Re-envisioning "Technical Services" to Transform Libraries: Identifying Leadership and Talent Management Best Practices
Friday, January 8, 2016, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Event code: ALC2 How can libraries enhance and reposition their "technical services" operations to drive ongoing library transformation? Scholarly communications, data curation, digital humanities, cooperative preservation, library publishing, collaborative collection management: all of these new functions require a talented staff with significant technical services expertise, regardless of their titles and reporting structure. The symposium explores how libraries can recruit and cultivate staff who can serve as both leaders and contributors and provide insight into talent management, including identifying and nurturing leaders; succession planning; promoting diversity; and connecting staff with the best training options throughout their careers. Generously sponsored by OCLC. Hear from a number of outstanding speakers on these topics (and more): The Library of the Future: W(h)ither Technical Services? Speaker: Keith Webster, Dean of Libraries and Director of Emerging and Integrative Media, Carnegie Mellon University Talent Management: Align Staff to Strategy Speaker: Meredith A. Taylor, Director of Administrative Operations, Enrollment and Curriculum Management, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Texas at Austin and co-author of ARL SPEC Kit 344 on Talent Management Bringing the "Back Room" Forward: Thoughts on Recruiting, Supporting, and Transforming the Tech Services Librarian Speaker: Jenica Rogers, Director of Libraries and College Archives, Dorf Endowed Director of Applied Learning, State University of New York at Potsdam Takeaways 1. A broad, porous and dynamic view of technical services and its centrality to the success and evolution of libraries; 2. An understanding of the components of talent management and exploration of leadership development, succession planning, and continuing education and training for all levels of staff; 3. Exploration of practical and blue-sky methods to implement or enhance these aspects of talent management in any type or size library; 4. Networking opportunities to identity colleagues for ongoing support in implementing or enhancing programs. View the entire schedule and speaker list online: http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/mw/2016/vc2 Registration Fees $219 for ALCTS and ALISE members (use special code ALCTS2016), $269 for ALA members, $319 for nonmembers, and just $99 for ALA student and ALA retired members. How to Register NOTE: Registration for the ALA Midwinter Meeting is not required to register for this symposium. Existing Midwinter Registrants To add this event to your existing Midwinter Registration, please visit your dashboard link, which can be found in your confirmation email. If you need additional assistance or cannot locate your confirmation, please call CompuSystems at 866-513-0760 or email [email protected]. New Midwinter Registrants If you have not already registered for the ALA Midwinter Meeting and would like to register for this symposium, please follow these instructions: To Register Online To register online, go to: http://2016.alamidwinter.org/register-now and click on the "I am a member and would like to register online" link. You will be prompted to login before proceeding to the registration form. ALA members should login with their ALA ID and password. Nonmembers will need to create a guest ALA account by clicking on the "Don't have an ALA account? Make One!" link in order to receive a Login ID and password. To receive the ALCTS or ALISE member discount, ALCTS and ALISE members should enter "ALCTS2016" in the box "If you have a promotional code, please enter it here." You must enter the code before leaving this page. To Register By Mail Download the registration form here: http://2016.alamidwinter.org/sites/default/files/MW16_reg_form.pdf. To indicate that you are registering for this ALCTS Symposium, you must enter the ALC2 Event Code under Section 2. To receive the ALCTS member discount, ALCTS and ALISE members should write the "ALCTS2016" promotional code in Section 2 as well. Walk-In Registration will also be available. For more information or help with registration, please contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Continuing Education and Program Manager, at: [email protected].
