[Access-ip] Fwd: 2011 ALA Annual Program - Circ & Access Services

[Ann Snowman]

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Subject: 	2011 ALA Annual Program - Circ & Access Services
Date: 	Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:23:20 -0600
From: 	Sharpe, Paul <sharpep at umsl.edu>
To: 	Atkins, Stephanie <satkins at WUSTL.EDU>, 
<arlene.johnson at uc.edu>, Deweese, June L. 
<DeweeseJ at missouri.edu>, <tdawes at princeton.edu>, 
<cmcgrath at fas.harvard.edu>, <jamyung at umd.edu>, 
<wweare at iupui.edu>, <elder at gwu.edu>, 
<bgreene at post.harvard.edu>, <mkchristensen at ucsd.edu>, 
<ams32 at psu.edu>, <ndethloff at uh.edu>, <ramseyc at uhd.edu>, 
<dbruxvoort at ufl.edu>



Greetings!

You are receiving this message for one of the following 
reasons:

1) You expressed an interest in participating in a 
potential program in New Orleans next year as part of 
the LLAMA/SASS Circ & Access Services Committee.

2) You met me at ALA Annual 2010 in Washington, DC and 
we discussed the idea.

3) You are a professional colleague with interest or 
expertise in the area of Access Services.

4) Your spam filter is broken.

Here's what I sent to the LLAMA Program Committee in July:

FEAST (Future & Emerging Access Services Trends)

Why choose between presentations when you can come to 
one FEAST? Future & Emerging Access Services Trends 
(FEAST) gives you multiple speakers and topics in one 
90 minute session. Hear practitioners and experts 
discuss what's new or just around the corner in 
circulation, shelving, reserves, interlibrary loan, 
offsite storage and more in short seven minute courses. 
Fresh and timely. Never frozen. There's always plenty 
to choose from at the FEAST!

Now comes the interesting part. One of these speakers 
is you! The idea is to have 7 or 8 people speak for a 
few minutes on something new, fresh and innovative in 
the area of Access Services. This could be anything 
that you choose, as long as it's current and relatively 
unexplored within the profession. For example - no one 
wants to hear a presentation on wikis or blogs -- 
they've been done to death since 2005!

I already know that not all of you will want to speak. 
I also know that we have colleagues out there looking 
for a chance to speak. This isn't a forum for the same 
old speakers to show up and prognosticate. This can 
also be a showcase for new voices and new talent. 
Having just worked in a university setting that 
required professional involvement for tenure, I know 
the pressures of looking for a presentation 
opportunity. This can be that opportunity for someone 
you know with something to add to the conversation. As 
I explained when presenting the idea to the LLAMA 
Program Committee, this is the launching pad for an 
ongoing series -- much in the way LITA has Top Tech 
Trends. Access Services is a big umbrella that covers a 
number of areas in the day-to-day operations of all 
types of libraries. We should always have something to 
talk about.

I don't need to hear from anyone today. Think the idea 
through and let it percolate for a couple of weeks. If 
you're coming to San Diego for ALA Midwinter in 
January, there will be time to discuss it all. While I 
do need to finalize the list of speakers soon, the 
topics can wait a while.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Thanks,

Paul

Paul A. Sharpe

Head of Access Services

University Libraries

University of Missouri - St. Louis

sharpep at umsl.edu

(314) 516-7993

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