I recently gave the keynote presentation at the Northern Ohio Technical Services Librarians (NOTSL) Spring 2015 Meeting. NOTSL meets twice a year and this meeting was held on April 24 at the Cuyahoga County Public Library Parma-Snow Branch Auditorium. I was asked to speak about using assessment to advocate for technical services. I appreciated the opportunity to talk about this aspect of assessment because I usually talk about technical services assessment in the context of improving services or processes. There was a lot of interest in using assessment to advocate for funding, positions, or changes to procedures or policies. You can access my presentation here, published in the University at Albany's institutional repository, Scholars Archive.
Other speakers were Anthony McMullen (Systems Librarian, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania) and Robin Buser (Supervisor of Technical Services, Columbus State Community College). Robin has recently co-authored the book Project Management for Libraries: A Practical Approach (along with Bruce E. Massis and Miriam Pollack). She spoke briefly about "Assessing Projects: Before, During and After."
The Spring 2015 NOTSL meeting was very well organized and attended by more than 60 people, including a mix of public and academic librarians. The venue was very nice, close to restaurants, and easy to get to. NOTSL is not a fee-based organization; everyone who attends a NOTSL meeting is considered a member. You can learn about their past programs here.
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