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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">:: Please excuse duplication - this is being sent to multiple listservs. ::<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The ALCTS Interest Group, Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services (RPLTS-IG) is seeking proposals for presentations at ALA Midwinter 2016 in Boston.
RPLTS-IG will meet 10:30-11:30 am on Saturday January 9.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">* Leadership in technical services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">* Emerging roles for technical services/technical services librarians<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">* New staffing models in technical services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">* Collaborations between technical services and other library units (such as public services)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">* Training (such as E-Resources Management training, and if it differs for professionals versus non-professional staff)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you are interested in presenting, please email Jennifer (</span><a href="mailto:Jennifer.eustis@uconn.edu">Jennifer.eustis@uconn.edu</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">)
and Jessica (<a href="mailto:jessicalee@valdosta.edu">jessicalee@valdosta.edu</a>) your presentation topic and brief description by<b> Monday November 13, 2015,
</b>with an extension to Nov. 23<sup>rd</sup> if needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Jennifer Eustis and Jessica Lee, RPLTS-IG 2015 Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Paul Robert Burley and Mingyan Li, RPLTS-IG 2015 Co-Vice Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jessica Lee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Electronic Resources/Serials Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Odum Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Valdosta State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">229-245-3751<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">jessicalee@valdosta.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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