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Purpose: Provides a forum to discuss common issues surrounding the role of professional librarians in technical services and professional activities such as training, project management, research, assessment, supervision, or hiring in the technical services area of academic research libraries..

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Call for Proposals 2024 Core Interest Group Week - Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging IG

  • 1.  Call for Proposals 2024 Core Interest Group Week - Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging IG

    Posted Jan 25, 2024 05:30 AM
    *Please excuse cross-postings.*
     
    The Core Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging Interest Group seeks proposals for its meeting during the Core Interest Group Week,  March 4-8. The group facilitates active conversation among librarians, library educators and information professionals about the current state of education and employment in cataloging and explores the relationship of cataloging practitioners and employers with library educators.
     
    The Core Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging  IG session will take place on Thursday, March 7th at 3:00 PM CT/4:00 PM ET. 
     
    We welcome proposals for 15 min presentation that show the use of the Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians in library education, but also in staff training, hiring, professional development, staff evaluation, etc. 
     
    We look forward to providing an engaging session with 3 short presentations (15 minutes maximum) offered in tight succession + a brief Q&A session to follow.
     
    Please fill out the submission form at https://forms.gle/2DUFXfsDrHAzwWKT7
     
    The deadline for proposal submissions is Friday, February 9, 2024. The notification about the decisions will be sent out by Friday, February 16, 2024.
     
    We look forward to hearing from you!
     
    ALA Core membership is not required to present or attend. 
     
    Marina Morgan
    Senior Metadata Librarian
    Roux Library | Florida Southern College 
    mmorgan@flsouthern.edu | (863) 616-6450
     
    Sofia Slutskaya
    Head, Resource Description
    Woodruff Library | Emory University



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    Sofia Slutskaya
    Head, Resource Description
    Emory University Library
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