CDL: ALA MW - Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services IG

ALCTS Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services IG at ALA 
Midwinter
From:
Betsy Appleton <eapplet1_at_gmu.edu>


ALCTS Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest 
Group (RPLTS)

Saturday, January 25, 2014, 10:30am-11:30am

Location: PCC Room 203 B

Add this event to your Midwinter schedule: http://alamw14.ala.org/node/12706

Please join the RPLTS Interest Group for the following two presentations:

*The Role of Project Management in an Academic Library*

Mary S. Laskowski, Head, Collection Management Services, Technical 
Services Division Coordinator, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Jennifer A. Maddox Abbott, Technical Services Project Coordinator, 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The field of "Project Management" is expansive and can seem daunting, 
but even knowing the basics can be beneficial for librarians. We plan to 
share an overview of project management and discuss the role project 
management plays in an academic library, and, more specifically, the 
role it plays in technical services. Using our unit, Collection 
Management Services (CMS), at the University of Illinois at 
Urbana-Champaign as a concrete example, we will walk through two 
different projects that we've completed to demonstrate how technical 
services professionals can use project management in effective ways.We 
will first share some of the nuts and bolts information-the "what" of 
project management. What is it? What is involved? Then we will look at 
the role project management plays in practical terms-the "how" of 
project management. How do we integrate projects into the normal work of 
our units? How do we manage projects? And finally, we're going to look 
at the role of project management in the more philosophical terms of 
"why". Why do we worry about managing projects? Why does it matter? In 
the current budget climate, scoping technical service work as defined 
projects, and using effective project management to not only manage the 
project but assess its worth to the organization, can lead to increased 
opportunities to enhance access to collections.*
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*Information Literacy and the Technical Services Department [draft title]*

Laura Turner, Head of Technical Services, Helen K. and James S. Copley 
Library, University of San Diego

Information literacy (IL) has become a requirement by many accrediting 
agencies, making it one of the hottest topics in public services today. 
There are endless library conferences, workshops and poster sessions 
devoted to its meaning, methods, and assessment.Is there any connection 
between Technical Services and Information Literacy?Do technical 
services professionals have a role at their library for improving 
information literacy within their user community?Can they have something 
to contribute to the discussion?I will offer suggestions for 
collaborating on IL with public service colleagues, and I will get the 
audience up-to-speed on the information literacy topic, including some 
of the IL lingo.Additionally, I will highlight ways to relate 
professional roles to IL initiatives and provide resources for staying 
on top of trending IL topics.



Betsy Appleton and Stephanie Rodriguez, RPLTS IG Co-Chairs

Christine Dulaney and Harriet Wintermute, RPLTS IG Co-Chairs Elect

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Betsy Appleton
Electronic Resources Librarian
George Mason University Libraries
Email:eapplet1_at_gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-3713