[Ohiodig] FW: OVGTSL 2025 Call for Proposals- Now Online Only

[Carleton, Janet (she/her)]

From: OH Valley Group of Technical Svcs Librarians <OVGTSL at LSV.UKY.EDU> On Behalf Of Amanda Phillips
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 2:56 PM
To: OVGTSL at LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: [External] OVGTSL 2025 Call for Proposals- Now Online Only


Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2025 Conference

Cornerstone of the User Experience

May 15-16, 2025 - ONLINE ONLY

https://library.indianastate.edu/ovgtsl-2025

Technical service departments are responsible for managing and organizing behind-the-scenes processes that ensure library collections are cataloged, classified, and accessible to users. Unlike other aspects of librarianship, technical service work is often invisible despite being paramount to the success of library users. At the OVGSTL 2025 Conference, we wish to shed light on unseen work and discuss the impact of technical services by examining best practices, resource management, emerging technology, and more.

The Conference Program Committee invites forward thinking submissions in all areas related to technical services librarianship including acquisitions, cataloging, serials, metadata, open access initiatives, electronic resources, and preservation in academic, public, and special libraries. Participants are encouraged to think about the importance of technical services work and its impact throughout libraries and communities alike.

Topics of interest included, but not limited to:

- DEI- Diversity and inclusion

- Keeping up with changes

- Staff recruiting and retention

- Department management

- Collaboration within and outside of the library

- Emerging library platforms

- Increasing costs and shrinking budgets

- Managing government documents

- Discovery and access

- AI in technical services

- Electronic resource management

- Metadata creation, reuse, and interoperability

- Workflow management, best practices, and documentation

The sessions will be on May 15 and 16, 2025. Time slots for all sessions are 50 minutes, including time for questions from the audience. Submissions for presentations, panel discussions, lightning rounds, workshops, and other formats are welcome. Sessions are all virtual and presenters will be required to host their session through the online platform provided by the Planning Committee.

Proposal form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Ob7qPhxrlU-uaC-rGAhfjQ1Sk8lduq1JpQ1beVX3InhUOEZYNEJGSVFCVk5TNVJLRDc2N1laTktMWC4u

Proposals due: January 15, 2025

Notification of acceptance for decline: February 2025

If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Phillips, Chair-Elect of OVGSTL and host of the 2025 Conference: amanda.phillips at indstate.edu<mailto:amanda.phillips at indstate.edu>

The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL) was founded in 1924 and draws its membership from the states of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. The annual conference rotates among these three states on a regular basis. Membership is open to anyone interested in library technical services. OVGTSL website: https://ovgtslibrarians.org/

Amanda Phillips (she/her)
Bibliographic and Metadata Specialist
Cunningham Memorial Library, Indiana State University
Amanda.Phillips at indstate.edu<mailto:Amanda.Phillips at instate.edu>
(812) 237-2535
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