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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FYI. Please let me know if there are any questions. Kol ṭuv, Jasmin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> SACO Cataloging Discussion List <SACOLIST@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Soufi, Denise<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 23, 2024 6:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SACOLIST@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SACOLIST] New SACO funnel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to announce the formation of the Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) Funnel. Our mission statement:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) Funnel Project enables catalogers, subject librarians, and scholars to submit proposals for additions and changes to Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), Library of Congress Demographic
Group Terms (LCDGT), Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT), and Library of Congress Classification (LCC) in the area of Middle East and Islamic Studies. Exceptions are for topics pertaining to Israel and Judaism, which are under the purview of the Judaica
Subject Authority Funnel. MEIS was formed in Spring 2024 and falls under the Program for Cooperative Cataloging’s Subject Authority Cooperative Program (SACO).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This project’s goal is to promote and facilitate the creation of new LCSH, LCDGT, and LCGFT terminology as well as LCC numbers dedicated to improving discovery and access for Middle East and Islamic studies materials. It is also committed
to reviewing and proposing changes to outdated, inaccurate, and harmful LCSH terminology about the Middle East and Islam.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The MEIS Funnel collaborates closely with the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA) Committee on Cataloging. Regular updates on the funnel’s progress will be communicated at the MELA Annual Meeting and related listservs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The MEIS Funnel is coordinated by Denise Soufi, Metadata Librarian for Middle Eastern Languages at UNC-Chapel Hill (<a href="dsoufi@email.unc.edu">dsoufi@email.unc.edu</a>), and Iman Dagher, Arabic and Islamic Studies Catalog Librarian
at UCLA (<a href="idagher@library.ucla">idagher@library.ucla</a>). We are in the process of organizing the funnel and setting up a website, so stay tuned for further updates on when you can begin submitting proposals or participate in funnel projects!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Denise and Iman<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Denise Soufi<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Metadata Librarian for Middle Eastern Languages<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Research Description & Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">203 Walter Royal Davis Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3900<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#5AA3D2">P</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#6AB4DC"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">919-926-3824 <span style="color:#5AA3D2">E </span><a href="mailto:dsoufi@email.unc.edu"><span style="color:blue">dsoufi@email.unc.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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