October 16-17, 2012
Hosted by Betsy Appleton, Stephanie Gehring, and Allison
Yanos
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It's free and
open to everyone!
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
Pacific: 7am - 3pm
Mountain: 8am - 4pm
Central: 9am - 5pm
Eastern: 10am - 6pm
*Description:*
What constitutes a professional in library technical
services, and how do we define what is professional-level work? Do you find
that the library/information science degree is the best preparation for
high-level technical services tasks and responsibilities? Or maybe your
technical services department has decided to shift responsibilities to those
who have experience, regardless of whether they have a master's in library
science?
For some of you, the job descriptions at your library may
have blurred so much that it's difficult to determine what should be done by a
professional and what should be done by staff. For those at an academic
library, how do faculty/staff designations and expectations (such as tenure)
factor into your work as a technical services librarian?
Please join the ALCTS' "Role of the Professional
Librarian in Technical Services" Interest Group for an exciting and
informative e-forum on October 16th and 17th to discuss the roles and
responsibilities of professionals and staff within technical services. This
e-forum will provide participants an opportunity to talk about what you
consider appropriate staff and librarian duties, ways of organizing and
dividing up responsibilities and workflow, as well as other related topics.
Librarians and technical services staff from all types of libraries are
invited, and encouraged, to participate.
*Betsy Appleton* is Electronic Resources Librarian for
George Mason University Libraries in Fairfax, Virginia. Her professional
interests include electronic resources management, licensing electronic
resources, streamlining work flows, and training and development. She has
presented at the Charleston Conference, and is currently serving as co-vice
chair for ALCTS The Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services
Interest Group.
*Stephanie Gehring* is Resource Management Coordinator
for the University of Houston Libraries in Houston, Texas. Her work experience
includes positions in academic and public libraries and library book vendors.
Her professional interests include training and development, streamlining work
processes, library/vendor relations and library merchandizing. She has
presented programs at the Kentucky Library Association and is currently serving
as co-vice chair for ALCTS's The Role of the Professional Librarian in
Technical Services Interest Group.
*Allison Yanos* has been the Catalog & Database
Maintenance Librarian for Baylor University Libraries in Waco, Texas since
2006. Her professional interests include print and electronic monograph
cataloging, training, batch record editing & loading, data quality, and
workflow efficiency. She is currently serving as co-chair for ALCTS's The Role
of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians
to discuss matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum
discussion list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv:
register your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages
and communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most
e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to participate, but
it's free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at:
http://bit.ly/upcomingeforum.
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at:
http://bit.ly/eforuminfo.
Once you have registered for one e-forum, you do not need
to register again, unless you choose to leave the email list. Participation is
free and open to anyone.
