<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">Have you ever wanted to lead a conversation with colleagues from near and far about professional development topics, without leaving the comfort of your office? You can do this by hosting an ALCTS E-Forum! <b>For example, what is the one thing you wish you could have learned before taking on a new job duty or assignment? Consider leading a discussion on that topic!</b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">E-Forums are two-day, moderated, electronic discussion forums that provide an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest on an ALCTS e-mail listserv. These discussions are free of charge and available to anyone who wishes to subscribe to the listserv. They occur approximately once a month.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">We are currently seeking discussion leaders (hosts) for e-Forums starting in November of 2016. Hosts lead the e-mail discussion and provide summaries of what is discussed.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">Here is the E-Forum website, for examples: <a href="http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/alcts/<wbr>confevents/upcoming/e-forum</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, some potential topics of interest including the following:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">Best practices for getting the most from your ILS<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">Digitizing paper-based objects, current best practices in describing digital collections, and preservation issues that arise when digitizing paper-based collections<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">The future of public libraries and printed books<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">How libraries handle batch processing of records, including a summary of tools such as MarcEdit, how they're used, and what librarians are doing to train themselves to use these tools<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">Visualizing workflows and other innovative approaches to workflows<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested in hosting an e-Forum or have any questions, please contact <a href="mailto:alcts-eforum-request@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">alcts-eforum-request@lists.<wbr>ala.org</a> .<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal">Nadine Ellero & Rebecca Goldfinger, E-Forum Co-Coordinators<u></u><u></u></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:alcts-eforum-request@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">alcts-eforum-request@lists.<wbr>ala.org</a></p></div>
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