager, Digital Collections Production Center, Washington Research Library Consortium
- Phil Michel, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congres
 
2003
          The George Washington University (Washington, DC)
          
          The Future of MARC -- R.I.P. or Let 'er RIP?
          
            - Rebecca Guenther, Library of Congress
- Roy Tennant, California Digital Library
 
2002
          Johns Hopkins University (MD)
          
          Getting to the Core:
          
          Core Competencies and Education for Library Technical Services Staff
          
            - Karen Calhoun, Cornell University
- Barbara Dean, Arlington County Public Library
- Salvatore Costabile, Costabile Associates
 
2001
          Library of Virginia (Richmond, VA)
          
          Library/Vendor Partnerships for the 21st Century
          
            - Thomas E. Camden, Library of Virginia
- Barbara Albee, Faxon
- William C. Anderson, Library of Congress
- Bridgetta C. Jenkins, Library of Congress
- Steve Sutton, Alibris
 
2000
          Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC)
          
          E-Potpourri: A Blend of  E-Topics for All in Technical Services
          
            - Victor McCrary, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Nancy Jean Gibbs, Assistant Head, Acquisitions, North Carolina State University
- Mackie Crow, netLibrary
 
1999
          Western Maryland College (MD)
          
          Technical Services Librarians: The Training We Need, The Issues We Face
          
          Keynote Speaker:
          Marietta Plank, Executive Director, Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance (CIRLA)
          
          Panel:
          
            - Serials: Jean Hirons,  Library of Congres
- Acquistions: Lynda Clendenning, University of Virginia Library
- Collection Development: John Walsh, George Mason University
- Cataloging: Barbara Anderson, Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries
 
1998
          George Mason University (VA)
          
          To Merge or Not to Merge? Libraries and Computer Centers
          
          Janet Swan Hill, President of ALCTS; Associate Director for Technical Services, University of Colorado
          
          Keynote: 
The Martyr Trap
          
          Panel:
          
            - Nancy Dagle, Bucknell University
- Ann M. Palkovich, George Mason University
- Robin Wagner, Gettysburg College
 
          1997
          Library of Congress (Washington, DC)
          
          The Future is Now: Thrive or Survive
          
            - Walt Crawford, RLG  Tomorrow's Librarians: Thriving on Complexity
- Erik Jul, OCLC  Knowledge Access Management: Overview of OCLC Activities
- Rick Weingarten, ALA Washington  The Future of the Internet: Policy Challenges
 
1996
          National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD)
          
          The Information Wave: Sink, Swim or Surf
          
          Liz Bishoff, OCLC Member Services
          Keynote: The Future of Technical Services in the Informational Age
          Consecutive sessions:
          
            - Barbara Stewart, Univ. of Mass. at Amherst
 Using Home Pages for Library Technical Services: A How-To-Do-It Manual
 
- Virginia D.Sorkin, LC National Digital Library
 Electronic Journals: A Problem or a Solution?
- Ellen Yu Borkowski, Univ. of Md.
 Museum Education Site Licensing(MESL) Project: Networked Delivery of High Quality Images and Accompanying Text
 
1995
          Randolph-Macon College, Ashland (VA)
          
          Harnessing the Winds of Change: How Can Technical Services Librarians Take Charge of Their Future?
          
          Sheila Intner, Simmons College
          Keynote: If Tradition Was Honest and True, We Own the Future; or, Why Technical Service Librarians Are the Only Ones Who Understand the New World Order in Information Service
          
          Panel (Christa Hoffman, NLM, moderator):
          
            - Elizabeth Willson, CAPCON
 Will the Marketplace Shape the Future?
 
