The ALCTS Interest Group, Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services (RPLTS-IG) is seeking proposals for presentations at ALA Annual 2018 in New Orleans. RPLTS-IG will meet 10:30-11:30 a.m. on June 23, 2018.
To facilitate an engaging session, the RPLTS-IG is currently accepting proposals for presentations related to the role of the Professional Librarian in building collaborations for technical services with colleagues from internal and/or external units. Those collaborations may be within your own unit, with a unit outside of yours but a part of your organization/institution, or outside of your organization/institution.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Fostering relationships and collaboration between technical services and other library departments
- Collaborating with experts to create mutually beneficial solutions for unique user needs
- Successful practices in connecting with internal and external stakeholders to
Presenters will be allotted approximately 20 minutes, with a short time for questions after all of the presentations have been completed.
If you are interested in presenting, please email Michelle (mihahn@indiana.edu) and Tiewei (tieweil@csufresno.edu) your presentation topic and brief description by May 15, 2018.
Michelle Hahn and Tiewei (Lucy) Liu, RPLTS-IG 2017-18 Co-Chairs
Suzhen Chen and Kristin Flachsbart, RPLTS-IG 2017-18 Co-Vice Chairs
