Today's Topics:
1. CLA Technical Services Award of Achievement-last call!
(Mary Cohen)
2. ANMIG April Chat: Advocating for Technical Services
(Elaine Franco)
1. California Library Association (CLA) Technical Services Award of
Achievement
The CLA Technical Services Award of Achievement acknowledges superior
achievement by an individual in those areas of the library profession that
encompasses technical services. All members of the library community are
invited to take this opportunity to recognize deserving technical services
colleagues who have made significant contributions in those areas of
librarianship that have been especially challenged by the need for
innovation and adaptation in dealing with rapidly changing technology and
work environments.
A maximum of one award is given each year. The recipient is presented with a
plaque and honored at the CLA Awards Ceremony during the annual conference.
The winner will also receive a check for *$750* (to help cover conference
registration, travel and lodging expense).
The CLA Technical Services Award of Achievement is sponsored by OCLC.
The application period has been extended for this award is open as of
January 21, 2014 and will close on *Friday, April 11, 2014. *
For more information or to apply for this award, go to
http://www.cla-net.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=303
Cordially,
*CLA Technical Services Award of Achievement Committee*
2. ANMIG April Chat: Advocating for Technical Services
(Elaine Franco)
CLA TSIG members and friends:
The chat described below is open to all ALA members (ALCTS membership not
required).
Forwarded by Elaine Franco, UC Davis (Chair, ALCTS Affiliate Relations
Committee)
ANMIG April Chat: Advocating for Technical Services
When: April 14, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET
Like the greater library world, technical services has undergone many
changes in the past 5-10 years, whether it's the continued move from print
to digital materials, using new forms of metadata and cataloging rules, or
digitization projects. While print materials are still important, the
library continues to offer an increasingly large amount of digital material
and as more and more of your library's patrons interact with your library
online (sometimes even solely online), your role as a technical services
librarian is more crucial than ever. But how do you get others outside of
the technical services department to see the importance of the work you're
doing?
Join us on Monday, April 14 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT ?to discuss how
to advocate for technical services in your library. Please come with your
questions and/or success stories and be prepared for an informative session.
Jacob Ineichen, ANMIG Student Member Liaison, will be your host along with
Erin Boyd, ANMIG Co-Chair.?The chat is open to all ALA members.? To join the
chat: http://connect.ala.org/node/221003 .
1.? If you are new to ALAConnect, here is how to join : If you want to log
into ALAConnect, you will need to log in to the ALA website with your ALA
credentials, update your profile, and select the option to include yourself
in Connect. Once you have saved this new preference, you should be able to
log in to Connect using your ALA member information.
2. To join the chat (Step 3), you must join the ALCTS New Member Interest
Group (ANMIG), which is easy,?go to and click the "Join" box under the
search box in the left hand menu.
3. Once you have joined the community, you can join the chat here:
http://connect.ala.org/node/221003 .
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Erin E. Boyd, M.L.I.S.
Cataloging/Reference Librarian
Troy University - Montgomery
Rosa Parks Library
w: (334)241-9781