- Dennis Robinson, James Madison Univ.
 The James Madison University Experience: New Structural Change and Technical Services Librarian
- Beacher Wiggins, LC Acting Director for Cataloging
 The Future of Technical Services Librarians
 
1994
          American University (Washington, DC)
          
          Creative Thinking in Technical Services: Breaking Out of the Box
          
          Jennifer Younger, Ohio State Univ. Keynote
          
          Charles Wittenberg, Blackwell North America
          Electronic Vendor Services
          
          Beth Picknally Camden, Univ. of Virginia
          Creative Ideas for Cataloging
          
          
          
1993
          St. John's College, (Annapolis, MD)
          
          Who's In the Driver's Seat?
          
          Daniel T. Richard, Dartmouth College
          Way Down Upon the Ompompanoosuc; or, a New Perspective on an Old Standard
          
          Panel (Susanne Glass, Univ. of Virginia, facilitator):
          
          •Marianne Gearhart, Fairfax County PL
          Customer Service
          
          •Janice Flug, American Univ.
          Budget
          
          •Carol Pfeiffer, Univ. of Virginia
          Personnel
          
          •Sarah Thomas, LC Director for Cataloging
          Technology
          
          
          
1992
          University of Virginia, Charlottesville (VA)
          
          Technical Services and Collection Development
          
          Jean Preer, Catholic Univ. of America
          Keynote
          
          Panel:
          
          •Kay Ecelbarger, Montgomery County PL
          •Kenneth O. Jenson, Univ. of Virginia
          •Richard Ross, Georgetown Univ.
          •Mark Strattner, Law Library LC
          
          
          
1991
          University of Maryland, College Park (considered metro DC)
          
          New Systems, New Savvy: Training for New Technologies
          Anne Lipow, Staff Consultant, Berkeley, Calif.
          
          Staff Development and Training: Theories and Concepts
          
          The Nitty Gritty of Training: Techniques and Tips
          
          Panel:
          
          •Marietta Plank, Univ. of Maryland
          The Migration From GEAC to CARL
          
          •Mary Cardenas, Prince William PL
          Moving to DYNIX
          
          •Carlene Rushoff, Georgetown Univ.
          PRISM
          
          •Susanne Glass, Univ. of Virginia
          Use of Training Materials in Adult Learning
          
          
          
1990
          Quality Inn, Frederick (MD)
          
          Managing Chaos
          
          Maureen Sullivan, Yale, Keynote and moderator
          Organizational Change in Technical Services
          
          Panel:
          
          •Mary Ann Chappell, James Madison Univ.
          •Kathy Leitzke, Defense Intelligence Agency
          
          
          
1989
          University of Richmond, Richmond (VA)
          
          Format Integration
          
          Cataloging Update from LC
          
          Sally McCallum, LC Network Development and MARC Standards Office
          
          Ben R. Tucker, LC Office for Descriptive Cataloging Policy
          
          
          
1988
          Library of Congress (DC)
          
          Buying Technology: A Consumer's Guide
          
          Ruta Pempe, Office of Information Services, National Science Foundation, Keynote address
          
          Vendor demonstrations
          
          
          
1987
          Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baltimore (MD)
          
          Catalogers: An Endangered Species?
          
          Herbert S.White, Indiana Univ.
          
          Keynote address: Technical Services Library Careers--Why Don't Students Love Us?
          
          
          
1986
          American University (DC)
          
          The Compleat Librarian--Changing Roles in a Total-System Environment
          
          Michael Gorman, Univ. of Illinois, Keynote
          
          Panel (George Arnold, AU, moderator )
          
            - Vera Fessler, Fairfax County PLLindsey Hundt, American Bankers Association
- Patricia Kelly, George Washington Univ.
- Ross Stephen, Rider College
 
1985
          Williamsburg Lodge & Conference Center (VA)
          
          Planning for Technical Services in the Year 2000:
          
          Cataloging Your Ideas and Acquiring Others
          Robert Shump, Marymount, facilitator
          Small group discussion and reports
          
          
          
1984
          James Madison Bldg., Library of Congress (DC)
          
          Sharing Your IL(L)s: The Agonies and Ecstasies of Integrated Library Systems
          
          
          Richard Boss, consultant, Keynote
          
          Panel (Dorothy Gregor,LC, moderator):
          
