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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Folks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please consider submitting a proposal and attending next spring's conference in lovely Athens, Ohio! There is definitely a place for archives & special collections and digital projects at this meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>thanks, janet<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>___________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | OHIO University Libraries | 1 Ohio University | Alden 322 | Athens, Ohio | <a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style='color:#1F497D'>carleton@ohio.edu</span></a> | 740-597-2527 | <a href="http://media.library.ohiou.edu/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://media.library.ohiou.edu/</span></a> | @jcarletonoh / @AldenLibDigital | <a href="http://pinterest.com/ohiodigiarchive/">http://pinterest.com/ohiodigiarchive/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Call for Proposals: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2014 Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Theme:</b> Local Talent, Global Impact<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Place:</b> Ohio University Inn, Athens, Ohio<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b>Dates:</b> May 28-30, 2014<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://ovgtsl2014.wordpress.com/">http://ovgtsl2014.wordpress.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Library technical services staff will impact the 21st century. Staff are called upon to be resourceful, innovative, and transformative. Positive efforts at the local level make a definitive difference.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The OVGTSL 2014 Conference will showcase the local talent at academic, public, special libraries, and archives and provide a forum for thought-provoking discussion.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>What impacts have you been making in library technical services? The Conference Program Committee invites presentation submissions in all areas related to library technical services including acquisitions, cataloging, electronic resources, digital initiatives, archives, and preservation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Proposals on recent research, emerging trends, or those that showcase new tools, services and projects are encouraged. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Emerging roles for technical services departments and staff<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Staff management, training, and transformation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Metadata creation, reuse and interoperability<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Digital libraries, projects and repositories<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Cataloging projects, practices and innovations<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Acquisitions projects, practices and innovations<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Archival and special collections metadata and preservation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Collection management and collection sharing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Discovery and access<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Linked data publishing and applications<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Standard sessions will be 50 minutes in length, including time for questions. Proposals for presentations, workshops and panel sessions will be considered in addition to specific proposals to lead sessions in non-traditional formats such as lightning rounds and unconferences. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Please use the online form at <a href="http://ovgtsl2014.wordpress.com/program/call-for-presentations/">http://ovgtsl2014.wordpress.com/program/call-for-presentations/</a> to submit proposals by November 4, 2013. Presenters will be notified of proposal acceptance by the end of January 2014. Inquiries may be sent to <a href="mailto:OVGTSL2014@gmail.com">OVGTSL2014@gmail.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>We hope to see you in May 2014 as a presenter at OVGTSL!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>--The OVGTSL 2014 Conference Planning Committee<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><i>About OVGTSL<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL) was founded in 1924 and draws its members primarily from the states of Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. The annual conference rotates among these three states on a regular basis. Membership, conference attendance and presentation opportunities are open to anyone interested in library technical services.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>