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****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/> * -- Timothy Ryan Mendenhall Metadata Librarian Columbia University Libraries Original and Special Materials Cataloging 102 Butler Library 535 West 114th Street New York, NY 10027 [log in to unmask] (212) 851-2452