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CORE Creative Ideas in Technical Services (CITS) invites speakers to present
as part of the CORE Virtual Interest Group Week. The CITS session will take
place virtually on Monday, July 26, 2021 from 10-11 Central / 11-Noon Eastern.
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 between all library departments.
We encourage and seek out participation from anyone with an interest in the
field of technical services - from public, academic, school, or special
libraries - regardless of experience, level or training.
We look forward to providing an engaging session with several short
presentations (15 minutes maximum) offered in tight succession + a brief Q&A
session to follow! We welcome your presentation proposals by June 18th with
selection communicated by July 2nd. We will be available to assist speakers
with any technical concerns.
Please note that we welcome new presentations or presentations previously
presented outside of CORE!
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
• Technical Services work post-COVID-19
Please email proposal abstracts to chair Susan Martin (susan.martin_at_mtsu.edu)
and vice-chair Laura Sill (ljenny_at_nd.edu) by Friday, June 18th . Acceptances
will go out no later than Friday, July 2nd.
Proposals should include:
• Presentation title
• Short presentation summary (less than 150 words)
• Name, title, affiliation, and email address for all presenters
If you have questions, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!
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 Fri Jun 04 2021 - 09:43:20 EDT