e-Forum Archive

Topic Host(s)
The Incredible Shrinking Cataloging Department: How to Do More with Less Xiaoli Li and Wade Wyckoff
Digital Preservation Amy Rudersdorf and Lisa Gregory
Pass It On—Preservation Week @ Your Library Jeanne Drewes and Karen Motylewski
Advocacy: What Does It Mean for Technical Services? ALCTS Advocacy Task Force
Open Access Initiatives in Scholarly Communications Adrian Ho and Sarah Shreeves
Transforming Collections Lisa German and Sarah Simpson
Beyond 2010 the Year of Cataloging Research Sherab Chen and Susan A. Massey
Patron-Driven Acquisitions: Where Do I Start and How Do I Know When I’ve Arrived? Nancy Gibbs and Angela M. Carreno
Job Hunting: A Conversation about How to Do It Well Tiffany Eatman Allen and Erica Findley
Serials, Staffing, and Workflow Jennifer Sippel and Christine Stachowicz
Looking Ahead: Research Topics in Acquisitions & Collection Development ALCTS Acquisition Section Research & Statistics Committee
Current Issues in In-Kind Materials Donations Stacy Gordon and Heath Martin
Developing a Library Metadata Policy Melanie Wacker and Susan Massey
The Future of the Big Deal Rebecca Kemp and Rob Van Rennes
Managing Electronic Theses and Dissertations Holly Mercer and Jennifer Roper
Floating Collections: If You Love Them, Let Them Float! Deborah George and Barbara Spruill
Writing and Publishing in Librarianship Eleanor Cook and Sandra Roe
Telecommuting in Libraries: Benefits and Challenges Jennifer Duncan
BISAC and Beyond Logan McDonald and Loretta Mainock
Data Access and Management: The Library’s Role Brad Gulliford and Jeff Downing
Discovery Tool Implementation and Selection Nara Newcomer and Bill Walsh
Brittle Book Strategies for the 21st Century Kara McClurken and Kimberly Peach
Turning Statistics Into Assessment : How can Technical Services Measure the Value of Their Services? Buddy Pennington and Sarah Simpson
Publish with ALCTS! Jeanne Drewes, M. Dina Giambi, Mary Beth Weber
Role of the Professional in Library Technical Services Betsy Appleton, Stephanie Gehring, and Allison Yanos
Book Treatment and Conservation Labs Jennifer Hain Teper and Eric Alstrom
Government Information: Now and in the Future Lori Smith
Library as Place Laurie St. Laurent and Deborah J. Margolis
Ebook Acquisitions: Methods, Management, and Workflows Andy Langhurst and Kay Downey
Work/Life Balance Leslie Burke and Robert Roose
E-book MARC Records in the Age of AACR2, Provider-Neutral Guidelines, and now RDA Amy Bailey and Becky Culbertson
RDA Training Sylvia Hall-Ellis and Jennifer Sweda
Preparing Your Library for RDA Mary Beth Weber and Christopher Cronin
June 16, 2010 New Possibilities in Cooperative Cataloging? Rebecca L. Mugridge and Michele Seikel
May 19, 2010 Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Technical Services Work Elizabeth Winter and Sherab Chen
April 13, 2010 Managing Student Employees/Volunteers Judy Quist
March 9, 2010 Preservation Practices Today Stephanie Lamson and Peter Verheyen
February 23, 2010 Public Librarians in Technical Services Marlene Harris and Cheryl Nakaji
January 26, 2010 Shifting Priorities to Meet Evolving Needs Technical Services Managers in Academic Libraries Interest Group
December 8, 2009 Opening Doors to Hidden Collections JoAnne Deeken and Millie Jackson
December 1, 2009 How Can ALCTS Serve New Members? Keisha Manning and M. Dina Giambi
November 18, 2009 Improving Communication between Technical Services and Public Services Sarah Simpson and Keri Cascio
October 13, 2009 Licensing: Why, When, and How Selden Lamoureux and Kristin Martin
September 29, 2009 Banned Books, Intellectual Freedom, and the Library Marilyn Wilt and Roxanne Myers Spencer
June 18, 2009 Creating the Future of ALCTS M. Dina Giambi and Mary Case
June 3, 2009 Policies in Cataloging Danielle Conklin and Lora Farrell
April 21, 2009 Open Source ILS Rob Van Rennes and Clint Chamberlain
April 6, 2009 Library Budgets Lisa German and Ann Snowman
March 9, 2009 Breaking Down the Silos M. Dina Giambi and Kristin Antelman
February 23, 2009 Copyright and Digital Collections Cheryl Walters
February 10, 2009 Disaster Planning and Response Walter Cybulski and Nancy Kraft
January 14, 2009 Coping with Shrinking Resources Pamela Bluh
December 3, 2008 Institutional Repositories Pamela Bluh
November 18, 2008 Collecting Free Web Resources Kate Harcourt, Melanie Wacker, and Alex Thurman
October 8, 2008 Policies for Pornography and Erotic Materials Michelle Martinez
June 10, 2008 Publisher/Vendor Supplied Records Pamela Bluh and M. Dina Giambi
May 14, 2008 Communication and ALCTS Pamela Bluh and M. Dina Giambi