Fwd: Medium Heads at Midwinter (and Annual)

[Jack Hall <jhall@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>This is an announcement for Midwinter in Philadelphia, and a call for 
>presenters for Annual, in Toronto.
>
>ALA Midwinter, 2003, Philadelphia
>
>Heads of Technical Services of Medium-Sized Academic Libraries Discussion 
>Group
>
>Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m., PCC (Pennsylvania Convention Center), 
>room 201C
>
>Please join us for our discussion, and be ready to participate. You 
>definitely do not need to be a "head" of technical services, or even *in* 
>technical services, and your head can be larger or smaller than "medium." 
>The topic for the next year or so is
>
>How technical services can, should, and does respond and cooperate when 
>faced with needs and demands from other library divisions, especially 
>public services.
>
>At Midwinter, the case study approach will be used. Participants will be 
>divided into small groups of 6 to 10; each group will have 30-45 minutes 
>to discuss a case study illustrating a demand made on technical services 
>by another library division: initial response to the demand; planning; 
>implementing; evaluating. Afterwards, each small group will briefly 
>present their case and findings to the large group for comments and 
>discussion.
>
>At Annual, we want to have about three presentations on the topic of 
>technical services cooperation with public services, or other library 
>divisions, and this message is also a call for presenters. The Discussion 
>Group's meeting at Annual will take place Saturday, June 21, 9:30-11 a.m.
>
>Please volunteer to be a presenter and share your knowledge and experience 
>with your colleagues; contact Jack Hall (jhall@xxxxxxxxxx) with your ideas for 
>presentations. Some possible broad areas for presentation might be (but 
>are not limited to):
>
>1. How our library (or technical services) is organized to promote 
>cooperation
>2. How to staff the library to promote cooperation, including having some 
>or all librarians perform functions common to both public and technical 
>services
>3. Special projects that have required technical services cooperation with 
>public services, or other library divisions
>
>Thanks very much; see you at Midwinter!
>
>Jack

Jack Hall
114L University of Houston Libraries
Houston, TX  77204-2000
telephone:(713) 743-9687
e-mail: jhall@xxxxxxxxxx
fax: (713) 743-9748