Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services Interest Group (TEDSIG)
About TEDSIG
Updated July 11, 2011
TEDSIG was founded in 1993 as the Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG). The interest group's name and scope was changed in June 2007 to Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services Interest Group (TEDSIG) to better reflect the evolving status of the group's constituents in traditional and emerging technologies. TEDS, a white teddy bear, is the official mascot of TEDSIG.
- Purpose
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To provide a forum for discussion and sharing of information for ALAO members who are interested in technical services, electronic resources and systems, and digital services.
- Goals, Objectives and further information,
- Provide a forum for networking and discussion of technical, electronic and digital services (TEDS) related issues in acquisitions, cataloging, metadata, preservation, serials, electronic resources, systems, digital services, and related technology.
- Support continuing education and professional development activities by providing and/or sponosring TEDS programming at the annual ALAO Conference and TEDSIG Spring Meeting.
- Foster empowerment by reaching out and welcoming all levels of staff in academic libraries' technical, electronic and digital services and supporting counterparts form the non-profit and private sectors
- Facilitate building of relationships with like-minded regional organizations, such as EGL-IUG, NOTSL, OhioLINK, OLC, OVGTSL, and others, to share best practices and expertise among members
- Promote the role of TEDS librarians and staff to build awareness of the value of TEDS services to the library and higher education communities
- Recognize and honor significant contributions by ALAO members to the technical, electronic and digital services fields by presenting an annual TEDDY Award
What does TEDSIG do?
Updated July 11, 2011
- Provide a mechanism for sharing best practices and expertise among members
- Hold informational and planning meeting at annual conference
- Promote TEDS programming by sponsoring a program at the annual ALAO Conference and fostering call for conference proposal submissions
- Hold a Spring Meeting workshop on an area of itnerest to technical, electronic and digital services librarians and support staff
- Promote and increase awareness of TEDSIG activities and member issues by regularly contributing to the ALAO Newsletter
- Support communication, discussion, and networking for the membership by providing an email discussion list
- Oversee the nomiantions, selection and presentation of the TEDDY Award
- Identify at least one TEDSIG member to be appointed to the ALAO Conference Planning Committee to represent TEDSIG. IG Coordinator who serves on the Conference Planning Committee on behalf of all interest groups, may be designated to this role.
- Hold elections each March to fill the position of outgoing chair
TEDSIG Steering Committee
Updated July 11, 2011
- The primary responsibility of the ALAO TEDSIG Steering Committee is to increase opportunities for TEDS librarians and staff to participate in ALAO. This is accomplished through the delivery of member services such as program planning for the Spring Meeting and the Annual Conference, through the distribution of information of interest to technical services librarians and staff, and in other ways.
- The Steering Committee is comprised of the 2 Co-Chairs and any interested parties.
- TEDSIG Co-Chairs are elected by Steering Committee membership to two year terms, commencing in alternate years to facilitate overlap in leadership. TEDSIG Co-Chairs do not have to have previously served as Committee members, but it is recommended.
- Members of the TEDSIG Steering Committee will serve one year terms running from one ALAO Leadership Retreat in June to the next. If a Committee member does not contact one of the Co-Chairs to specifically resign from the Committee it will be assumed they wish to remain active for another year.
- Members are expected to attend at least one meeting per year. Meetings are held during the annual conference and at the Spring Meeting. Ad hoc meetings may be called at the discretion of the Co-Chairs to plan events or discuss topics of interest. All other communication will take place electronically.
- One Committee member will focus their activities on growing the ALAO TEDSIG membership and serve one year term as TEDSIG Membership Chair. Membership Chair may be reappointed by the Co-Chairs for successive years.
TEDSIG Membership Chair
Eve Davis (Term: 2010-2011)
Account Services Manager
EBSCO Information Services
Email: eved@ebsco.com
Cell: 847-927-3411
TEDSIG Blog
Updated March 1, 2010
For news and updates on TEDSIG's activities, check out our blog at:
http://blog.alaoweb.org/category/interest-groups/tedsig/
TEDSIG Discussion List
Updated July 11, 2011
TEDSIG@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU
LISTOWNER: Margaret Maurer, Head, Catalog & Metadata, Kent State University
DESCRIPTION: TEDSIG Steering Committee communication list
PURPOSE OF THE LIST: To provide a forum for TEDSIG's Steering Committee to communicate and hold discussions on issues of importance to the membership. All types of TEDS questions are welcome including (but not limited to) acquisitions, cataloging, physical processing, authority control, vendor relations, outsourcing, serials, electronic resources, digital issues, organization, membership, etc.
TEDDY Award
For Distinguished Service by an ALAO member in the fields of Technical, Electronic and Digital Services
Updated November 24, 2010
The TEDDY recognizes an individual's significant contributions to the technical, electronic or digital services fields. Contributions may include service, innovative practices, presentations, publications, and leadership in the profession. The TEDDY is awarded annually at the ALAO Conference. The award includes two waivers to a future TEDSIG event and TEDS, the TEDSIG mascot.
Nominees must be current ALAO members, who have worked in or are currently working in a an Ohio academic library in the area of technical, electronic, or digital services.
TEDDY Award Past Recipients
2008 Margaret Maurer Kent State University
2009 Deberah England Wright State University
2010 Eve Davis EBSCO Information Services
2011 Anne Gilliland The Ohio State University
Anne Gilliland, 2011 TEDDY Award Recipient (Photo by: Laura Lingham)
Past TEDSIG/TSIG Chairs
Updated November 24, 2010
1993-1995
1994-1996
1995-1997 Margo Warner Curl College of Wooster
1996-1998
1997-1999 Cliff Glaviano Bowling Green State University
1998-2000 George Johnston University of Cincinnati
1999-2001 Karen Wilhoit Wright State University
2000-2002 Anne Gilliland OhioLINK
2001-2003 Cynthia Whitacre OCLC
2002-2004 Kevin Furniss Denison University
2003-2005 Julie Gammon University of Akron
2004-2006 Jody Perkins Miami University
2005-2007 Margaret Maurer Kent State University
2006-2008 Deberah England Wright State University
2007-2009 Rocki Strader The Ohio State University
2008-2010 Kiffany Francis Cleveland State University
2009-2011 Christopher Thornton Case Western Reserve University
2010-2012 Elias Tzoc Miami University
2011-2013 Jennifer Bazeley Miami University
TEDS, the TEDSIG Mascot
TEDS, the TEDSIG mascot, was the brainchild of TEDSIG member Maureen Walsh (OSU) during a discussion at a TSIG meeting on January 26, 2007 about expanding the interest group's scope beyond technical services to include the fields of electronic resources and systems, and digital services.
On May 2, 2008, TEDS, a white teddy bear sporting a TEDSIG t-shirt, made his debut at the TEDSIG Spring Meeting. Fittingly, Maureen Walsh, who was speaking at the event, won the door prize and as such was the first recipient of a TEDS. TEDS is awarded annually as part of the TEDDY Award.
If you would like your very own TEDS, contact the TEDSIG Co-Chairs.