          •Dean Gattone, Univ. of Maryland (GEAC)
          •Albert J. Liu, Old Dominion (DYNIX?)
          •Glen Lowry, Virginia Tech (VTLS)
          •Houston Maples, DCPL (CLSI)
          
          
          
1983
          U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis (MD)
          
          Two Challenges for the Eighties:
          
          Contracting (Panel)
           
          Authority Control
          
          Panel (George Arnold, AU, moderator):
          
          •Patricia Berger, NBS
          •Adelaide Del Frate, NASA-Goddard
          •Salvatore Costabile, Costabile Assoc.
          •Phillip Haymond, U.S. Dept. of Interior
          Robert M. Hiatt, LC
          
          
          
1982
          George Washington University Club (DC)
          
          Treasures in Miniature: Microforms in Libraries
          
          •Linda K. Hamilton, Research Publications, Inc., Cooperation Between Publishers and Libraries
          •Jeffrey Heynen, ARL Microform Project, Bibliographic Access to Microform Collections in American and Canadian Libraries
          •Jean Walter Farrington, Univ. of Penn (mystery guest), Serials Conversion to Microform
          
          
          
1981
          Gunston Hall, Fairfax (VA)
          
          Automation in Libraries
          
          •Richard James, SOLINET
          •Charles Goldstein, Lister Hill
          •Joseph Judy, NAL
          
          
          
1980
          Cannon House Office Building (DC)
          
          Behind the Scenes at the Library of Congress
          
          •David Remington, LC Cataloging Distribution Services
          •Susan Vita, LC Cataloging in Publication
          •Wendy Reidel, National Serials Data Program
          
          
          
1979
          Hilton Hotel, Baltimore (MD)
          
          Future of Libraries and Technical Services
          
          •Jesko von Puttkamer, NASA
          •F.W. Lancaster, U Illinois
          
          
          
1978
          Holiday Inn, Alexandria (considered metro DC)
          
          Title unknown
          
          [From Executive Board Minutes, Suggested Program Topics:
          
          •AACR2--its implementation and impact on Technical Services
          •Interface of Technical Service Databases with Circulation Systems
          •Discrimination of Minorities in Libraries
          •Interface of Technical Service and Reference Staff
          •Use of OCLC Tapes for COM Catalogs
          •LC's Card and Product Distribution Services]
          
          [3 speakers: Mr. Winkler, Mr.James Shoenung, ? ]
          
          
          
1977
          Colonial Williamsburg (VA)
          
          How our tools are forged: cataloging codes, subject headings, bibliographic formats
          
          •John D.Byrum, LC
          •Mary Kay Pietris, LC
          •Josephine S. Pulsifer, LC
          
          
          
1976
          University of Maryland (considered metro DC)
          
          Title unknown (Co-sponsorship with Chesapeake Chapter, MLA)
          
          John Henry Faulk, author, radio-TV personality, Personal Comments   
          
          •Barbara Henry, LC, Introduction
          •Mary Lou Little, Loeb Music Library, Harvard, Music and OCLC
          •Katherine Lurton, Louisville PL, The Acquisition of Sound Recordings
          
          
          
1975
          Sheraton Inn, Hagerstown (MD)
          
          Luncheon Speaker: Reflections on Librarianship
          
          Afternoon Program:
          The 8th edition of LC subject headings-- will there be a 9th?
          
          The Future of Catalog Control
          
          Clara S. Jones,ALA, Detroit PL
          Edward J. Blume, LC
          John C. Rather, LC
          
          
          
1974
          Sheraton Park Hotel (DC)
          
          Luncheon Speaker: Issues in Library Education from a Dean's Point of View
          
          Afternoon Program: Computerized Cataloging Systems
          
          •OCLC System and SOLINET
          •MALCAP
          •CONSER Project and Int'l. Serials Data System
          
          Russell Bidlack, U Mich.School of Library Science
          
          
          Alice Bauer, U VA, chair
          
          •Frederick G. Kilgour, OCLC
          •David R. Murison, MALCAP
          •Joseph Howard, LC
          
          
          
1973
          Boar's Head Inn, Charlottesville (VA)
          
          Luncheon Speaker: "We're in the Information Business-How Can We Help You?"
          
