Subject: Program Announcement: ALCTS Public Libraries Technical Services IG
From: "Marlene A. Harris" <marlene_a_harris_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 11:03:57 -0700 (PDT)
(Apologies for cross posting)
First Meeting of the ALCTS Public Libraries Technical Services Interest
Group!
The brand new Public Libraries Technical Services Interest Group will be
meeting for the very first time at ALA Annual in Chicago. The formal
charge of the group is: To provide a forum for the discussion of
technical services issues in public libraries, particularly those unique
to public library operations, with the aim to encourage discussion of
all aspects of technical services activities and to include all levels
of technical services staff within public libraries. The idea for this
group arose in a meeting of the ALCTS Implementation Task Group on the
LC Working Group at Midwinter in Denver. We were talking about how
there were a number of Interest Groups in ALCTS that focused on Academic
Libraries, but none for public libraries. Then, the brainstorm hit: we
could change this by putting forward a petition for a ALCTS new interest
group! Marlene Harris, who is the first chair of the group (through
Annual 2010), and Cynthia Whitacre, current temporary Vice-Chair, agreed
to pursue this with the support of this group.. We were delighted when a
group of ALCTS members stepped forward to sign the petition and the
ALCTS Board acted swiftly to approve the group.
The first meeting will be from 8:00-10:00 AM on Saturday, July 11 in the
Chicago Hilton Northwest 1 Room. The topic of discussion will be what
differentiates public library technical services from technical services
operations in other types of libraries. Marlene Harris, Alachua County
Library District, will moderate the discussion. Bryan Baldus of Quality
Books will discuss how their cataloging and processing operation
provides services to public libraries that differ from other types of
libraries. All attending are invited to participate in the discussion.
Organizational topics will be covered for the new interest group, and a
new Vice-Chair will be elected. The Vice-Chair will become the chair
following the 2010 ALA Annual meeting. Program ideas and discussion
topics for future meetings will be solicited. We also hope to launch
active virtual participation on ALA Connect space following ALA Annual.
All public librarians and others who are interested are enthusiastically
invited to be part of this interest group.
Marlene A. Harris
Support Services Division Director
Alachua County Library District
401 E University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
352-334-3968
www.aclib.us
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