Hi Technical Services Enthusiasts,

This year the NETSL Annual Conference will be virtual and will take place
on Friday, April 14, 2023. This year’s theme is Passion into Action: Your
Initiative in Technical Services. Save the date to hear from what people are
 passionate about and learn what makes them energized. Consider submitting
a proposal to share your own Technical Services passions. Also consider
recognizing a colleague’s hard work by nominating them for this year’s
NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services. The NETSL Award
recognizes and honors contributions to the field of library technical
services in New England. We want to hear about those technical services
librarians and library staff who have inspired others. Do you have a
colleague who has tackled today's challenges in technical services and
triumphed? Do you know a person who leads the way in innovation,
collaboration, or data integration? If you know someone who fits any or all
of these descriptions, please consider submitting a nomination.



NETSL CONFERENCE PROPOSALS

Call for Proposals - applications due Friday February 10, 2023

Please submit your proposal using the form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3Qq4KidC-wtXIO0_vqiTL4ZhMlskoyjVY6hLGMJnZ2ApNLg/viewform>.
The NETSL board will review proposals for their content, relevance, and
overall fit. Applicants will be notified about proposals in late February
and presenters will have their registration fees waived.

What is NETSL?

The New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) is a section of the
New England Library Association (NELA
<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nelib.org%2Fsections&data=05%7C01%7Csarah.theimer%40unh.edu%7C53c0a31e45f043ea38a908daded93cdf%7Cd6241893512d46dc8d2bbe47e25f5666%7C0%7C0%7C638067323347776953%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nweoTYtLtLKPwIMUi7EINtFVzrkJ7bAJKPoBmcj04e8%3D&reserved=0>).
Our mission is to bring together all persons interested in technical
services for the exchange of ideas and discussion of problems.

What topics are we looking for?

We're seeking proposals for 60-minute breakout or workshop sessions
and 7-minute
lightning talks related to our 2023 theme Passion into Action: Your
Initiative in Technical Services”. Talks might cover (but are not limited
to):


   - Cataloging and metadata
   - E-resources
   - Discovery services
   - Description services
   - Physical processing
   - Digital asset management
   - Acquisitions
   - Resource management
   - Assessment
   - Interlibrary loan / resource sharing
   - Collection management
   - Relationships with other library and campus departments

You can see titles of past presentations since 2005 at the NETSL website
<https://netsl.org/>. Please direct any questions to the NETSL Executive
Board at [log in to unmask]


AND



NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services.


The New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) Executive Board is
seeking nominations for our annual NETSL Award for Excellence in Library
Technical Services.



The winner of the NETSL Award, which includes a prize of $300 and will be
announced at the annual conference on Friday, April 17, 2023.


Eligibility for nomination:

   -

   Nominees living in New England who have made contributions on a national
   level through publications, service, or innovations in practice.
   -

   Nominees living outside of New England whose service to the profession
   has positively impacted New England libraries.
   -

   Nominators and nominees are not required to be NETSL/NELA members.
   -

   Current members of the NETSL Executive Board are not eligible for
   consideration.

It’s easy to nominate someone, just fill out this brief submission form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rhQ6_Oaf9tDL6htrW6BOUrt3ADq0bqoUZVnI71OLneI/edit>
 by February 10, 2023.


Past recipients’ accomplishments may include:


Advocacy

“illustrating that librarians in smaller academic and health sciences
libraries have a valuable role to play in the advancement of technical
services best practices.”

“being an advocate for “back of the house” operation while keeping public
service in the forefront of her mind”

Innovation

“ability to lead, innovate, and boldly face new challenges in technical
services”

“dedicating her professional life to the cause of effective automation in
the immediate service of technical services”

Leadership

“infectious enthusiasm, big picture vision and can do attitude toward
change”

“outstanding management and intuitive mentoring and coaching of her staff,
making her a highly respected by all who work with her”

Service

“dedicated participation in local and national library organizations,
especially ALA and the Boston Library Consortium”

“contributions to the professional development of librarians through
numerous presentations and publications and sharing his knowledge and
insight with the library community”


Further information, including past recipients, is available on the NETSL
website: https://netsl.org/award/.  <https://netsl.org/award/>


Thanks,
Max


-- 
Max McConnell (*they/them/theirs)*
Assistant Head of Access Services
New England Technical Services Librarians Executive Board, Member at Large
Peabody Institute Library of Danvers
978-774-0554, ext. 3817