          Afternoon Program: The Acquisitions and Cataloging of Audio-Visual Materials
          
          •Selection of Visual Materials
          •Selection of Phonorecords
          •Progress and Predictions
          
          Ted Slate, Chief Librarian Newsweek
          
          
          Arthur Lieb, LC, moderator
          
          •Euclid J. Peltier, Boston PL
          •Kurtz Myers, Denver PL
          •Margaret E. Chisom, U MD School of Library Science
          
          
          
1972
          Sheraton Park Hotel (DC)
          
          Luncheon Speaker: Humorous Anecdotes
          
          Afternoon Panel: Library of Congress Cataloging Prod's
          
          •Book Catalogs
          •Card Division Products
          •Use of MARC Tapes
          •International Standard Biblio. Description
          
          Goodman Ace, author and humorist (Easy Aces)
          
          Arthur Lieb, LC,moderator
          
          •Robert R. Holmes, LC
          •Mary Kay Daniels, LC
          •Lucia Rather, LC
          •C. Summer Spaulding, editor AACR Cataloging Rules
          
          
          
1971
          Towson State College (MD)
          
          Cataloging in Publication: a Progress Report
          
          Library legislation and ALA  
          
          Panel: Centralized Processing
          
          •State of the Art of Centralized Processing
          •Centralized Processing for FCPSL
          •Centralized Processing for Pub. Libs. in Washington State
          
          Glen Zimmerman, Library of Congress
          Mr. Edmon Low, University of Michigan
          Marian Sanner, Enoch Pratt(Moderator)
          
          •Henry T. Drennan, U.S. Office of Education
          •Wilhemina Price, Fairfax County Public School Lib's
          •Josephine Pulsifer, Becker and Hayes
          
          
          
1970
          George Washington University (DC)
          
          Cataloging in Publication: a Progress Report
          
          Afternoon:
          Library Media Distribution, Without Cataloging
          
          Library Media Distribution, With Cataloging
          
          C. Summer Spaulding, LC
          Richard L. Darling, Columbia Univ.
          Robert T. Jordan, Fed. City College
          
          
          
1969
          Convention Center, Colonial Williamsburg (VA)
          
          Panel: Acquisition and Cataloging of Reprints
          
          Evening: Personal Reflections
          
          •Robert L.Beare, Univ. of MD Lib.
          •Frederick Altman, Kraus-Thomason
          •F. Ruffner, Gale
          •Howard Sullivan, Wayne State Univ.
          
          Jim F. Comstock, editor of W. VA Hillbilly, Richwood Hillbilly Press, Appalachian Press
          
          
          
1968
          Hotel America (DC)
          
          Luncheon: Tribute to John Cronin
          
          Afternoon:
          Revised ALA Filing Rules
          
          Application of Automation to File Arrangement
          
          William J. Welsh, LC
          Pauline Seely, Denver PL
          John Rather, LC
          
          
          
1967-No meeting
          
          
          
1966
          
          Trends in Library Automation as Viewed from the Midwest
          
          Afternoon Session: New Rules, Old Catalogs
          
          C. Drake Gull, Ind. Univ. Grad Lib. School.
          C. Summer Spaulding, LC
          
          
          
1965
          Presidential Arms (DC)
          
          Training for Mechanization
          
          Panel: Centralized Cataloging, Opportunities and Realities
          
          •Jack Mills, visiting lecturer at Univ. of MD
          •John Cronin, LC;
          •Scott Adams, NLM;
          •Frederick Kilgour, Yale Univ. Library
          
          
          
1964
          Marriott Twin Bridges Motel, Alexandria (VA)
          
          Implications of Recent Federal Legislation
          
          Luncheon speech: Computerization at Florida Atlantic Univ.
          
