(Please excuse the multiple emails!) The link for the Creative Ideas in Technical Services IG program at ALA Annual has been updated. Please use this link to register: https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvf-ytrDMjGd12Nt8RFxgpEd-ozR5sk1mw. The event is free and open to all, and conference registration is not required. View session information, or add the session to your ALA Annual schedule, here <https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=904407> . On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 3:27 PM Sarah Hovde <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The *Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group* is proud to > present the following discussion topics for our virtual session this summer > at ALA Annual! Come ready to think and talk about some creative ideas with > your colleagues on *Friday, June 25, 2021* at *12:00pm CT/* *1:00 pm ET*. > > The link and information for this Zoom session is below; please note that > attendance is limited to 300 people. > > *New Technical Services Pandemic Workflows: What Will Stay?* > > Erica Barnett (Acquisitions Librarian, Hunter Library, Western Carolina > University) > > Numerous discussions have taken place throughout the last year and a half > about how technical services has been impacted due to pandemic. There has > been a shift in the way materials have been acquired, received, processed, > and made available for patrons for users. As libraries begin to move into a > new normal, discussions about how technical services will move forward will > be beneficial. Attendees are invited to join a discussion about the changes > made to workflows among acquisitions and cataloging that will continue in a > post-pandemic world. > > *Tasks, skills and competencies: identifying requirements and gaps for > planning cataloging training* > > Marlee Givens (Georgia Institute of Technology) and Sofia Slutskaya (Emory > University) > > Before planning any training, it is useful to assess the current state of > your staff's competencies and cataloging skills. Perhaps you have taken on > new staff from another department, or you are preparing to migrate your > cataloging software, or you are "looking forward" to an RDA update. Some of > your staff may require new skills, others may need to apply transferable > skills from another position, and seasoned staff may be building on > existing cataloging skills. How do you determine the training needs in your > cataloging department? We will discuss ways to determine competencies and > create checklists of cataloging tasks and skills that can be turned into > training and work documentation, used for job descriptions and > reclassification, or for hiring. Facilitators will share their own > experience with developing checklists and ask questions about modifying > ALA's Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata for all staff levels. > > *Effective Job Ads and Description from the Standpoint of the Job Seeker* > > Laura Sill (Director, Metadata Services and Interim Head, Electronic > Resources & Collection Metadata Management, Hesburgh Libraries, University > of Notre Dame) > > Library Twitter over the years has included several threads that highlight > the frustrations that library job seekers face with posted position ads or > descriptions. Technical services remains a complex and evolving area of > librarianship and professional positions in this area can leave job seekers > hesitant to pursue opportunities. This discussion will brainstorm what > would make the ideal library technical service job ad or description from > the standpoint of job seekers. The guided discussion will also explore > issues of transparency of information, clarity of roles and > responsibilities, interview expectations and process, and best methods for > recruitment. Unique challenges or benefits of technical services positions > will also be explored. The goal of the discussion is to build understanding > between job seekers and creators, and to provide a place for job seekers to > advise on improving the development and hiring experiences for technical > services positions. > > *E-Resources and the future of acquisitions* > > Rob Tench (Acquisitions & Resource Fulfillment Librarian, Old Dominion > University Libraries) > > Library acquisitions has undergone significant and dramatic change over > the last few years. The purchase of tangible assets such as print books, > print serials, DVDs, and CDs has transitioned to the acquisitions of > eBooks, online journals, streaming videos, and digital audio to meet > increasing demand of electronic resources by patrons and staff regardless > of library type. COVID accelerated this transformation even more > dramatically and emphatically. As a result, acquisitions staff members have > been asked to address, meet, and master a changing library environment, > emerging technologies, and ever evolving workflows. At the same time, > dwindling budgets, increasing workloads, smaller staffs, and more > complexity brought on by e-resources has significantly impacted the > traditional world of acquisitions. In short, acquisitions has been asked to > do more with less with no end in sight. > > *Join Zoom Meeting* > > > *https://ala-events.zoom.us/j/95285528939?pwd=QmdVdURYSllTelBudWRmMGVPTlpXdz09* > <https://ala-events.zoom.us/j/95285528939?pwd=QmdVdURYSllTelBudWRmMGVPTlpXdz09> > > Meeting ID: 952 8552 8939 > > Passcode: 781352 > > One tap mobile > > +13126266799,,95285528939# US (Chicago) > > +13017158592,,95285528939# US (Washington DC) > > Dial by your location > > +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) > > +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) > > +1 267 831 0333 US (Philadelphia) > > +1 213 338 8477 US (Los Angeles) > > +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) > > +1 206 337 9723 US (Seattle) > > Meeting ID: 952 8552 8939 > > Find your local number: <https://ala-events.zoom.us/u/ag5K6tpgw> > https://ala-events.zoom.us/u/ag5K6tpgw > > > -- > Sarah Hovde > Core Creative Ideas in Technical Services Group (chair) > [log in to unmask] > >