netsl Conferences, NETSL Annual (Spring)

Register for the 2013 NETSL Annual Conference

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the New England Technical Services Librarians’ 2013 Spring Conference: “The Many Hats of Technical Services”. Visit https://netsl.wordpress.com/netslconference/2013con/ for more details on the program and for registration information. Space is limited so be sure to register early to assure your seat at this exciting program. Please note that only advance registrations will be accepted. If you need to download a registration form, please visit our conference website where you will find that form in PDF format.

No walk-ins will be accepted.

This year, we would like to hear your opinion on what to serve for the conference lunch. The Hogan Lunch Buffet at the College of Holy Cross allows up to two entrees to be selected. We will offer one vegetarian option. Please vote for your preference for the second choice at http://tinyurl.com/c5gg3rc .

netsl Awards, Conferences, NETSL Annual (Spring)

Call for Nominations – NETSL Award for Excellence in Technical Services

The NETSL Award recognizes and honors significant New England-based contributions to the field of library technical services. Contributions may have been made in New England by librarians from throughout the United States, or nationally by librarians residing in New England, through publications, service, or innovations in practice. The NETSL Executive Board members select a recipient at their February meeting based on nominations received. The Board reserves the right to suspend the Award for a year if no suitable candidate is nominated.

The next NETSL Award will be presented at the annual NETSL Spring Conference at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA on April 12, 2013.

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netsl Conferences, NETSL Annual (Spring)

NETSL Annual Conference: Call for Lightning Talks

The New England Technical Services Librarians Annual Spring Conference 2013
The Many Hats of Technical Services
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
April 12, 2013

Description: Increasingly those who work in technical services are being asked to do a variety of jobs. It is even the case that these people are solo librarians or the only librarian with a small support staff team. Faced with this reality and others of budget and staff cuts, the work in technical services continues to diversify and grow in new directions. Technical services librarians meet these challenges head-on, leading their libraries in creating innovative services for the information needs of library users. You are invited to come and share with others how you are meeting these challenges in the form of innovative services that lead to change at your library.

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netsl Conferences, NELA Annual (Fall)

NETSL Programs at NELA Annual 2012

NETSL sponsored three exciting programs at the New England Annual Conference on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at the Hotel Sturbridge in Sturbridge MA.

In the morning we offered AACR2 and RDA: Key Differences presented by Steven Arakawa (Yale University). This was a two-part program with a theory-based session from 8:30-10:00 that was attended by 57 people and a hands-on session from 10:00-11:30 that was attended by 44 people.

Our afternoon program was Using ORCID and Author Identifiers presented by Micah Altman (MIT). This program ran from 2:30-3:30 and was attended by 21 people with an invigorating question and answer period.

Please continue below for the full descriptions and slides & exercises from the programs. Thank you to everyone who attended!

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