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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> OH Valley Group of Technical Svcs Librarians <OVGTSL@LSV.UKY.EDU>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Amanda Phillips<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 17, 2025 8:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> OVGTSL@LSV.UKY.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] OVGTSL 2025 Call for Proposal - EXTENDED DEADLINE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians 2025 Conference</span></b><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Cornerstone of the User Experience</span></i><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">May 15-16, 2025 – <b>ONLINE ONLY</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://library.indianastate.edu/ovgtsl-2025" title="https://library.indianastate.edu/ovgtsl-2025"><span style="color:#467886">https://library.indianastate.edu/ovgtsl-2025</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Topics of interest included, but not limited to: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- DEI- Diversity and inclusion <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- Staff recruiting and retention <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- Collaboration within and outside of the library <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- Emerging library platforms <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- Increasing costs and shrinking budgets <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- Managing government documents <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- Discovery and access <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- AI in technical services <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- Electronic resource management <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- Metadata creation, reuse, and interoperability <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">- Workflow management, best practices, and documentation <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Proposal form:</span></b><span style="color:black">
</span><u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Ob7qPhxrlU-uaC-rGAhfjQ1Sk8lduq1JpQ1beVX3InhUOEZYNEJGSVFCVk5TNVJLRDc2N1laTktMWC4u" title="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Ob7qPhxrlU-uaC-rGAhfjQ1Sk8lduq1JpQ1beVX3InhUOEZYNEJGSVFCVk5TNVJLRDc2N1laTktMWC4u" id="OWAa9eadc0c-2af8-76ce-bace-a7181b4f9673"><span style="color:#467886">https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Ob7qPhxrlU-uaC-rGAhfjQ1Sk8lduq1JpQ1beVX3InhUOEZYNEJGSVFCVk5TNVJLRDc2N1laTktMWC4u</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Proposals due:</span></b><span style="color:black;background:yellow"> January 31, 2025 –
<u>EXTENDED DEADLINE </u> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Notification of acceptance for decline:</span></b><span style="color:black"> February 2025 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Phillips, Chair-Elect of OVGSTL and host of the 2025 Conference:
</span><u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="mailto:amanda.phillips@indstate.edu" title="mailto:amanda.phillips@indstate.edu" id="OWAd71a224f-e521-acac-f957-1c9dab50c8a4"><span style="color:#467886">amanda.phillips@indstate.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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:
</span><u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://ovgtslibrarians.org/" title="https://ovgtslibrarians.org/" id="OWAc0edcdf3-121c-2b24-f350-38ff287903af"><span style="color:#467886">https://ovgtslibrarians.org/</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Amanda Phillips</span></b><span style="color:black"> (she/her) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Bibliographic and Metadata Specialist <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Cunningham Memorial Library, Indiana State University <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Amanda.Phillips@instate.edu" title="mailto:Amanda.Phillips@instate.edu" id="OWA1d13ca15-5760-5586-d22f-bf232ec00e0f"><span style="color:black">Amanda.Phillips@indstate.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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