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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#082E4F">The ALA Core <a href="https://connect.ala.org/core/communities/community-home?CommunityKey=6fd1da95-650a-4a8e-a318-3c07006763cb" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0057A1">Creative
Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group</span></a> (CITSIG) is pleased to announce a wonderful suite of presentations taking place on <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#082E4F">Friday, March 10, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#082E4F"> as part of the <a href="https://www.ala.org/core/continuing-education/interest-group-week" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0057A1">ALA
Core Interest Group Week</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#082E4F"><a href="https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__-kZzgDaQ0W_VDIa7_C0uQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0057A1">Registration</span></a> is free and open to anyone!</span><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#082E4F">The CITSIG presentations share practical issues and experiences from different vantage points within technical services. Presentations will focus on </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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stakeholder identification and communication related to the management of an electronic resources A-to-Z Database List, <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#082E4F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;box-sizing: border-box">
the use of Python scripts, OpenRefine and OCLC's Record manager to facilitate cataloging backlog management, and <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#082E4F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;box-sizing: border-box">
a project-based experience to analyze workflow within technical services that influenced workload leveling and understanding of work across technical services.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#082E4F">Our session will include three presentations in succession as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A-Z Database List Management: Getting started with a policy and workflow</span></strong> – Sonali Sugrim, Electronic Resources Librarian, Queens College Library<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#082E4F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tools to Tackle Backlogs</span></strong> – Kim Carter (Copy Cataloging Assistant), Taylor Parks (Cataloging Librarian), Peter Rolla (Head of Cataloging & Systems), Loyola Marymount University<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#082E4F;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;box-sizing: border-box">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Organizing a Successful Workload Analysis Project</span></strong> – Catherine Sassen (Principal Catalog Librarian), Kevin Yanowski (Department Head, Cataloging & Metadata Services), Sian Brannon (Associate
Dean for Collection Management), University of North Texas Libraries<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#082E4F">We look forward to seeing you on March 10th!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#3B3838">Laura Sill (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#3B3838">Head, Acquisitions | The University of Chicago Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#3B3838"><a href="mailto:lsill@uchicago.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">lsill@uchicago.edu</span></a> | 773.702.0357</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3B3838"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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