CORE's Technical Services Workflow Efficiency Interest Group (TSWEIG) invites speakers to present as part of the 2026 Core Virtual Interest Group Week. This session will take place March 2nd at 2 pm Central Standard Time.
TSWEIG provides a forum to discuss and analyze techniques, new developments, problems and technological advances in the workflows associated with the evaluation, selection, acquisition, and discovery of library materials and resources.
We are seeking proposals for presentations about
- · Streamlining workflows across print, electronic and open resources
- · AI tools in technical services
- · Deselection (weeding) processes
- · Link checking workflows
- · Workflows for updating catalog language
· Any other technical services workflow topic that may be of interest
We aim to provide two to three short presentations (approximately 10-15 minutes each) with Q & A at the end. Please submit your proposals prior to January 30, 2026. Please include your name(s) of presenters, affiliation(s), email(s), title of the presentation, and a short summary (max 250 words) of the presentation. Please send your submissions to Susan Howell smhowell@siu.edu or Shari Theroux Shari.Theroux@sdstate.edu. Presenters will be notified by February 10, 2026.
You do not need to be a member of ALA/Core to present or attend.
If you have questions or need further information, please don't hesitate to contact us. We look forward to your proposals!
Sincerely,
Susan Howell and Shari Theroux, co-chairs
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Susan Howell
Cataloging and Metadata Librarian
Southern Illinois University Morris Library
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