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CORE's Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) invites speakers to present as part of the 2026 Core Virtual Interest Group Week. The CITSIG session will take place virtually on Thursday March 5 at 11am Central Standard Time.
Over the past five years, libraries have faced many challenges, some old, some new. Organizational restructuring and new economic uncertainties continue to impact library technical services, along with new book banning campaigns, the recent emergence of AI, growing DEI efforts and challenges, and a myriad of other established responsibilities. These changes are reshaping users' needs and expectations along with the future of technical services work.
We are seeking proposals for presentations about how technical services librarians think about and respond to recent trends at their institutions, in librarianship, or across society.
Potential areas to address could include, but are not limited to:
- Artificial intelligence
- Change management in technical services
- Creative uses of vendor services
- Implementations of tools that work with your ILS, such as API-scripts or Cloud Apps
- Unique classification schemes
We aim to provide a session with 2-3 short presentations (20 minutes maximum each) followed by a brief Q&A. We welcome your presentation proposals by Friday January 30, 2026, with selection communicated by February 9, 2026.
You do not need to be a member of ALA/Core to present or attend.
Please submit your proposal using this form.
Sincerely,
Amy Dittman Chair & Elizabeth Szkirpan Chair-elect
Amy Dumouchel Dittman
Head of Electronic Resources and Serials Acquisitions; Chair CORE Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG)
Harvard Library ITS
amy_dittman@harvard.edu