AS Technology Committee
Charge
To identify and evaluate issues, trends, and operational implications relating to the selection, development, and implementation of technical services systems in all types of libraries and to promote and disseminate this information via conferences, institutes, seminars, publications, and other communication avenues.
Roster
Janet A. Hulm
(Chair,
July 1, 2012, to
July 22, 2013)
Tasha Renee Bales
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Robin A. Buser
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Rachel Anne Kirk
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
July 22, 2013)
Stacey A. Marien
(Member,
July 1, 2011, to
July 22, 2013)
Boaz Nadav Manes
(Member,
July 1, 2012, to
June 30, 2014)
Charles Derrik Hiatt
(Virtual Member,
July 1, 2011, to
July 22, 2013)
Christine McConnell
(Staff Liaison,
February 12, 2009, to
July 1, 2015)
Displaying active committee roster as of 05/22/2013. Last retrieved on 05/22/2013. Members can log in to view full contact information for committee members.
Public Posts from ALA Connect
- ALCTS webinar: Technical Services Librarians matter at your library: Finding a Career in Technical Services
- ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions
- ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions
- ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions (Revised)
- ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions
- ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions
- ALCTS webinar: Demand-Driven Acquisition, Part 2
- ALCTS webinar: Maximizing Revenue from Selling withdrawn Books and Unwanted Gifts
- ALCTS webinar: Buying Library Materials on the Out-of-Print Book Market
- ALCTS Web Course: Fundamentals of Acquisitions
Composition
The Acquisitions Technology Committee consists of 6 members, including the chair, 1 intern and 1 staff liaison appointed from volunteers from the membership at large, serving 2 year terms.
Origin
Established in 1991 as the Technology for Acquisitions Committee. The committee was originally charged to investigate, analyze, evaluate, and monitor vendor product and service developments regarding acquisition processes and disseminate this information to all potentially relevant constituents, but in 1998 its name and charged changed to its present form.
Get Involved
ALA values committed and active committee members. Qualified members are welcome to volunteer to serve on the Acquisitions Technology Committee. Committee members must have an interest in the work of the committee; be able to attend Annual Conferences and Midwinter Meetings to participate in the meetings and activities of the committee; and be able to work between conferences via e-mail and ALA Connect. Express your interest in serving on this or other committees by filling out an application form. Appointments take place once a year, during the spring. Committee service usually begins following Annual Conference, about July 1. See the ALCTS Volunteer Page.
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