Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 08:29:22 -0800
From: Mary Grenci <mgrenci@DARKWING.UOREGON.EDU>
Subject: Technical Services Librarians and the Teaching Mission

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The Role of the Professional in Academic Technical Services is seeking
input, examples and speakers for our meeting in San Francisco on the topic
'Technical Services Librarians and the Teaching Mission.'

Are technical services librarians involved in the teaching of students at
your institution? Do they do bibliographic instruction? Give Internet
workshops? Teach credit courses? Or contribute in some other way? Are you
one of these contributors?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, what are the specifics?
What exactly is the extent of the involvement? Is it purely voluntary? Is
it strongly encouraged or mandatory? Or, conversely, is it discouraged?
What effect do these activities have on other areas of the library? What
is the effect on the technical services department concerned? Does
teaching enhance or detract from technical services work?

If technical services librarians are not currently involved in teaching,
is there some specific reason why not? Are you or your institution looking
for more such involvement, or are you happy with the status quo? Do you
think the technical services people at your institution would be
interested, or would they be against such a change?

Examples, opinions, information, etc. should be sent directly to me (at
the email address below) as I am not a subscriber to all the lists on
which this notice will be posted. Please remember to mention if you are
interested in speaking in San Francisco on this subject, or if you know of
someone who may be interested in speaking. (The Discussion Group meets
will meet from 2-4 on Sun. June 29)

Thank you,

Mary Grenci
Serials Catalog Librarian
Knight Library
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
mgrenci@darkwing.uoregon.edu
541-346-5607