[SOA] CFP: OVGTSL 2018 Conference

[Carleton, Janet]

Reminder that the CFP is still open.



The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2018 Conference call for proposals



KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Karen Estlund
Associate Dean for Technology and Digital Strategies, Penn State University Libraries



Bradford Lee Eden
Dean of Library Services, Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources, Valparaiso University



THEME

Traditional Strengths. Transformational Growth.



LOCATION

University of Notre Dame, Indiana



DATES

May 13-15, 2018



WEBSITE

https://events.library.nd.edu/ovgtsl2018/

How do technical services in libraries convert traditional strengths into transformational growth? The Conference Program Committee invites innovative submissions in all areas of technical services librarianship including acquisitions, cataloging and metadata, serials, electronic resources, curation, preservation in academic, public, and special libraries. Applicants are encouraged to think broadly about what constitutes technical services and where traditional strengths of libraries may be adapted and utilized to confront contemporary challenges.

Participants are invited to submit proposals that report on recent research, address emerging trends, or showcase new tools, services and projects.

Time slots for all sessions are 50 minutes in length, including time for questions. Submissions for shorter presentations and round tables will be considered, as well.

Submit the following information in our Google Form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOuD5ymg_tXVcanYeeRUTdX5OMa50mVqOT9UgkTGwJAdi1Yw/viewform> by January 5, 2018:



*  Title

*  Abstract (no longer than 100 words)

*  Names, affiliations, contact information, and short bios of all presenters

*  Primary contact for presenters



Presenters will be notified of proposal acceptance by February 16, 2018. For more information, please contact Alex Papson at apapson at nd.edu<mailto:apapson at nd.edu>.

The conference requests that you provide your slides or other "handouts" for your presentation to be archived and shared on the conference website.

Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to:



*  Assessment

*  Authority control

*  Automation / technology assisted cataloging and metadata creation

*  "Big Data" - work in discovery, preservation, or documentation

*  Cloud-based solutions and innovations

*  Collaboration within and outside the traditional library

*  Consortial resource and system sharing

*  Cybersecurity and privacy

*  Digital library projects, digital curation, and digital preservation

*  Discovery, navigation, and search

*  Emerging roles for technical services / technical services librarians

*  Emerging technologies

*  Evolving role of the catalog

*  Library I.T. competencies

*  Local documentation practices

*  Metadata creation, reuse, interoperability, and integration with traditional cataloging workflows

*  Network level data management

*  New staffing models

*  Open content, software, and technologies

*  Patron-driven acquisitions and services

*  Practical applications of linked data

*  Project management in technical services

*  Role of technical services in open access and scholarly communication

*  Scalability and sustainability of library services, tools, and resources

*  Special formats cataloging

*  Systems integration

*  Training, especially around the acquisition of new skills

*  User experience and accessibility

*  Vendor relations



ABOUT OVGTSL

The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL) was founded in 1924 and draws its members from Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. The annual conference rotates among these 3 states on a regular basis. Membership is open to anyone interested in library technical services.



The purposes of OVGTSL are to:

*         provide an opportunity to gather together for the interchange of ideas and discussion of issues in library and archive technical services

*         form a united group with the aim to keep in touch with movements in the field of technical services

*         cooperate with and offer suggestions to the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) of the American Library Association and/or the appropriate sections of this Division.


Diana Reid
Electronic Resources Librarian
University of Louisville

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