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The PR Xchange Event will be held on Sunday, June 26, from 11 am to 1 pm at the 2022 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in the Special Events Area of the Exhibits Hall at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. The PR Xchange brings in a…Continue Reading
The May 2022 e-Forum touched on a wide range of topics. Librarians noted that quality one-shots can be tricky given the need to cover essential material, engage students, answer questions, and assess learning in one class period. Ideally, lessons are fun and link directly to assignments or student-requested examples. Options…Continue Reading
Nariné Bournoutian Systems and Electronic Resources Librarian Arthur W. Diamond Law Library, Columbia University The Core New Members Interest Group will be publishing a series of posts, “Tips for New Librarians” featuring advice and interviews geared towards early career librarians. Please enjoy the final in our four part series! No…Continue Reading
The Core SAC Subcommittee on Faceted Vocabularies (SSFV) is proud to announce the publication of a new resource entitled Retrospective Implementation of Library of Congress Faceted Vocabularies: Best Practices for Librarians and Programmers. This first published version incorporates feedback received during the public review period earlier this year. SSFV is grateful…Continue Reading
The Core Board is soliciting nominations for the office of Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of the Metadata and Collections Section. The Metadata and Collections Section addresses and improves all aspects of acquisitions, cataloging, collections, continuing resources, metadata, preservation, reformatting, and technical services in all types of libraries. Examples of the section’s work include,…Continue Reading
The ALA Store is having a spring sale, which means you can save on a variety of Core products. Through Sunday, May 8, you can save 15% off our “Libraries Are Radical” apparel, including new styles of t-shirts (just in time for summer!). Select ALA books are also 50% off…Continue Reading
Are you a current or prospective member of Core’s Technology Section? If so, come to the Core Technology Section Virtual Spring Event on Friday, May 6, 2022, from 1-2 p.m. CDT. Through large and small group breakout rooms, meet the section’s Leadership Team, discover how to get involved in committees,…Continue Reading
Join Core on Saturday, June 25 at 4 pm ET during ALA Annual for the Core President’s Program featuring Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Director of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. The recently integrated Smithsonian Libraries and Archives contains nearly 3 million library volumes and over 44,000 cubic feet of archival materials chronicling the history of the Smithsonian. Evangelestia-Dougherty…Continue Reading
Kellie Barbato Director of Lineberger Memorial Library Lenoir-Rhyne University The Core New Members Interest Group will be publishing a series of posts, “Tips for New Librarians” featuring advice and interviews geared towards early career librarians. Please enjoy the third in our four part series! Are you a librarian who is…Continue Reading
The April 2022 e-Forum “Assessment in Libraries: Planning and Practices”, co-hosted by Anita Hall (University of Louisville), Julene Jones (University of Kentucky), and Lee Ann Lannom (Vanderbilt University), centered around library assessment. The lively and supportive discussion among over 40 assessment librarians at primarily academic libraries included several participants who…Continue Reading
