Call for Webinar Proposals for ALCTS Fall 2014 and Early Spring 2015 Series
From:
ALCTS-CE Announce <alcts.ce.announce_at_gmail.com>
Dear Colleagues,
The ALCTS Continuing Education Committee is seeking proposals for our
Fall 2014-Spring 2015 webinar series. The deadline for this call is
August 30, 2014.
We are looking for proposals for presentations in the following areas:
Acquisitions
Cataloging and metadata
Collection development and management
Digital services
Electronic resources in libraries
Institutional repositories
Licensing and rights management
Scholarly communications
Standards and specifications
Supervision and management
Preservation
Serials
Past webinars have covered a variety of topics, including Demand Driven
Acquisitions, Archival Materials, Libraries and MARC Holdings, Steps in
a Digital Preservation Workflow, Effective Subscription Management and
Alternatives, Archival Materials, MOOCs, and the Principles of
Classification. For a list of past webinars, visit:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/past/webinar.
We also are seeking Spanish language webinars, as we continue to add to
our first offering in April 2014:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/040414_esp.
About ALCTS:
ALCTS is the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a
division of the American Library Association. Comprised of nearly 4,000
members from across the United States and 42 countries from around the
globe, ALCTS serves members in collection development, preservation, and
technical services. We are a leader in the development of principles,
standards, and best practices for creating, collecting, organizing,
delivering, and preserving information resources in all forms.
About ALCTS webinars:
ALCTS Webinars are typically one hour in length, with 45 minutes of
presentation and 15 minutes of questions and answers. Most of our
webinars are on Wednesdays at 1:00 CST. We provide support for our
presenters, including training in using our webinar software
(GoToMeeting). While most attendees of ALCTS webinars are from the
United States, we serve members around the world and invite
presentations with an international view.
Please submit your proposal via the ALCTS Webinar Proposal Form.
Proposals must be received by August 30 for consideration in our
second round of reviews for Fall and Early Spring forums. If you have
an idea for a webinar, and are still developing it, please submit a
proposal and we can help you formalize it.
https://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/alcts-webinar-proposal-form/
A small honorarium is given to each presenter. For additional
information for presenters, see the ALCTS FAQ on presenting a webinar:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/faq
If you have questions, please contact:
Marķa M. Pinkas, M.L.S.
ALCTS Continuing Education Committee
Chair 2014-2015
Metadata Management Librarian
Health Sciences and Human Services Library
University of Maryland, Baltimore
410-706-7975; 410-706-8860 fax
mpinkas_at_hshsl.umaryland.edu <mailto:mpinkas_at_hshsl.umaryland.edu>
Received on Sat Aug 16 2014 - 03:01:40 EDT