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 Philadelphia on Sunday, June 29, 2025 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, Robin Buser, rbuser@cscc.edu and ALA Core CITSIG Vice-Chair, Amy Dumouchel Dittman, amy_dittman@harvard.edu
Suggested topical areas for discussion might be:
- 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
- Advocating for Technical Services
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Robin Buser
Supervisor, Acquisitions & Metadata Services
Columbus State Community College Library
She/Her/Hers
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