          Table discussions at lunch:
          
          •Book Catalogs
          •Computerization
          •Implications of Fed. Legis. On Public Libraries
          •Implications of Fed. Legis. On College Libraries
          •Implications of Fed. Legis. On Special Libraries
          
          Germain Krettek, ALA Washington Office
          Edward Heiliger, Florida Atlantic Univ.
          
          
          
1963
          International Inn (DC)
          
          The Rationalization of Centralized Indexing, Cataloging and Processing at the National or International Level
          
          Business Mgt. Speech: Projects at ALA Headquarters
          Lunch Mgt. Speech: ARL and Central Activity
          Discussion Groups on numerous topics
          Panel discussion: Low Cost Book Catalogs and Photographic Data Retrieval
          
          Elizabeth Rodell, ALA
          James Skipper, ARL
          
          Panel
          
          •Joseph Richardson, Compos-O-List System;
          •Bob Jones, Jr. Coll. Dist.of St. Louis;
          •Ljubo Lulich, NAL
          
          
          
1962
          Goucher College (MD)
          
          Public Library Book Selection Policy
          Soviet Acquisitions Practices
          Public Law 480 Programs
          
          Dorothy Sinclair, Enoch Pratt
          Samuel Lazerow, NLM
          Robert D. Stevens, LC
          
          
          
1961
          Catholic University (DC)
          
          Panel: Eternal Triangle - Cataloger, Reference Librarian, Reader
          
          Workshops: Cataloging Code Revisions - Applications
          Public Libraries
          Special Libraries
          College and University Libraries
          
          Emily Schilpp. Johns Hopkins
          Janice W. Sherwood, Union Library Catalogue
          Kenneth Walker, Goucher  
          Marian Sanner, Enoch Pratt
          Winifred Johnson, Bureau of Naval Weapons Tech.Lib.
          Robert M. Pierson, Univ. of MD.
          
          
          
Mar. 16 1960
          McKeldin Library, U.of MD (MD)
          
          New library technology and the technical processes
          
          Panel on personnel
          Robert Kingery, NYPL
          
          John Rather, Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare
          Margaret Brown, Free Library of Philadelphia
          Harold Sylvester, Univ. of Md., Personnel Admin. Prof.
          
          
          
Oct. 8, 1960
          University of Virginia (VA)
          
          Don't Be So Technical!
          
          Panel: Subject Cataloging, Subject Indexing,
          Subject Lists: Implications and Applications
          
          Edwin Castagna, Enoch Pratt
          Benjamin Custer, moderator
          
          Richard Angell, LC
          Bertha Frick. H.W. Wilson
          Frank B. Rogers, NLM
          
          
          
Apr. 11, 1959
          Lynchburg (VA)
          
          Open house in Lynchburg:
          
            - Randolph-Macon Women's College
- Lynchburg College Library
- Sweet Briar College Library
- Jones Memorial Library (rare Virginiana)
 
Apr. 25, 1959
          Sheraton-Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore (MD)
          
          Cataloging Clinic (preceding MLA Section meetings)
          
          
          
1958
          Peabody Institute Library, Baltimore (MD)
          
          History of Peabody Institute
          
          Committee report on expansion of the organizationALA's Resources and Technical Services Division: activities and the effect of reorganization
          
          What's new? (panel)
          
          Frank N. Jones, Peabody Institute
          
          F. Bernice Field, Yale, ALA RTSD president
           
          Lucille Morsch, LC, leader
          
          •Olivia Faulkner, Stanford Institute on Code Revision
          
          •Roger P. Bristol, Univ. of Virginia
          
          •C. Summer Spaulding, LC
          
          •Esther J. Piercy, Enoch Pratt
          
          
          
1957
          Folger Library (lunch at Continental Hotel) (DC)
          
          Business meeting with discussion: Should regional groups be expanded?
          
