>From Joyce McDonough <jm86_at_columbia.edu>
Consultants for Technical Services:
What Do They Do and How Can They Help?
Sunday June 26, 2011, 4pm-5:30pm
MCC (Morial Convention Center) -Rm 274
Have you always wondered what consultants can do for technical services operations? Come to this program to find out. A panel consisting of consultants and of librarians who have employed consultants will talk about the work of consulting and the results that can be expected.
Panel Speakers include:
Ruth Fischer, Partner (R2 Consulting, LLC)
Consultants in the Library: Uh Oh!
A realistic look at the potential benefits and potential drawbacks of hiring a consultant.
Andrew White PhD (Interim Dean and Director of Libraries and Director of Health Sciences Library, Stony Brook University)
Is 3 Really a Crowd? The libraries at Stony Brook University are in the midst of organizational and administrative change, initiated by the first of 3 different consulting groups. After the first review, a second round of consultants assisted with the first phase of organizational restructuring, while a third group is assisting with a merger of two administratively separate campus libraries as part of a campus-wide review of operations. How could the information from three different consulting groups impact the traditional "back-office" units of academic research libraries?
Ruth Kinnersley MSLIS, EdD (Director of Library Services, Waggoner Library)
Using a consultant for re-organizing Technical Services – a small university library’s experience
When our technical services librarian announced her retirement after 43 years of service, we knew that we needed some outside assistance in re-organizing Technical Services. Our main goal was to increase our efficiency. This presentation will review our experiences using a consultant and will include the process, the result, observations, and recommendations.
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Joyce G. McDonough tel: 212.854.4764
Director, Continuing & Electronic Resources Management
Columbia University Libraries fax: 212.854.5167
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027 email: jm86_at_columbia.edu
Received on Fri Jun 17 2011 - 03:06:52 EDT