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Call for Proposals - ALA Annual 2021
The Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) of Core seeks
facilitators for virtual roundtable discussions for its session at the 2021
ALA Annual Conference. Exact day and time is yet to be determined.
Housed within the Core division of ALA, the Creative Ideas in Technical
Services Interest Group was created to provide a forum for discussion of
issues within the field of technical services which are relevant to library
staff at all levels, particularly those issues relating to the evolution of
technical services as it affects and is affected by technology and greater
interdependency among all library departments.
Roundtable discussions are small, informal group discussions intended to give
participants the opportunity to network, discuss best practices, and share
information. Discussion facilitators are responsible for identifying and
developing a topic, creating discussion questions, and facilitating a virtual
discussion at the American Library Association’s Annual Meeting, June 2021
(date and time TBD). If similar proposals are submitted and accepted,
facilitators may be asked to co-facilitate. If your discussion topic does not
have any participants, chosen facilitators will be asked to present a 3 minute
lightning talk.
Those interested in participating as a discussion facilitator should submit a
proposal that includes:
• The topic you wish to explore. Topics should relate to technical
services (acquisitions, cataloging, metadata, classification, or preservation)
in academic, public, special, or school libraries
• An abstract which explains the topic and how it applies to the
evolution of technical services
• Three sample discussion questions
To help you formulate a discussion proposal, previous attendees have expressed
interest in the following topics:
• Outreach from Technical Services staff to users
• Cross-departmental collaboration and building relationships outside of
Technical Services
• Conducting research as Technical Services staff
• Staff development and administrative mentorship
• Team building within Technical Services departments
• E-resources and the future of acquisitions
• Special tools, applications, and workflows
• Transitions in leadership, management, and practices
• Core competencies for technical services staff and cataloging
education
• Hiring in technical services
• Critical cataloging
Please submit your proposal to Sarah Hovde (sehovde1_at_gmail.com) and Susan
Martin (Susan.Martin_at_mtsu.edu) by May 7th, 2021.
Susan Martin
Associate Professor
Chair, Collection Development and Management
James E. Walker Library Middle Tennessee State University
susan.martin_at_mtsu.edu 615-898-2819
Received on Thu Apr 15 2021 - 11:00:05 EDT