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Call for Proposals CORE Week - Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG)

Posted By Amy Dittman Jan 06, 2026 11:01 AM
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Please excuse cross-postings 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, ...

Call for Proposals CORE Week - Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG)

Posted By Amy Dittman Jan 06, 2026 11:01 AM
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Please excuse cross-postings 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, ...

January Conundrum - The shifting vendor landscape

Posted By Amy Dittman Jan 06, 2026 10:23 AM
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How have the shifts in the acquisitions landscape over the past year, including the shuttering of Baker & Taylor, Clarivate's decision to stop selling materials with an ownership model, and the removal of EBSCO ebooks from Rialto, influenced what materials you select, and how you acquire them? Are you ...

Call for Proposals CORE Week - Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG)

Posted By Amy Dittman Jan 05, 2026 07:22 AM
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Please excuse cross-postings 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 ...

December Conundrum - working through hiring freezes

Posted By Amy Dittman Dec 02, 2025 09:46 AM
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Hello, Our university has been in a hiring freeze since the spring. During this time, we've seen both colleagues leaving for other institutions and retiring. For others who are working with hiring freezes or reduced staffing, have you come up with any creative approaches to technical services work, ...

November Conundrum - eBook Purchasing models

Posted By Amy Dittman Nov 03, 2025 08:03 AM
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Hello CORE CITSIG members, It's time for our monthly discussion topic on a conundrum that seems like it could have many unique approaches. Especially with all of the recent changes in the ebook ordering marketplace, it seems like talking about ebook acquisitions could be a fruitful topic. There are ...

October Conundrum - Tariffs

Posted By Amy Dittman Oct 07, 2025 08:56 AM
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Our library has encountered many shipments that are held at customs or with our couriers until associated duties are paid. Additionally, with the end of the de minimus exemption, many of our vendors are either indicating that they are unable to send us materials at all, or must do so using a pricier ...

Conundrum for May/June 2025

Posted By Amy Dittman May 14, 2025 08:48 AM
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Thank you to those who responded to the April conundrum. Here is the May/June conundrum: With the OASIS platform scheduled for decommissioning next summer, how are you transitioning your orders to other vendors, particularly for materials from geographic areas where there were limited alternative ...

RE: Conundrum for March 2025

Posted By Amy Dittman Mar 10, 2025 12:59 PM
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We also rely heavily on free webinars or remote conferences -- some of the regional chapters of ELUNA have great practical sessions that fit into individual staff's interest areas. We also work hard to circulate the topics of ELUNA learns sessions that are free to us as a member library. An area where ...

RE: Conundrum for February 2025

Posted By Amy Dittman Feb 03, 2025 09:26 AM
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Hi Robin, Whenever I have a vacancy, I need to justify filling, I start by running whatever statistics I have. For serials roles, this usually equates to number of subscription orders and total annual item receipts for the library the incumbent would support; for e-resources staff, that usually focuses ...