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<span style="color:#515F5C">Are you a "jack-of-all-trades" librarian who wants to spend less time ordering books and more time on the reference desk? Is your busy technical services department looking for ways to automate everyday processes such as editing
batches of MARC records from vendors? Do you want to process new items faster to get them into your patrons' hands sooner? Do you simply find yourself wondering, "Is there an easier way to do this?" about any of your library’s technical services work?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#515F5C">Library staff members spend a lot of time making sure patrons can access their resources, both physical and electronic, and finding ways to improve these workflows is important.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#515F5C">Join us on <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal">February 13, 2020</span></strong> for Work Smarter, Not Harder: Innovating Technical Services Workflows.
This Amigos Library Services online conference will explore ways to make everyone's life easier when it comes to ordering, processing, cataloging, and weeding our libraries' resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#515F5C"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#515F5C">Amigos Library Services is now accepting presentation proposals for this conference. Suggested topic areas include but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#515F5C">Automating routine technical services processes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#515F5C">Change management when implementing new workflows<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#515F5C">Handling batches of MARC records efficiently<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#515F5C">Innovating legacy workflows<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#515F5C">Making the decision to outsource some processes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#515F5C">Using project management or process mapping tools to streamline workflows<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#515F5C">If you can speak to one of these topics, or have another idea in mind, please <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal">submit your proposal at
</span></strong><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://www.amigos.org/node/6081">https://www.amigos.org/node/6081</a></span></b><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal">
by December 5, 2019</span></strong><b>.</b> Don't worry if you’ve never presented online. It's easy, and we are happy to train you and provide technical support during your presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#515F5C">For more information about this conference, contact Emily Nimsakont, <a href="mailto:nimsakont@amigos.org"><span style="color:#913538;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">nimsakont@amigos.org</span></a> or 800-843-8482 ext.
2825.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jodie Borgerding<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Continuing Education Services Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Amigos Library Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1190 Meramec Station Road, Suite 207<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ballwin, MO 63021<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(972) 340-2897<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.amigos.org/">http://www.amigos.org</a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#ED7D31">The Library's Role in Supporting Open Educational Resources<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#ED7D31">Online Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">December 4, 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.amigos.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1225"><span style="color:blue">Register</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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