*Apologies in advance for duplicate postings to multiple listservs.*<br><br>ALCTS webinar: Challenge the Status Quo: When the IR comes to Access Services<br><br>Date: April 4, 2012<br>All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11am Pacific, noon Mountain, 1pm Central, and 2pm Eastern time.<br>
 <br>Description: Drawing on lessons learned from hosting a digital initiative (ie: institutional repository) in access services, this presentation will offer suggestions for how managers can do more with less and still take on new projects. The presentation will also touch on assessment of legacy practices, cross-department collaboration, and the value of offering staff opportunities for learning new skills.<br>
<br>Learning Outcomes This session will offer attendees techniques for implementing an institutional repository in settings where there are limited staff resources; techniques described are applicable in a variety of settings and sizes of libraries, not only in small organizations.<br>
<br>Audience: Library staff from all areas of library services and from all types and sizes of libraries<br><br>Presenter: Brad Matthies has ten years of public services experience at Butler University Libraries. He is presently Head of Access Services and is also the project manager for the Butler Digital Commons. He is an active member of the Academic Libraries of Indiana&#39;s Resource Sharing Committee and serves as chair of their Open Access Subcommittee.<br>
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For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or <a target="_top" href="mailto:alctsce@ala.org">alctsce@ala.org</a>.</div><div><br>Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.</div>