Call for Proposals CORE Week - Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG)

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CORE’s Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) invites
speakers to present as part of the 2026 Core Virtual Interest Group Week.
The CITSIG session will take place virtually on Thursday March 5 at 11am
Central Standard Time.

Over the past five years, libraries have faced many challenges, some old,
some new. Organizational restructuring and new economic uncertainties
continue to impact library technical services, along with new book banning
campaigns, the recent emergence of AI, growing DEI efforts and challenges,
and a myriad of other established responsibilities. These changes are
reshaping users’ needs and expectations along with the future of technical
services work.

We are seeking proposals for presentations about how technical services
librarians think about and respond to recent trends at their institutions,
in librarianship, or across society.

Potential areas to address could include, but are not limited to:

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   Artificial intelligence
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   Change management in technical services
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   Creative uses of vendor services
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   Implementations of tools that work with your ILS, such as API-scripts or
   Cloud Apps
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   Unique classification schemes

We aim to provide a session with 2-3 short presentations (20 minutes
maximum each) followed by a brief Q&A. We welcome your presentation
proposals by Friday January 30, 2026, with selection communicated by
February 9, 2026.

You do not need to be a member of ALA/Core to present or attend.

Please submit your proposal using this form
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Sincerely,

Amy Dittman Chair & Elizabeth Szkirpan Chair-elect

Amy Dumouchel Dittman
Head of Electronic Resources and Serials Acquisitions; Chair CORE Creative
Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG)

Harvard Library ITS

amy_dittman_at_harvard.edu

Elizabeth Szkirpan

Collections & Discovery Specialist; Chair-Elect CORE Creative Ideas in
Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG)

Harvard Business School Baker Library

eszkirpan_at_hbs.edu