The ALA Core Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) is planning an in-person round table discussion at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on: Sunday, June 25, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
This session is meant to allow time for lively small group discussions and a quick summary of key topics covered as a close to the session. Relevant topics include anything related to technical services work at any level.
We are seeking discussion topics and facilitators!
Please consider submitting your creative idea for a discussion topic and your willingness to lead a discussion of your topic by emailing a short statement of the topic (no more than 250 words), along with a statement of willingness to lead a table discussion, your name, contact information and affiliation.
Send your email by May 15th to: ALA Core CITSIG Chair, Laura Sill, lsill@uchicago.edu and ALA Core CITSIG Vice-Chair, Kelli Getz, kgetz@nd.edu
Some suggested topical areas for discussion might be:
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Outreach from Technical Services staff to users
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Cross-departmental collaboration and building relationships outside of Technical Services
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Conducting research as Technical Services staff
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Staff development and administrative mentorship
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Team building within Technical Services departments
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E-resources and the future of acquisitions
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Special tools, applications, and workflows
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Transitions in leadership, management, and practices
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Core competencies for technical services staff and cataloging education
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Hiring in technical services
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Critical cataloging
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Laura Sill (she/her)
Head of Acquisitions / Chair ALA Core CITSIG
The University of Chicago Library
1100 East 57th Street, Room 172
Chicago, IL 60637 USA
T: 773.702.0357
lsill@uchicago.edu------------------------------