ALA Meeting Announcement, Medium Heads of TS
From: "Winjum, Roberta J." <roberta.j.winjum_at_Vanderbilt.Edu>
Program Topic: Moving into the Future: Library Technical Services in Transformation
Sponsored by: Technical Services Managers in Academic Libraries Interest Group
Time: Saturday, June 26, 2010, 8-10 a.m.,
Location: MAD-Dolly Madison, BR-lower
Library technical services are undergoing significant changes as tremendous cultural and
technological transformations impact libraries and library work. We are moving right into
the future as we apply initiatives such as user-initiated services and acquisitions,
network level data management, globalization of resource access, elimination of
localization, social networked internal communications, organizational change and so on.
Technical service staff will need an expanded set of competencies and skills to respond to
the swift changes today and tomorrow. Our discussion will cover issues, challenges and
solutions in application of some of the initiatives.
Table topics include :
The “Organizational Chart” and Location of Technical Services
Collaboration of Technical Services with IT Services
Better Management of Technical Services Internal Communication
Bibliographic Data Creation and Management at Network Level
Evaluation of Technical Services Performance
Technical Services Staff for the Future
Please join us and other Technical Services Managers in Academic Libraries as we discuss
these topics and approaches among small groups in a round-table setting.
Please note: we are the former “Medium Heads” with a new name. We welcome those who have
an interest in technical services management in all kinds of libraries.
Received on Sat Jun 05 2010 - 03:01:08 EDT