We are seeking volunteers and nominees to run for NETSL Vice President/President-elect position. If you’re enthusiastic about innovations in technical services, interested in contributing to regional technical services programming, or want to shape the direction of NETSL as an organization, consider running for the position!

Submit your nomination here: https://forms.gle/wyyppyL8Myg2EaXf8

Nominations must be submitted by Monday, July 31. Election ballots will go out to the membership in mid-August. Once voting is complete, terms of office officially begin on October 1st, 2023.

If you have questions, please contact us at netsl@nelib.org.

Hi Technical Services Enthusiasts!

This year the NETSL Annual Conference will be virtual and will take place on

Friday, April 14, 2023

This year’s theme is

Passion into Action: Your Initiative in Technical Services.

Save the date to hear from what people are passionate about and learn what makes them energized!

Consider submitting a proposal to share your own Technical Services passions. Also consider recognizing a colleague’s hard work by nominating them for this year’s NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services.

NETSL CONFERENCE PROPOSALS

Call for Proposals – applications due Friday February 10, 2023

Please submit your proposal using this form. The NETSL board will review proposals for their content, relevance, and overall fit.Applicants will be notified about proposals in late February and presenters will have their registration fees waived.

What is NETSL?

A section of the New England Library Association (NELA), our mission is to bring together all persons interested in technical services for the exchange of ideas and discussion of problems.

What topics are we looking for?

We’re seeking proposals for 60-minute breakout or workshop sessions and 7-minute lightning talks related to our 2023 theme “Passion into Action: Your Initiative in Technical Services.” Talks might cover (but are not limited to):

• Cataloging and metadata
• E-Resources
• Discovery Services
• Description Services
• Physical Processing
• Digital asset management
• Acquisitions
• Resource management
• Assessment
• Interlibrary loan / resource sharing
• Collection management

You can see titles of past presentations since 2005 here. Please direct any questions to the NETSL Executive Board at netsl@nelib.org

AND

NETSL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES

Nominations–It’s easy to nominate someone, just fill out this brief submission form by February 10, 2023. 

The NETSL Executive Board is seeking nominations for our annual Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services. The Award recognizes and honors contributions to the field of library technical services in New England. We want to hear about those technical services librarians and library staff who have inspired others. Do you have a colleague who has tackled today’s challenges in technical services and triumphed? Do you know a person who leads the way in innovation, collaboration, or data integration? If you know someone who fits any or all of these descriptions, please consider submitting a nomination.

The winner of the NETSL Award, which includes a prize of $300 and will be announced at the annual conference.   

Eligibility for nomination:

• Nominees living in New England who have made contributions on a national level through publications, service, or innovations in practice.
• Nominees living outside of New England whose service to the profession has positively impacted New England libraries.
• Nominators and nominees are not required to be NETSL/NELA members.
• Current members of the NETSL Executive Board are not eligible for consideration.

Past recipients’ accomplishments include:

• Advocacy
• Innovation 
• Leadership
• Service

Further information, including past recipients, is available here.

We are excited to announce the new NETSL Executive Board! The 2022-2023 Executive Board’s term will begin on November 1, 2021.

• President: Yukari Sugiyama, Librarian for Discovery and Metadata Assessment, Yale University Library
• Past President: Emily Graham, Data Analyst, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
• Vice President: Sarah Theimer, Description and Access Strategy Librarian, University of New Hampshire
• Outreach Officer: Kim DeWall, Head of Technical Services, Falmouth Public Library
• Secretary: Julia Ricks – Metadata Specialist, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Treasurer: Joanna M. Fuchs, Metadata Coordinator for the Arts and Humanities, Brandeis University
• Archivist: Judy Gitlin, Technical Services Librarian, Yale Divinity School Library
• Member at Large: Max McConnell, Assistant Head of Access Services, The Peabody Institute Library of Danvers

Many thanks to all who voted, and to previous members of the board for their service.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2023 NETSL Conference!

“Our Work Supports Everyone: Demonstrating the Value of Technical Services”

Friday, April 8th, 2022 (fully remote)

Registration isn’t open (yet!), but for anyone who needs to submit a travel or funding request, the conference cost will be $40 for non-members and $25 for NELA members.

Calls for presentations and nominees for the NETSL Award for Excellence in Technical Services coming soon!

New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) is a section of the New England Library Association focused on technical services. Learn more about how to get involved at https://netsl.wordpress.com, or email us at netsl@nelib.org.

• President: Emily Graham – E-Resource Specialist, Brandeis University
• Past President:  Liz Bodian – Metadata Technologies Librarian, Brandeis University
• Vice President: Yukari Sugiyama – Librarian for Discovery and Metadata Assessment, Yale University Library
• Outreach Officer: Johanna Radding – Metadata/Discovery Librarian, Amherst College
• Secretary: Ann Kardos – Metadata Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Treasurer: Joanna M. Fuchs – Metadata Coordinator for the Arts and Humanities, Brandeis University
• Archivist: Brittney Bergholm – Acquisitions and Serials Coordinator, Clark University
• Member at Large: Kim DeWall – Head of Technical Services, Falmouth Public Library
• Public Library Member at Large: Beatrice Couser – Administrative and Technical Assistant, Lebanon Public Libraries

The 2021-2022 Executive Board’s term will begin on November 1, 2021. Many thanks to all who voted, and to previous members of the board for their service. We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2022 NETSL Conference!

Hello NETSL members!
NETSL currently has many channels to communicate with you, but not many members on each channel. We would like to make it easier for you to contact us and to hear about our great work. As such, we are sunsetting our Facebook page due to low reach. We can still find us on Twitter at @netsl_assoc. We’ll keep you up-to-date with happenings there as needed and will use it for conference activities. 

We encourage all of our members to sign up for our Google Group to stay current and keep in touch. Follow us on Twitter, as we hope to share fun content in the year to come! And as always, if you have any questions or need to reach the Board personally, you can email us at netsl@nelib.org.

Thank you to all of our wonderful members. We look forward to seeing you at our 2022 Annual Spring Conference!

Sincerely,

The NETSL Executive Board