Subject Analysis and Access Section Action Plan
Action Plan 2019-2021
The Subject Analysis and Access Action plan 2019-2021 outlines the key objectives for our Section in the upcoming years. For details about communication and impact, read the action plan as PDF.
If you have questions about our work, suggestions about what you would like us to work on, or you would like to help us, please contact one of the members of the Standing Committee.
Focus Area 1
Automated processing of subject analysis and access
IFLA Strategic Direction 2:
Inspire and Enhance Professional practice
Key Initiatives 2.3:
Develop standards, guidelines, and othe materials that foster best practice
Project/Activity:
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Identify and describe relevant case studies
Workig Group, Sep-Feb 2020
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Perform literature review
Working Group, Sep-Feb 2020
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Report on findings
Working Group, Jan-Jun 2020
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Dissemination of Report and Findings
2020-2021
Focus Area 2
Use of genre/form in subject ananlysis and cataloguing
IFLA Strategic Direction 2:
Inspire and Enhance Professional practice
Key Initiatives 2.3:
Develop standards, guidelines, and othe materials that foster best practice
Project/Activity:
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Compile a list of vocabularies and basic references related to genre/form, and make it avalable to the community
Working Group, ongoing
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Revise and redefine the terms of references, main goals and tasks of the working group
Working Group / Section, 2019-2020
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Analyze and explore possibilities of organizing events about or related to the use of genre/forms
Working Group, 2019-2021
Focus Area 3
Subject Analysis and Access Education and Training
IFLA Strategic Direction 2:
Inspire and Enhance Professional practice
Key Initiatives 2.3:
Develop standards, guidelines, and othe materials that foster best practice
Project/Activity
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Survey of SAA education in LIS programs worldwide and training opportunities by professional organizations.
Working Group, 2019-2020
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Identify the key professional skills and competences in SAA
Working Group, 2019-2020
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Liaise and collaborate with relevant IFLA groups (BSLISE Working Group, Education and Training Section (SET), LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group (LISEDC SIG), and Library Theory and Research (LTR) Section), library associations projects worldwide, international societies and fora focusing on LIS education (ALISE), and on knowledge organization and subject access (ISKO, NKOS)
Working Group, 2019-2021
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Gap analysis and recommendations
Working Group, 2019-2021
Previous plans
- 2019-2021
- 2018-2019
- 2017-2018
- 2016-2017
- 2015-2016
- 2013-2014
- 2009-2011 (concluded 2010)
- 2007-2009
- 2006-2007 | (Deutsch)
- 2004-2005
Last update: 20 January 2020