The Project Management Interest Group is pleased to host three presentations on various aspects of project management in libraries during Core Interest Group week. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, from 10:00-11:00 am Central Time.
The session is free to attend but registration is required. Please register at https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NmsvV7CeSeWwhFGFKlcIYA
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Deselecting the Print Collection: Planning and Implementing a Project for New Librarians
Deselecting books is not just about pulling them from the shelves, working in isolation. Deselection requires planning, executing, and completing the project. Staff and students need to be trained, communication needs to be clear, and deadlines need to be flexible. The presenter will talk about the deselection project for the health sciences print collection at their library. As a new health science librarian, the presenter will share what was learned and wish was known before embarking on the project. Points covered will include the need for the project, the plan, the involvement of staff and students, time constraints, creating documentation, and reflections on the project.
Presenter: Alessia Zanin-Yost, Slippery Rock University
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When leadership changes how do you build a project team on the fly?
In 2019, the Georgia Southern Libraries hired a new Dean of the Libraries. The Access Services department was responsible for implementing several new projects and was required to assemble a project team using the new Dean's foundational approach of shared governance. This presentation will outline how the Access Services department built a project team on the fly. We will outline the criteria used to select members from across two campuses to complete several different projects.
Presenters: Jessica Garner and Kay Coates, Georgia Southern Libraries
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From the Trenches: Experiences in Project Management
What have we learned from projects in the past that can help us in future projects? Looking at stories, anecdotes and case studies from past projects we learn about the challenges, resolutions and success factors. Presentation will be drawn from my career experiences implementing ILS Systems for a variety of libraries such as: the Vatican, National Library of France, US Armies in Germany, other prestigious libraries and a consortium in Illinois.
Presenter: Linda Scott Zaleski
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Nicole Lewis
Digital Metadata Librarian
Brigham Young University
She/Her/Hers
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