Tuesday, November 30, 2004

CFP: Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL) 2005 conference

CFP: Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL) 2005 conference
Conference Location: Newark, Ohio
Conference Dates: May 11-13, 2005
Deadline: January 31, 2005

Conference Title: Rethink, Retool, Risk

The annual conference of the Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians, serving Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, will be hosted by the CONSORT libraries at the Cherry Valley Lodge, Newark, Ohio, May 11-13, 2005.

The OVGTSL Conference Planning Committee invites proposals for presentations
* From all interested persons - librarians, paraprofessionals, library school students, and others.
* That explore the challenges to technical services and collection development to rethink, retool, and take risks in collaboration, workflow, and management. Possible areas include, but are not limited to:

--Consortial endeavors with other libraries or cultural institutions
--Education and training
--End user involvement
--Maximizing use of vendor services
--Partnering with library departments outside of TS
--Partnering with vendors
--Preservation & digitization
--Space / storage
--Technology
--Web-based tools
--Workflow & procedures;

* That can be presented within 45 minutes (e.g. 30 minute presentation, 15 minutes for discussion).

Proposals should include the following information for all presenters: Name, Affiliation, Work address, Telephone number, and Email. Please also include title, abstract (no more that 200 words) and equipment needs.

Proposals must be received by JANUARY 31, 2005, and sent by email (MS word format for attachments, please) to Margo Warner Curl at mcurl@wooster.edu. Please indicate OVGTSL SUBMISSION in subject line.

URL For OVGTSL: http://www.wku.edu/Library/ovgtsl/Home.html
URL For Conference Home: http://www.denison.edu/collaborations/ovgtsl2005/index.html

Margo Warner Curl
Technical Services Librarian
The College of Wooster Libraries
1140 Beall Avenue
Wooster OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-2154
Fax: 330-263-2253