The Core Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) seeks facilitators for virtual roundtable discussions for its session at the 2021 ALA Annual Conference. Exact day and time is yet to be determined.
Housed within the Core division of ALA, the Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group was created to provide a forum for discussion of issues within the field of technical services which are relevant to library staff at all levels, particularly those issues relating to the evolution of technical services as it affects and is affected by technology and greater interdependency among all library departments.
Roundtable discussions are small, informal group discussions intended to give participants the opportunity to network, discuss best practices, and share information. Discussion facilitators are responsible for identifying and developing a topic, creating discussion questions, and facilitating a virtual discussion at the American Library Association's Annual Meeting, June 2021 (date and time TBD). If similar proposals are submitted and accepted, facilitators may be asked to co-facilitate. If your discussion topic does not have any participants, chosen facilitators will be asked to present a 3 minute lightning talk.
Those interested in participating as a discussion facilitator should submit a proposal that includes:
- The topic you wish to explore. Topics should relate to technical services (acquisitions, cataloging, metadata, classification, or preservation) in academic, public, special, or school libraries
- An abstract which explains the topic and how it applies to the evolution of technical services
- Three sample discussion questions
To help you formulate a discussion proposal, previous attendees have expressed interest in the following topics:
- Outreach from Technical Services staff to users
- Cross-departmental collaboration and building relationships outside of Technical Services
- Conducting research as Technical Services staff
- Staff development and administrative mentorship
- Team building within Technical Services departments
- E-resources and the future of acquisitions
- Special tools, applications, and workflows
- Transitions in leadership, management, and practices
- Core competencies for technical services staff and cataloging education
- Hiring in technical services
- Critical cataloging
Please submit your proposal to Sarah Hovde (sehovde1@gmail.com) and Susan Martin (Susan.Martin@mtsu.edu) by May 7th, 2021.------------------------------
SarahHovde (She/Her/Hers)
Monographs & Media Cataloger
University of Maryland
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