Subject: ALCTS E-Forum: Role of the Professional in Library Technical
Services
From: ALCTS-CE Announce <alcts.ce.announce_at_gmail.com>
Date: 10/11/2012 10:11 AM
Role of the Professional in Library Technical Services
October 16-17, 2012
Hosted by Betsy Appleton, Stephanie Gehring, and Allison Yanos
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
Pacific: 7am – 3pm
Mountain: 8am – 4pm
Central: 9am – 5pm
Eastern: 10am – 6pm
Description:
What constitutes a professional in library technical services, and how
do we define what is professional-level work? Do you find that the
library/information science degree is the best preparation for
high-level technical services tasks and responsibilities? Or maybe your
technical services department has decided to shift responsibilities to
those who have experience, regardless of whether they have a master’s in
library science? For some of you, the job descriptions at your library
may have blurred so much that it’s difficult to determine what should be
done by a professional and what should be done by staff. For those at an
academic library, how do faculty/staff designations and expectations
(such as tenure) factor into your work as a technical services librarian?
Please join the ALCTS’ “Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical
Services” Interest Group for an exciting and informative e-forum on
October 16th and 17th to discuss the roles and responsibilities of
professionals and staff within technical services. This e-forum will
provide participants an opportunity to talk about what you consider
appropriate staff and librarian duties, ways of organizing and dividing
up responsibilities and workflow, as well as other related topics.
Librarians and technical services staff from all types of libraries are
invited, and encouraged, to participate.
Betsy Appleton is Electronic Resources Librarian for George Mason
University Libraries in Fairfax, Virginia. Her professional interests
include electronic resources management, licensing electronic resources,
streamlining work flows, and training and development. She has presented
at the Charleston Conference, and is currently serving as co-vice chair
for ALCTS The Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services
Interest Group.
Stephanie Gehring is Resource Management Coordinator for the University
of Houston Libraries in Houston, Texas. Her work experience includes
positions in academic and public libraries and library book vendors. Her
professional interests include training and development, streamlining
work processes, library/vendor relations and library merchandizing. She
has presented programs at the Kentucky Library Association and is
currently serving as co-vice chair for ALCTS’s The Role of the
Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group.
Allison Yanos has been the Catalog & Database Maintenance Librarian for
Baylor University Libraries in Waco, Texas since 2006. Her professional
interests include print and electronic monograph cataloging, training,
batch record editing & loading, data quality, and workflow efficiency.
She is currently serving as co-chair for ALCTS’s The Role of the
Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss
matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion
list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register
your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and
communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most
e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to
participate, but it's free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at:
http://bit.ly/upcomingeforum.
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at:
http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you
do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email
list. Participation is free and open to anyone.
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