Call for Proposals:
Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2014 Conference
Theme: Local Talent, Global Impact
Place: Ohio University Inn, Athens, Ohio
Dates: May 28-30, 2014
http://ovgtsl2014.wordpress.com/
Library technical services staff will impact the 21st century. Staff are
called upon to be resourceful, innovative, and transformative. Positive
efforts at the local level make a definitive difference.
The OVGTSL 2014 Conference will showcase the local talent at academic,
public, special libraries, and archives and provide a forum for
thought-provoking discussion.
What impacts have you been making in library technical services? The
Conference Program Committee invites presentation submissions in all
areas related to library technical services including acquisitions,
cataloging, electronic resources, digital initiatives, archives, and
preservation.
Proposals on recent research, emerging trends, or those that showcase
new tools, services and projects are encouraged. Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Emerging roles for technical services departments and staff
* Staff management, training, and transformation
* Metadata creation, reuse and interoperability
* Digital libraries, projects and repositories
* Cataloging projects, practices and innovations
* Acquisitions projects, practices and innovations
* Archival and special collections metadata and preservation
* Collection management and collection sharing
* Discovery and access
* Linked data publishing and applications
Standard sessions will be 50 minutes in length, including time for
questions. Proposals for presentations, workshops and panel sessions
will be considered in addition to specific proposals to lead sessions in
non-traditional formats such as lightning rounds and unconferences.
Please use the online form at
http://ovgtsl2014.wordpress.com/program/call-for-presentations/ to
submit proposals by November 4, 2013. Presenters will be notified of
proposal acceptance by the end of January 2014. Inquiries may be sent
to OVGTSL2014_at_gmail.com<mailto:OVGTSL2014_at_gmail.com>.
We hope to see you in May 2014 as a presenter at OVGTSL!
--The OVGTSL 2014 Conference Planning Committee
About OVGTSL
The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL) was
founded in 1924 and draws its members primarily from the states of
Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. The annual conference rotates among these
three states on a regular basis. Membership, conference attendance and
presentation opportunities are open to anyone interested in library
technical services.
______________________________________________________________________
Janet Hulm, Head of Acquisitions, ILL & Reserves and Interim Head of
Cataloging
Alden Library 419 * 30 Park Pl * Athens OH 45701-2979 * T: 740.597.1968
* F: 740.593.0138
hulm_at_ohio.edu<mailto:hulm_at_ohio.edu> *
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