<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-4b8e636b-7fff-db19-607c-a5d29b3719f4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ALA Core </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">seeks a new Vice-Chair for the coming two year term</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:  Vice-Chair from (July 2023/June 2024) and Chair (July 2024/June 2025).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As an interest group within ALA Core, the Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group provides a forum for discussion of technical services issues relevant to library staff at all levels. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ALA Core CITSIG is managed by two ALA Core members:  the Chair and Vice-Chair, who work closely together to administer and execute all aspects of the roundtable activities</span><a href="https://alacore.org/handbook/interest-groups/ig-chair-responsibilities/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">as outlined by ALA Core</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Key points of activity are the spring ALA Core Interest Group Week and ALA Annual Conference during each year of the two year term.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Interested applicants must be a member of ALA Core.*</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Those interested in becoming Vice-Chair of the Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group should send a ‘letter of interest’ that includes the following:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">short biographical sketch (maximum 250 words)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> introducing yourself, any relevant experience you wish to highlight, and a statement about why this group and role is of interest to you</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">statement of tentative availability</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to attend in-person ALA Annual Conferences and virtual ALA Core Interest Group Weeks for July 2023-June 2025 </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please submit your ‘letter of interest’ to Laura Sill, ALA Core CITSIG Chair, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:lsill@uchicago.edu">lsill@uchicago.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and Kelli Getz, ALA Core CITSIG Vice-Chair, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,87,161);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:kgetz@nd.edu">kgetz@nd.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Review of ‘letters of interest’ will begin on Monday, May 1.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(8,46,79);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kelli Getz (she/her)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ALA CORE Vice-Chair, Creative Ideas In Technical Services Interest Group</span></p><p dir="ltr" styl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