[Eril-l] Call for Ideas / Facilitators - ALA Annual Conference (CITSIG)

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The ALA Core Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) is planning an in-person round table discussion at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on Sunday, June 25, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

This session is meant to allow time for lively small group discussions and a quick summary of key topics covered as a close to the session.  Relevant topics include anything related to technical services work at any level.

We are seeking discussion topics and facilitators!

Please consider submitting your creative idea for a discussion topic and your willingness to lead a discussion of your topic by emailing a short statement of the topic (no more than 250 words), along with a statement of willingness to lead a table discussion, your name, contact information and affiliation.

Send your email by May 15th to:  ALA Core CITSIG Chair, Laura Sill, lsill at uchicago.edu<mailto:lsill at uchicago.edu> and ALA Core CITSIG Vice-Chair, Kelli Getz, kgetz at nd.edu<mailto:kgetz at nd.edu>

Some suggested topical areas for discussion might be:
Outreach from Technical Services staff to users
Cross-departmental collaboration and building relationships outside of Technical Services
Conducting research as Technical Services staff
Staff development and administrative mentorship
Team building within Technical Services departments
E-resources and the future of acquisitions
Special tools, applications, and workflows
Transitions in leadership, management, and practices
Core competencies for technical services staff and cataloging education
Hiring in technical services
Critical cataloging

Laura Sill (she/her)
Chair, ALA Core CITSIG | Head, Acquisitions |The University of Chicago Library
lsill at uchicago.edu<mailto:lsill at uchicago.edu> | 773.702.0357


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