Today's Topics: 1. ALCTS PARS Preservation Metadata IG seeks new co-chair (Elaine Franco) 2. ALCTS Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group at ALA Annual 2015 (Elaine Franco)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 The ALCTS PARS Preservation Metadata Interest Group seeks a new co-chair to serve a 2-year term from July 2015 through June 2017. For the first year the incoming co-chair will serve alongside current co-chair Drew Krewer. Co-chairs are responsible for planning programming on behalf of the Interest Group at the ALA Annual Conference and Midwinter Meeting, reporting to the ALCTS PARS Executive Committee on programs, and submitting meeting minutes to ALA Connect. The charge of the ALCTS PARS Preservation Metadata Interest Group is to "To discuss the bibliographic control and intellectual access to preserved and reformatted materials." More information about the Interest Group, including meeting minutes, can be found at http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/pars/grps/ats-parigia. If you are interested in volunteering to serve as co-chair, please contact Chelcie Juliet Rowell ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) and Drew Krewer ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) by June 19th to express interest. ALCTS PARS Preservation Metadata Interest Group Co-Chairs: Chelcie Juliet Rowell Digital Initiatives Librarian Z. Smith Reynolds Library Wake Forest University [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | 336.758.5477 Drew Krewer Digitization Services Coordinator University of Houston Libraries [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | 713.743.8989 ------------------------------ Message: 2 ALCTS Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group at ALA Annual 2015 ALCTS Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services (RPLTS) Interest Group Saturday, June 27, 2015, 10:30 am ? 11:30 am Location: Moscone Convention Center 124 (N) Add this event to your 2015 Annual schedule: http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29220 Please join the Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group as we explore the challenges and opportunities of advancing to a higher administrative level in academic libraries. Have you ever wondered if you should make this move? Have you considered what it would take to reach that higher level? How can you be sure you?re on the right path? Three recently appointed administrators will discuss their move from department head to upper library administration. They will share the lessons learned from the search process and how they handled the inevitable transition issues. The panelists represent three viewpoints: Pixey Mosley made the move as an internal candidate; Paula Sullenger spent many years at one institution before becoming an administrator elsewhere, and Carmelita Pickett rose in responsibility at multiple institutions. The panelists will have advice and encouragement for your situation. Speakers: Pixey Mosley Associate Dean for Administrative and Faculty Services Texas A&M University Libraries Paula Sullenger Associate Dean for Information Resources Texas A&M University Libraries Carmelita Pickett Associate University Librarian University of Iowa Libraries __ Christine Dulaney and Harriet Wintermute, RPLTS-IG 2015 Co-Chairs Jennifer M. Eustis and Helen Goldman, RPLTS-IG 2015 Co-Vice-Chairs? -------------- next part -------------- End of Tsig Digest, Vol 38, Issue 3 ***********************************
