Call for ACRL Technical Services Interest Group Incoming Convener 2026
**Please excuse cross postings**
The ACRL Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG) is seeking a volunteer to serve as the Incoming Convener (2026-2027) / Convener (2027-2028). This position serves a two-year term and is responsible for planning and facilitating a conference session at or adjacent to ALA Annual Conferences, organizing additional programming during the year, and communicating group activities. Annual Conference attendance is strongly encouraged.
The charge of the TSIG is "to provide a broad framework for information exchange on current developments and activities related to technical services including, but not limited to, collection development, collection management, acquisitions, metadata services and resource discovery and delivery in academic libraries; To develop programs and foster and sponsor education and training opportunities that contribute to and enhance an understanding of acquisitions, metadata services and resource discovery and delivery in academic libraries; To better connect technical services librarians with ACRL and to enhance technical services." -ACRL TSIG website.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please reply with a short bio and brief statement of interest by Monday, April 13, 2026, close of day to ispilar@unm.edu and jbrangi1@swarthmore.edu.
Thank you for your interest.
Isabella Pilar Brouse, Convener
Jessica Brangiel, Incoming Convener
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Jessica Brangiel
Head, Electronic Resources & Media
Swarthmore College, McCabe Library
She/Her/Hers
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