Technical Services Sectionhttp://techservices.mlanet.org/

“Reflecting and Connecting”

Access

Collaboration Communication

Leadership

Networking

Programming

Is a TSS membership right for you?

YES,

if one or more of the following describes your workday….

Metadata/Standards/Access/Cataloging/MeSH/NLM/FRBR/Best Practices/Repositories

RDA/MARC/ERM/Acquisitions/Serials/Archives/Information Organization/Digitization

Cataloging to

“Purrfection”!

Serials Management

Contributing to the Internet Archive

Archival Preservation

Using the Technology of Our Future to Preserve Our Past

Institutional Repositories

TSS provides venues for discussing issues that matter the most to technical services professionals, such as….

Providing quality, reliable information access through cataloging and indexing

Staying current with evolving cataloging standards, policies, and documentation

Technological innovations that meet the evolving information needs of our users

Electronic resource management thatconnects health sciences researchers and practitioners to the information they need

Providing remote access to health information through ERMS and link resolvers

Technological innovations that deliver remote health information resources to

practitioners so they can focus on patient care

Digitization and metadata standards to create digital libraries that connect users to hidden collections

Digitization

Metadata application for controlled access

System population with digital images

Metadata standards

Other TSS advantages include….

Programs that inform technical services professionals of the latest innovations and practices

Committee work and other professional development opportunities

Ad-Hoc Mentoring CommitteeAd-Hoc Research CommitteeAd-Hoc Task Force on Administrative MetadataBylaws Committee

Continuing Education CommitteeMembership CommitteeNominating CommitteeProgram CommitteeStandards Committee

Leadership opportunitiesSection ChairSection Chair-Elect/Program ChairSection Past Chair/Bylaws ChairNominee to MLA Nominating CommitteeSecretary/TreasurerSection Council Representative

Continuing Education ChairMembership ChairNominating ChairStandards ChairAd-Hoc Mentoring ChairAd-Hoc Research ChairAd-Hoc Task Force on Administrative Metadata Chair

E-mail List ManagerNewsletter EditorWeb Site Editor

MLA Liaison to ALA Committee on Cataloging: Description and AccessMLA Liaison to NASIGMLA Liaison to NISOMLA Liaison to OCLC

Connections and collaborations through strategic alliances

And so much more….

Grant opportunities for continuing education on research

Informing the membership through newsletter

announcements

http://techservices.mlanet.org/ResearchCom.html http://techservices.mlanet.org/ttrends/

Communication and information dissemination via the TSS listserv

http://techservices.mlanet.orglisterv.html

Strategic planning for CE courses on technical services Membership feedback via surveys

So what are you waiting for?

MLA Technical Services Section needs you!!

Join MLA TSS today!

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