Tuesday, May 04, 2021

CFP: ALA Annual 2021 Virtual Conference - ACRL Technical Services Interest Group

The ACRL Technical Services Interest Group invites presentation proposals atALA Annual 2021 Virtual Conference, held between June 23-29, 2021. The ACRL TSIG will meet on Friday, June 25, 2021, 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM Central.

We would particularly like to hear from prospective presenters who wish to share their experiences with various issues regarding current developments and activities within the context of Academic Libraries' Technical Services. 

Presentations should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length and in line with the group’s charge.

The charge of the Interest Group is "To provide a broad framework for information exchange on current developments and activities related to technical services including, but not limited to, collection development, collection management, acquisitions, metadata services and resource discovery and delivery in academic libraries; To develop programs and foster and sponsor education and training opportunities that contribute to and enhance an understanding of acquisitions, metadata services and resource discovery and delivery in academic libraries; To better connect technical services librarians with ACRL and to enhance technical services."

  • Submission deadline: May 12, 2021
  • Selection and notification: May 16, 2021
  • Presentation date and time: June 25, 2021 at 3:15 PM Eastern Time / 2:15 PM Central Time / 1:15 PM Mountain Time / 12:15 PM Pacific Time

Please submit your proposal by filling out this form
http://bit.ly/2021_ALA_Annual_ACRL_TSIG.
 
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

Marina E. Morgan - Convener
David Van Kleeck - Incoming Convener

Marina Morgan
Metadata Librarian
Modern Languages Liaison
Florida Southern College, Roux Library
+1 (863) 616-6450
mmorgan@flsouthern.edu

Dave Van Kleeck
Chair, Cataloging and Discovery Services
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
+1 (352) 273-2863
dvankleeck@ufl.edu