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<p class="MsoNormal">**Please excuse cross-posting***<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ALCTS RPLTS Interest Group Meeting - Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The ALCTS Interest Group, Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services (RPLTS-IG) is seeking proposals for presentations at ALA Annual 2019 in Washington DC. RPLTS-IG
will meet on Saturday, June 22, from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Our program theme will
<span class="gmail-m-6066361503161911260gmail-gr">be:</span> Strategies for Training for New Trends in Technical Services.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Each presentation will be allotted approximately 15-20 minutes.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Possible topics include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> • Creative and innovative ways of training librarians and academic professionals <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> • Techniques for cross-training throughout different library units or consortia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> • Implementing low-budget training<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> • New topics in training in the library community<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">If you are interested in presenting, please email Kristin (<a href="mailto:klflachsbart@gmail.com" target="_blank">klflachsbart@gmail.com</a>) and Suzhen (<a href="mailto:suzhen@hawaii.edu" target="_blank">suzhen@hawaii.edu</a>)
your presentation topic and <span class="gmail-m-6066361503161911260gmail-gr">brief</span> description by April 30th, 2019.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">RPLTS-IG Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> • Suzhen Chen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> • Kristin Flachsbart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">RPLTS-IG Co-Vice Chairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> • Christine Davidian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> • Sai Deng<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Christine Davidian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Rowan University Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">201 Mullica Hill Rd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Glassboro, NJ 08028<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">856-256-4965<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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