*Cross posted to multiple lists.*

ALCTS e-Forum: Navigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Library Technical Services

April 21-22, 2020

Moderated by Jeremy Myntti, Julene Jones, Nicole Lewis, and Rebecca Uhl

Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!

Registration information is at the end of the message.

Each day, discussion begins and ends at:

Pacific: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Mountain: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Central: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Eastern: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The COVID-19 virus is having a significant impact on library technical services units and departments. This has included figuring out how to work remotely while many libraries around the country are closed or semi-closed. Come and discuss with your colleagues your ideas and plans for working, managing, and collaborating during this time.

Moderators

Jeremy Myntti is Head of Digital Library Services at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library. He oversees a department with twenty librarians, full-time staff, and part-time student employees, who are all now required to telecommute full-time.

Julene Jones is the interim assessment librarian at the University of Kentucky. Prior to this she was the Head of Database Integrity at the University of Kentucky where she was responsible for many things, but primarily for running reports, maintaining the consistency of the database, and authority control.

Nicole Lewis is Lead Cataloger at the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library. She is responsible for coordinating cataloging workflows and is one of the library’s ILS system administrators. She currently prepares database cleanup projects, including supplemental training, for several cataloging and acquisition staff to work on during the library closure.

Rebecca Uhl is Principal Cataloger at Arizona State University. She is coordinating remote work for 13 catalogers in three different units within technical services, including providing training and coaching catalogers in new and different tasks.

What Is an e-Forum?

An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to participate, but it's free.

For information about upcoming e-forums, please visit http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum

How to Register

You must register your email address to subscribe to or access an electronic discussion list on ALA's Mailing List Service. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the list. Find instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing online. (http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/e-forum/sympa)

If you have any problems, please contact alcts-eforum-request@lists.ala.org.

*Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.*