2023 Annual Meeting Information

Introduction

Below is the slate of TS-SIS meetings, the TS-SIS sponsored programs, and other programs that TS-SIS members may find of interest at the the 2023 AALL Annual Meeting, July 15-18, 2023, in Boston, MA.

Updated 7/7/2023 – Send updates/corrections to: Marijah Sroczynski, website coordinator

Saturday Evening Dine-Arounds

TS-SIS will be holding their Annual Dine-Arounds on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in conjunction with the AALL Annual Meeting in Boston, MA starting at 6:45 pm. You will meet with your host at the HQ Hotel Lobby at 6:45 p.m., or in time to make a 7 p.m. reservation, to walk to the chosen restaurants. You pay for your own meal and enjoy the company of your fellow librarians and colleagues. Here are the restaurants and their hosts:

Back Bay Social with Josh LaPorte
Bistro du Midi with Michele Pope
Dillon’s with Pat Sayre-McCoy
Terra Wood Burning Grill with Jennifer Mart-Rice and Elisabeth Umpleby
wagamama with Becky Bearden

Please sign up; space is limited. Please contact Jessie Tam if you wish to host a group or have questions about the event.

Schedule

Meeting/Program Locations:

Hynes = Hynes Convention Center
Marriott = Boston Marriott Copley Place

Saturday, July 15, 2023

5:00-6:30 p.m. – Opening Reception – Hynes Exhibit Hall C-D
6:45 p.m. – TS-SIS Dine-Arounds – Various Locations

Sunday, July 16, 2023

10:15 a.m. – Exhibit Hall Opens (refreshment break, 10:15-11:15 a.m.; closes 4:00 p.m.)
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Selector School: Teaching your Team How to Build a Collection of the Future – Hynes-312
12:45-1:45 p.m. – Management Issues Roundtable – Hynes-201
3:15-4:15 p.m. – A Rose By Any Other Name: Charting a New Path Towards Career Fulfillment – Hynes-311
3:15-4:15 p.m. – Withdrawing Large Collections: History, Methods and Paths Forward (sponsored by TS-SIS) – Hynes-207
3:15-4:15 p.m. – Moving Beyond Print (Hot Topic) – Hynes-302
5:30-6:30 p.m. – COUNTERintuitive: Discussing the Lack of Standardization in Vendor-Supplied Usage Statistics (TS-SIS Hot Topic) – Marriott-Suffolk
5:30-6:30 p.m. – FOLIO (LSRD-SIS VIP Program) – Marriott-Tufts

Monday, July 17, 2023

8:30 a.m. – Exhibit Hall Opens (refreshment break, 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 2:15-3:15 p.m.; closes 4:00 p.m.)
9:30-10:30 a.m. – Batch Please: Leveraging Batch Record Loading For Integrated Library System Improvements and Enhancing Resource Discovery – Hynes-309
10:45-11:45 a.m. – Where Do We Draw the Line In Making “Highly Sensitive” Information Available or Not? – Hynes-210
12:15-1:15 p.m. – LSRD-SIS Local Systems Committee MTG – Hynes-313
12:15-1:15 p.m. – Resource Management Standing Committee Roundtable – Hynes-201
1:15-2:15 p.m. – Data 411: Terminology, Coding, and Telling Stories – Hynes-306
1:15-2:15 p.m. – Cool Tools Café – Hynes-312
3:30-4:30 p.m. – Collaborating with Vendors: Marketing, User Needs, and Product Development – Hynes-306
3:30-4:30 p.m. – The “Strait” Road to a Diverse Profession: Creating and Supporting a Successful Fellowship Program – Hynes-207
5:45-6:45 p.m. – Metadata Management Standing Committee Roundtable – Marriott-Tremont

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

8:30 a.m. – Exhibit Hall Opens (refreshment break, 9:45-11:15 a.m.; closes 12:00 p.m.)
8:30-9:30 a.m. – Get Out the Map: Finding Our Way Towards a Stronger Professional Pipeline – Hynes-312
8:30-9:30 a.m. – “Kill A Stupid Rule” to Streamline Processes and Build Engagement – Hynes-304
8:30-9:30 a.m. – Whose Story Is Missing? How Law Libraries Can Adapt Collection Development Policies for DEI – Hynes-210
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Discovering Diversity through Linked Data – Hynes-311
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Out of Mind Out of Sight: Staying Connected and Relevant in an Increasingly Virtual Workplace – Hynes-306