Call for Presenters!
CORE Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) invites speakers to present as part of the CORE Virtual Interest Group Week on Friday, March 8, 2024 from 10-11 Central / 11-Noon Eastern.
We welcome presentation proposals from any technical services setting and from any level of experience or position. We seek new presentations as well as those previously presented in non-Core settings.
To submit your presentation proposal, email CITSIG chair Kelli Getz (kgetz@nd.edu) and vice-chair Robin Buser (rbuser@cscc.edu) by end of day, Monday, January 22, 2024. Selections will be communicated by Monday, January 29, 2024.
Your proposal email should include:
Presentation title
A short summary of your topic (less than 200 words) for your 20 minute presentation
Name, affiliation and email addresses of each speaker
More about the CITSIG Virtual Session
We have one hour in total for the CITSIG to present, and we seek to offer space for 2-3 engaging presentations (20 minutes maximum), scheduled in tight succession with a brief Q&A session to follow!
Assistance with technical concerns and session facilitation is available.
Since the ALA Core CITSIG is here to provide a place for you to share your everyday technical services experiences or thoughts for the future, a wide range of topics will be of interest to us! Here are some topics shared recently by members:
Acquisitions and Collections
Integration of collection strategy with acquisitions strategy
Policy and practice management
Communication and building relations with vendors and library partners/colleagues
Budget or cost saving measures and creative workflow approaches
Cataloging and Metadata Services
Integration of new metadata approaches with traditional cataloging
Local policy and practice documentation management
Impact of new ILS or discovery tools on cataloging approaches and workflows
DEI
Collection approaches and evaluation to diversify content and supplier partnerships
Reparative metadata and cataloging practices
Approaches to ensure a patron-focused and inclusive collection
Training and professional development
Reskilling and upskilling and retooling experiences
The application of core competencies for technical service areas
Conducting research as a technical services librarian
Staff mentorship and leadership development
Management
Current trends in hiring
Cross-unit or department management or collaboration
Service development and team building
If you have questions, please contact either one of us! We look forward to hearing from you and to the sessions in March!
Kelli and Robin
Kelli Getz | ALA CORE Chair, Creative Ideas In Technical Services Interest Group / Unit Head, Continuing & Electronic Resources | University of Notre Dame | 427 Hesburgh Library, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA | T: 574.631.4406 | kgetz@nd.edu
Robin Buser | ALA CORE Vice-Chair, Creative Ideas In Technical Services Interest Group / Supervisor, Acquisitions & Metadata Services | Columbus State Community College | CO-214A, 550 E Spring St, Columbus, OH 43215 USA | T: 614.287.2469 | rbuser@cscc.edu
