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ALCTS
is offering virtual and in-person preconferences during ALA Annual—don't
miss your chance to attend!
Preconferences in New Orleans
Hacking
Acq: Tools and Apps for Better Acquisitions Workflows
Friday, June 22, 8:00 a.m.
– 4:00 p.m.
Need a better way to manage
searching and order input, analyze and report data, or streamline
communication between acquisitions staff and other library departments?
Join the ALCTS Acquisition Section Technology Committee in a hands-on look
at tools for data analysis, project management, workflow hacks, and
troubleshooting using Trello, MS Access, Excel, and some locally developed
tools. Come for the demos, leave with a toolkit of applications to try at
your library. Learn more and register.
Speakers
Include: Nackil Sung, Head of Acquisitions, University of Hawaii at
Manoa; Victoria Ogle, Sr. Library Associate II, The University of
Tennessee, Knoxville; Stacy Marien, Acquisitions Librarian, American
University Library; Angela Rathmel, Head of Acquisitions & Resource
Sharing, University of Kansas Libraries; Erika Johnson, Head of
Acquisitions & Collection Management, University of San Francisco
Registration
Fees: $219 ALCTS Member; $269 ALA Member; $319 Non-Member. Register through the ALA Conference registration site with the
event code ALC2.
ALA Conference registration is not required to attend an ALCTS
preconference.
Technical
Services Assessment: Tools and Techniques that Demonstrate Value
Friday, June
22, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
This program will share
technical services colleagues' insights on how to successfully collect,
format, and present data and information in a way that allows us to both
leverage this data to inform internal decisions as well as highlight key
achievements and successes to those outside of the department to
demonstrate value. The program will also include a hands-on session where
participants will explore several types of easy, free plug and play data
visualization software. Learn more and register.
Speakers
Include: Rebecca Mugridge, Dean, University Libraries, University at
Albany; Karen Snow, Associate Professor & Director, Doctoral Program -
SOIS, Dominican University; Liz Woolcot, Head of Cataloging and Metadata
Services, Merrill-Cazier Library; Andrea Payant, Cataloger/Data Management
Metadata Specialist, Merrill-Cazier Library; Becky Skeen, Special
Collections Cataloger, Merrill-Cazier Library; Jessica Schomberg, Library
Services, Department Chair & Media Cataloger/Assessment Coordinator,
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Registration
Fees: $219 ALCTS Member; $269 ALA Member; $319 Non-Member. Register through the ALA Conference registration site.
Provide the event code ALC1 to
register and pay for this event. ALA Conference registration is not
required to attend an ALCTS preconference.
Virtual Preconference
Can't make it to New Orleans? You can still participate in
ALCTS preconference events with the two-day virtual preconference The Road to Electronic Information Accessibility: How Do We
Increase Student Success?.
Programming
includes:
Registration
Fees:
ALCTS Member:
$69 both sessions or $43 one session
Non-member: $95 both sessions or $59 one session
Groups: $206 both sessions or $129 one session
Fees include
access to the live presentation as well as unlimited access to the recorded
presentation.
To
Register:
Complete the
online registration form or call 1-800-545-2433 and press 5.
For help with registration, contact a customer service representative by
dialing 1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org.
For questions or comments
related to these or other ALCTS events, contact Megan Dougherty, ALCTS
Program Officer, Continuing Education at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5038, or mdougherty@ala.org.
For a comprehensive
listing of ALCTS programming at ALA Annual 2018, visit the ALCTS Programs at Annual 2018 web page.
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