The ALCTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group will meet at
the ALA 2011 Mid-Winter in San Diego, CA on Sunday, January 9, from
4:00-5:30 p.m. in SDCC-Room 30. Attendees are invited to participate by
joining one of the breakout sessions listed below. At the end of the
discussion period, each group will share a brief summary of their
conversation for the benefit of all participants.
The discussion topics are:
1. Next-Gen OPACs: Are We There Yet?
2. LC Subject Headings: Best Practices
3. Encroachment of Management Responsibilities on Tech Services Job
Description
4. Opening up Library Usage Data
5. RDA and Small Libraries
6. Workflow Efficiency: Good Practices and Great Outcomes
**Volunteers Needed!** We are seeking volunteers to facilitate and record
the discussions at each breakout session. Responsibilities include:
**Facilitators: Guide the discussion at a table, making sure everyone has an
opportunity to participate and that the discussion progresses through the
allotted time. The chair and vice-chair will provide the facilitators with
a list of questions that may be used to guide the conversation.
**Recorders: Take notes during the discussion and send a written report to
the chair as soon as possible after the meeting. These reports form the
basis for the reports to ALCTS and published in Technical Services
Quarterly.
If you are willing to serve as a facilitator or recorder for any of these
topics, please send you name and contact information to Tony Fang (
fangx046_at_umn.edu) by Noon on Thursday, January 6. Please include an
indication of any topics you are willing to facilitate and/or record.
We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!
Tony Fang, Chair, University of Minnesota Libraries
Libbie Crawford, Vice-Chair, OCLC
Received on Fri Dec 17 2010 - 11:39:07 EST