          Three excursions into [library] history, being mostly an entertainment, partly an opinion, and lastly a judgment
          
          Edith Scott, Univ. of Okla., Chair CRG
          
          Frank B. Rogers, NLM
          
          
          
1956
          Jefferson Hotel, Richmond (VA)
          
          Business meeting, including reports on ALA reorganization and Dewey Decimal Classification
          
          The American library school today
          
          Jack Dalton, ALA office on Overseas Develepment
          
          
          
1955
          Library of Congress (lunch at Hotel Congressional) (DC)
          
          Discussion groups on the nature of the catalog
          
          •Circulation librarians
          
          •Library administrators
          
          •Reference librarians
          
          •College and University libraries
          
          •Government libraries
          
          •Public libraries
          
          •Special libraries
          
          •Technical report libraries
          
          Werner Clapp, LC, leader
          
          •M. Clare Ruppert, DCPL, Coordinator of Adult Services
          
          •Roy O. Hummel, Jr., Va. State Library
          
          •Margaret S. Brayant, Goucher College
          
          •James J. Kortendick, Catholic University Library
          
          •Frank B. Rogers, NLM
          
          •Esther J. Piercy, Enoch Pratt
          
          •Kanardy L. Taylor, Armed Forces Medical Library
          
          •Eleanor J. Aronson, ASTIA Reference Services, Chief Ref. Div.
          
          
          
1954
          Johns Hopkins University (MD)
          
          Business meeting: How to expand membership
          Work at the ALA Headquarters
          Orcena Mahoney, ALA
          
          
          
1953
          Whittall Pavilion, LC;Chinese Lantern Restaurant (dinner) (DC)
          
          Discussion of Lubetzky's "Cataloging Rules and Principles"
          Description of the new $2,000,000 library at Va. Tech
          
          Lucille Morsch, LC, Chief of Descriptive Cataloging, leader
          Seymour Robb, Va. Polytechnic Institute
          
          
          
1952
          Williamsburg Lodge (VA)
          
          Panel discussion between catalogers and administrators
          
          Dinner speaker: Work of the ALA Washington Office
          
          Catalogers:
          
            - Lucille Morsch, LC
- Margaret Ayrault, Bureau of the Budget
- Roger Bristol, Peabody Institute
 
Administrators:
          
            - Ray O. Hummel, Jr., Va. State Library
- William Harkins, College of William and Mary
- Kanardy L. Taylor, Armed Forces Medical Library
- Julia Bennett, ALA Washington Office
 
1951
          Whittall Pavilion, LC; Highlands Hotel (dinner) (DC)
          
          
          Corporate entries
          
          Card reproduction
          
          Panel:
          
          
          Dinner speech: Work of the State Department OverseasResearch Division
          
          Seymour Lubetsky, LC
          
          Roger P. Bristol, Univ. of Va. Library
           
          
          •Helen Keeble, Va. State Library
          
          •[Dora?] Pearson, DCPL
          
          •Mr. Minnich
          
          •Joseph Popecki, Catholic Univ. Library
          
          Mr. Simpson, U.S. State Dept., chief of OverseasOperation
          
          
          
1950
          Carvel Hall, Annapolis (MD)
          
          Discussion of revision of ALA cataloging rules (especially corporate body entries)
          
          Dinner speakers:
          
          •Relationship of the 22 regional groups to the ALA Division of Cataloging and Classification
          
          •How News Notes was transformed into the Journal of Cataloging and Classification and plans for the future
          
          •What makes a book rare? (Answer: cataloging!)
          
          •The Slavic Section in LC's Descriptive Cataloging Division
          
          •Work of LC's Card Division
          
          Evelyn Hensel, Penn. State Univ., discussion leader
          
          •Janet Dickson, Penn. State Univ.
          
