2020 and 2021 were a challenging time for many of us, including our KLAS Users' Group Program Committee. Many members joined the committee with the intention of helping to plan an in-person conference. Then COVID happened, and we all came together to plan and execute a fully online conference instead. This shift meant evaluating and learning new software, preparing presenters for the new format, rethinking the conference schedule, and more! I am more than grateful to those who did this work. Understandably, when it came time to start planning content for this year, all but one committee member was ready for a break and stepped down from the committee.
In the past few months we've assembled a new team to plan ongoing content for our KLAS Users! Yesterday afternoon they met for the first time. Four new faces who have never served on a KLAS Users' Group Committee before, a new Users' Group Officer who is beginning their first term, and one seasoned Officer / Program Committee member are coming together to help bring you new webinars, online roundtables, and more in the next year!
2022 Program Committee Members:
- Jared Leslie, KLAS Users' Group Vice President & Program Committee Chair, Arizona Instructional Resource Center
- Michael Lang, KLAS Users' Group President & Former Program Committee Chair, Kansas Talking Book Library
- Lori Brown, Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library (Missouri)
- Amanda Trawick, Alabama Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- Kate Kosior, South Dakota Braille & Talking Book Library
- Crystal Grimes, Oregon Talking Book and Braille Library
- Katy Patrick, Keystone Systems
- Drea Callicutt, Keystone Systems
1/25/22 Cataloging for Duplication Webinar
As their first piece of business, your new Program Committee scheduled a Keystone-presented webinar for Tuesday, January 25 at 2 PM Eastern / 11 AM Pacific. During this online training session, Katy Patrick will be discussing "Cataloging for Duplication" including handling withdrawn titles, updating new title records without physical copies coming in, and what eDocs are and where they come from. Mark your calendar now so you can join us Live! Connection information will be shared closer to the webinar.
What topics / presenters do you want?
Now, our newly reformed committee wants to ask: What kind of content you want? Is there a particular topic or presenter you'd like to hear about / from? Do you have something you'd like to present about, or are you willing to moderate a Roundtable or Birds of a Feather session?
Comment on this post or send an email to any committee member to share your thoughts, requests, and input!
