****Please excuse cross-posting***Call for ProposalsThe Creative Ideas in
Technical Services Interest Group
<http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/ig/ats-dgcreat> (CITSIG) of ALCTS seeks
facilitators for roundtable discussions for its meeting at ALA Annual 2018
in beautiful New Orleans. This session will be held 4 pm, Saturday June
23rd.Housed within the Association for Library Collections and Technical
Services division of ALA, the Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest
Group was created to provide a forum to discuss issues related to the
evolution of technical services. The group is especially interested in
exploring the interdependency between departments and the ways in which
technical services affects, and is affected by, technology and publishing
trends.Roundtable discussions are small, informal group discussions
intended to give participants the opportunity to network, discuss best
practices, and share information. Table size for roundtable discussions is
capped at 10 participants per table. Discussion facilitators are
responsible for identifying and developing a topic, creating discussion
questions, and facilitating a discussion at the American Library
Association’s Annual Meeting in New Orleans in June 2018. If similar
proposals are submitted and accepted, facilitators may be asked to
co-facilitate.Those interested in participating as a discussion facilitator
should submit a proposal that includes: - The topic you wish to explore.
Topics should relate to acquisitions, cataloging, metadata, classification,
or preservation in academic, public, special, or school libraries.- How the
topic you wish to explore applies to the evolution of technical services.-
Three sample discussion questions.Some potential topics include: - Improved
communication between libraries and librarians on tech service issues-
Workflows, training, and policies for technical services work duties and
staff- Linked data and the future of catalogingPlease submit your proposal
by Friday, May 25, 2017 via this form:
<https://goo.gl/forms/CBl5Ee7jYTdZrKx93>https://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/puq0crk16y6j73/
<https://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/puq0crk16y6j73/> *

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Original and Special Materials Cataloging
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