:: Please excuse duplication - this is being sent to multiple listservs. :: The ALCTS Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group (RPLTS-IG) is seeking proposals for presentations at ALA Midwinter 2015 in Chicago. RPLTS-IG will meet 10:30-11:30 am on Saturday January 31. All topics related to the role of the professional librarian in technical services are welcome, and presenters will be allotted approximately 20 minutes, with a short time for questions after the presentations. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: * Leadership in technical services * Emerging roles for technical services/technical services librarians * New staffing models in technical services * Training (such as E-Resources Management training, and if it differs for professionals versus non-professional staff) If you are interested in presenting, please email Christine ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and Harriet ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) your presentation topic and brief description by Monday November 17, 2014. Thank you! Christine Dulaney and Harriet Wintermute, RPLTS-IG 2015 Co-Chairs Jennifer M. Eustis and Helen Goldman, RPLTS-IG 2015 Co-Vice Chairs