[DCRM-L] [alctsleaders] Final e-forum of 2009: OpenDoors to Hidden Collections

[Dooley,Jackie]

Elizabeth Johnson told the RBMS list the other day about this ALCTS e-forum
that's going on today and tomorrow. A heads up that it's really very
interesting, and special collections/archives issues are very much present
(along with gov docs, journal articles, metadata for digital stuff, etc.)
and well worth the time of folks in our sector--catalogers in particular!

Today's posts presumably are already archived somewhere on the ALCTS site,
though I didn't look into that.

Jackie

-- 
Jackie Dooley
Consulting Archivist
OCLC Research and the RLG Partnership

>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Johnson, Elizabeth L. [mailto:johnson1 at indiana.edu]
>> Sent: Fri 12/4/09 9:09 AM
>> To: rbms at ala.org
>> Subject: [RBMS] FW: [alctsleaders] Final e-forum of 2009: Open Doors
>> to Hidden Collections
>>
>> Many of you many already know about this, but just in case ...
>>
>> Elizabeth Johnson

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kristin E. Martin [mailto:kmarti at uic.edu]
>> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 9:08 AM
>> To: alctsleaders at ala.org
>> Subject: [alctsleaders] Final e-forum of 2009: Open Doors to Hidden
>> Collections
>>
>> It's been a busy fall on the ALCTS e-forum list, and I've really
enjoyed
>> participating and following the discussions we've had. Please join us
>> for our ALCTS e-forum discussion of 2009. It's free and open to
>> everyone! Please share this message with all who would be interested.
>> Registration information is at the end of the message.
>>
>> "Opening Doors to Hidden Collections"
>> Dec. 8-9, 2009
>> E-forum runs 9-5 Eastern time each day (8-4 Central, 7-3 Mountain,
6-2
>> Pacific)
>> Moderated by JoAnne Deeken and Millie Jackson.
>>
>> As discovery tools are overtaking the traditional catalog as the
primary
>> face of libraries, much emphasis is being placed on unique materials
and
>> hidden collections.
>>
>> How do you define hidden collections? How would you describe them?
How
>> do you provide access to hidden collections? What are the roles, if
any,
>> of the traditional Technical Services and/or Collection Development
>> departments in providing access to these hidden collections? Do new
>> workflows or adjustments in staffing have to be made to accommodate
the
>> work?
>>
>> Join the discussion. Help answer these question and pose others. We
have
>> the opportunity to reshape what a library is and does. Don't be
passive.
>> Become an active voice in creating change. Help us shape the future.
>>
>> Moderated by:
>> JoAnne Deeken is Head of Technical Services and Digital Access at the
>> University of Tennessee Libraries. She has been a librarian in
Technical
>> Services for 25 years and has worked at 5 different university
libraries
>> across the country. Most of her publications deal with the
organization
>> of technical services. She is an active member of ALCTS, having
served
>> on several committees and discussion (now interest) groups.
>>
>> Millie Jackson is Associate Dean for Collections at The University of
>> Alabama. Previously she was Head of Collections at Florida State
>> University and held several positions in the library at Grand Valley
>> State University in Allendale, MI. She has published and presented on
>> workflow and electronic resources. She is currently the chair of
ALCTS
>> CMDS Administration of Collection Development.
>>
>> *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.
>>
>> *To register:*
>>
>> Go to: http://lists.ala.org/sympa, click on ALCTS (spelled out) under
>> the ALA Division heading, then choose alcts-eforum at ala.org
>> <mailto:alcts-eforum at ala.org>. A login and password are required to
>> register. Instructions for obtaining a login and password may be
found
>> on the list homepage. Participation is free and open to anyone.
>>
>> --
>> Kristin E. Martin
>> Metadata Librarian
>> Catalog Department (MC 234)
>> 2-390 Richard J. Daley Library
>> University of Illinois at Chicago
>> 801 S. Morgan
>> Chicago, IL  60607
>> 312-413-5052
>> 312-413-0424 (Fax)
>> kmarti at uic.edu