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<p class="MsoNormal">Please consider signing. It’s important for Hebraica/Judaica catalogers to be able to have a direct voice in the subject heading process.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Caroline<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:black">Caroline R. Miller</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Team Leader, Discovery Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Hebraica/Judaica Metadata Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> SACO Cataloging Discussion List <SACOLIST@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Tomaras<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 13, 2024 12:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SACOLIST@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Open letter to the Library of Congress about the Editorial Meeting changes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In response to the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/subject/meetings-change.pdf__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!TR6i12IKy0reLEGZAHAZcL3h-6rE4KNWY-hy-iphMx7X3Uw__dqNl1SrphuaI34n-gdi2r_2sVT4wX4zj376MlnQXiOKD5cJX1Cr2Q$" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/subject/meetings-change.pdf__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!TR6i12IKy0reLEGZAHAZcL3h-6rE4KNWY-hy-iphMx7X3Uw__dqNl1SrphuaI34n-gdi2r_2sVT4wX4zj376MlnQXiOKD5cJX1Cr2Q$. Click or tap if yo"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">recently-announced
changes</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> to the Editorial Meetings by the Library of Congress (eliminating the open access to monthly subject proposal meetings for non-LC librarians that has been in place since 2021), over two-thirds of
the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/funnelsaco.html__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!TR6i12IKy0reLEGZAHAZcL3h-6rE4KNWY-hy-iphMx7X3Uw__dqNl1SrphuaI34n-gdi2r_2sVT4wX4zj376MlnQXiOKD5clJgA32w$" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/funnelsaco.html__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!TR6i12IKy0reLEGZAHAZcL3h-6rE4KNWY-hy-iphMx7X3Uw__dqNl1SrphuaI34n-gdi2r_2sVT4wX4zj376MlnQXiOKD5clJgA32w$. Click or tap if you trust this l"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">SACO
Funnel</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> coordinators have created an open letter, expressing our concerns about the changes, and the detrimental effects they'll have on the cataloging/SACO communities. We're requesting that the Library
of Congress pause its decision (which is to take effect after this month's meeting), and engage in wider discussions with the cataloging community before making any changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The letter, although drafted by SACO Funnel coordinators, is open to any library worker who shares these concerns to sign (and there are over one hundred signatories since the letter opened for
signatures this morning). Here's the link for the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cataloginglab.org/editorial-meetings-decision/__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!TR6i12IKy0reLEGZAHAZcL3h-6rE4KNWY-hy-iphMx7X3Uw__dqNl1SrphuaI34n-gdi2r_2sVT4wX4zj376MlnQXiOKD5ezHev1Mw$" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/cataloginglab.org/editorial-meetings-decision/__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!TR6i12IKy0reLEGZAHAZcL3h-6rE4KNWY-hy-iphMx7X3Uw__dqNl1SrphuaI34n-gdi2r_2sVT4wX4zj376MlnQXiOKD5ezHev1Mw$. Click or tap if you trust "><span style="font-size:12.0pt">open
letter</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, via the Cataloging Lab. Please consider signing, and supporting your colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you're interested in signing, please fill out the
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccLsCzaWeDhJCzx9sal6d78BK_-ZdV9A8qXKHYjZzbW_VnHA/viewform__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!TR6i12IKy0reLEGZAHAZcL3h-6rE4KNWY-hy-iphMx7X3Uw__dqNl1SrphuaI34n-gdi2r_2sVT4wX4zj376MlnQXiOKD5dN5tduKg$" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccLsCzaWeDhJCzx9sal6d78BK_-ZdV9A8qXKHYjZzbW_VnHA/viewform__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!TR6i12IKy0reLEGZAHAZcL3h-6rE4KNWY-hy-iphMx7X3Uw__dqNl1SrphuaI34n-gdi2r_2sVT4wX4zj376Ml"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">form</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> linked
at the bottom of the letter; or email your information to </span><a href="mailto:medicalsubjectheadings@gmail.com" title="medicalsubjectheadings@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">medicalsubjectheadings@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">,
</span><a href="mailto:Deborah.Tomaras@marist.edu" title="Deborah.Tomaras@marist.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Deborah.Tomaras@marist.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, or
</span><a href="mailto:abailund@sdsu.edu" title="abailund@sdsu.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">abailund@sdsu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> by
<b>June 30, 2024</b>, and we'll be sure to add your signature to the document.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thanks in advance! We're hoping that the Library of Congress will see that concern is shared broadly among librarians, pause their plans to change the meeting format, and work constructively with
the library community to find a more open and mutually beneficial way forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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