          •Esther Piercy, Enoch Pratt
          
          
          •John Alden, Georgetown Univ.
          
          •Nathalie Delougaz, LC, Slavic Section
          
          •Francis Henshaw, LC
          
          
          
1949 (Jan.14,1950)
          Whittall Pavilion, LC (AM); National Agriculture Library (afternoon); Hotel 2400 (dinner) (DC)
          
          Workshop on Dewey Decimal Classification
          
          Panel:
          
          Discussion of UN publications at NAL
           
          
          Demonstration of the rapid selector
          
          Dinner speaker on cataloging "systems"
          
          
          •Elva Krogh, LC, Decimal Classification Section
          
          •Esther Potter, Dewey Decimal Editorial Office
          
          •Julia Pressey, LC, Decimal Classification
          
          •Agatha Brown, Univ. of Md. Library
          
          •Dora Peterson, DC Public Library
          
          Alice F. Toomey , LC
          
          Helen Scanlon, IMF and World Bank Library
          
          Ralph Shaw, NAL
          
          Ford K Brown, St. John's College
          
          
          
1948
          Monticello Hotel, Charlottesville (VA)
          
          New rules for descriptive cataloging:
          
            - General rules
- Serials 
- Music 
- Maps
 
Discussion: Is the card catalog primarily for readers?
          Recruiting and salaries
          
            - Helen Steele, U.S. Dept. of Labor Library
- Marjorie Vivian, Army Medical Library, Serials cataloging
- Virginia Cunningham, LC, Chief of Music Div.
- Muriel Perry, U.S. State Dept. Library, Map Div.
- M.Ruth MacDonald, Army Medical Library, Cataloging Div.
 
1947
          Lafayette Hotel (DC)
          
          New developments in the teaching of cataloging
          Maurice F. Tauber, Columbia Univ.,School of Lib.Sci.
          
          
          
1946
          Parish House, Unitarian Church, Baltimore (MD)
          
          ALA reorganization
          Response to Greenaway
          The battle of the new rules; or, The problems of the teacher of cataloging
          
          Emerson Greenaway, Enoch Pratt
          Willis A. Wright, Army Medical Library
          Laura Colvin, Simmons College, Lib. Sci. Prof
          
          
          
1945
          John Marshall Hotel, Richmond (VA)
          
          Post-war cataloging at the Library of Congress
          Lucille Morsch, LC, Chief, Descriptive Cataloging
          
          
          
1944 (Jan. 20,1945)
          Pierce Hall (DC)
          
          Reorganization of the Army Medical Library
          Thoughts on problems involved in subject cataloging of music
          
          Francis R. St.John, Army Medical Library
          Jack Mazney
          
          
          
1943 - No meeting held "due to war conditions"
          
          
          
1942
          Parrot Tea Room (DC)
          
          Public documents: their attendant problems
          Randolph W. Church, Va. State Library
          
          
          
1941
          Longfellow Hotel, Baltimore (MD)
          
          The cost of cataloging
          
          Panel:
          
            - Werner W. Clapp, LC administrative asst.
- John H.Moriarty, LC, chief of Accessions Div.
- F.A. Mullin, Catholic Univ. Library director
- Ralph Shaw, NAL Director
 
1940
          Alderman Library, University of Va. (VA)
          
          Project on state author headings
          Literature and the moral crisis
          
          Esther Chapin, Chair,ALA Committee
          Lawrence Lee, Univ. of Va, prof. Of Romance languages
          
          
          
1939
          Dodge Hotel Tea House (DC)
          
          Discussion on the history of this organization
          How the layman looks at the catalogue
           
          Panel discussion:
          
            - Alma Hook, Univ. of Md. Library
- Margaret Schindler, Goucher College, reference librarian
- Mrs. Joshua Evans, civic leader, Washington DC
- Warren Ziegaus, Univ. of Md., order librarian
- Werner L. Janney, graduate student, Univ. of Va
- James Mock, National Archives (author)
- Carl D. Riddle, researcher, Washington Star
- David J. Haykin, LC, chief of Coop. Cataloging Div.
 
