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The ALISE Technical Services Education SIG proudly presents its program titled "Technical Services: Past, Present, Future" at the 2010 ALISE Annual Conference in Boston. Our program will be held on Friday, January 15, 2010 from 8:30-10:00am at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers. The panelists for this program are Michael Gorman (UC-Fresno), Janet Swan Hill (Colorado), and Arlene Taylor (Pittsburgh). Libraries are experiencing profound changes in the way materials are cataloged and retrieved, and how technical services work is performed and managed. The new cataloging rules, Resource Description and Access ( RDA), will force technical services departments and libraries to change their practices. A smooth implementation of RDA will require successful collaboration of many stakeholders. This panel discussion will focus on the history of technical services, particularly focusing on the transition from AACR1 to AACR2. This discussion will provide an historical perspective to cataloging rules implementation. The purpose is to learn from past successes and failures in order to assist the library profession in the transition from AACR2 to RDA. This is especially relevant to the future of library and technical services practice and education. We hope you will join us for what will be a lively and informative discussion! Sincerely, Gretchen L. Hoffman, Ph.D. Co-convener, ALISE Technical Services Education SIG Assistant Professor School of Library and Information Studies Texas Woman's University [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Karen Snow Co-convener, ALISE Technical Services Education SIG Ph.D. Candidate Department of Library & Information Sciences University of North Texas [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>