          1938
          Women's City Club, Baltimore (MD)
          
          The Philosophy of cataloguing and classification
          
          Possible projects for catalogue groups
          
          Harriet MacPherson, Columbia Univ. School of Lib.Serv.
          Alma Hook, Univ. of Md. Library
          
          
          
1937
          Williamsburg Annex (VA)
          Williamsburg, Inc.'s Union Catalogue
          Scholarly cataloguing at the Folger Shakespeare Library
          
          Kenneth Chorley, Williamsburg, Inc. Manager
          Ray Hummel, Jr.,Folger Shakespeare Library
          
          
          
1936
          Wesley Hall (DC)
          
          Autobiographical talk and review of the Handbuch der bibliotheke Wissenschaft
          Discussion: How to complete the Handbook of Cataloging
          
          J.C.M. Hanson, LC, Chief of Catalogue Dept.
          
          Theodore A. Mueller, LC
          
          
          
1935
          Wesley Hall (DC)
          
          How cataloguers outside LC can cooperate with LC
          
            - Union Catalogue at LC
- Cooperation with outside librarians
- Union list of serials
 
Ernest Kletsch, LC
          
            - J.D. Wolcott, LC Catalog Div.
- D.J. Haykin, LC, Chief of Coop. Cataloguing and Classification Service
- Mary Crowther, LC Serials Cataloger
 
May 19, 1934
          Nov. 10, 1934
          Freer Art Gallery (DC)
          Dodge Hotel (DC)
          
          A decade of teaching subject headings
          Author entries for government documents
          
          Susan G. Akers, Univ. of NC Library School
          Mr. Childs, LC, Chief of Documents Div.
          
          
          
1933
          Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore (MD)
          Library catalogues of the Pratt Library
          
          Ramblings of a librarian
          
          George Dobbin Brown, Enoch Pratt, Asst. Librarian
          Louis H. Dielman, Peabody Institute
          
          
          
1932
          Brookings Institution (DC)
          Cooperative cataloguing of the ALA
          Cooperative cataloguing at the Library of Congress
          
          Winifred Gregory, Editor, Union List of Serials
          Ernest Kletsch, LC
          
          
          
May 23, 1931
          Nov. 21, 1931
          Monticello Hall, Charlottesville (VA)
          AAUW Clubhouse (DC)
          
          Address on Thomas Jefferson
          The 
Virginia Historical Guide
          
          Backgrounds of the 
ALA Catalogue Rules
          
          Prof. Rodman, Univ. of Virginia
          E.G. Swem, College of William & Mary Library
          
          J.C.M. Hanson, International Cataloging Committee
          
          
          
1930
          AAUW Clubhouse (DC)
          Classification in law
          Law library experience
          
          Cataloguing theology
          
          Miles O. Price, Columbia Univ. Law Library
          George E. Wire, Worcester Cy. Mass. Law Library
          Theodore A. Mueller, LC
          
          
          
1929
          Bureau of Railway Economics Library (DC)
          Cooperative cataloguing (example,BRE Library)
          
          Recataloguing the Vatican Library
          
          The Bureau of Railway Economics Library
          
          Richard H. Johnston, Bureau of Railway Economics
          Charles Martel, LC
          
          Alfred B. Lindsay, BRE Library
          
          
          
1928
          AAUW Clubhouse (DC)
          Untitled addresses plus three short talks
          
            - Isabella K. Rhodes, Columbia U. School of Lib. Sci.
- Winifred Gregory, Editor, Union List of Serials
- H.H.B. Meyer, LC
 
          1925-1927 - No minutes available
          
          
          
1924
          Richmond (VA)
          Organizational meeting
          
          
          
1923
          Grace Dodge Hotel (DC)
          Dinner rally