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This e-Forum was held on April 25-26, 2023. It was co-moderated by Kelly Williams and Michelle Shea, both from Texas A&M University-Central Texas, Jennifer Batson, from The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, and Sandra Yvette Desjardins, from The Houston Academy of Medicine – Texas Medical Center Library. Attendees explored the benefits…Continue Reading
The ALA Core Project Management Interest Group (PMIG) is pleased to host three presentations on tools and tips for effective project management. The meeting will take place on Thursday, June 1, 2023, from 1:00-2:00 pm CT. The meeting is free to attend but registration is required. Please register here. Demonstration…Continue Reading
The Core Metadata & Collections Section and ICOLC have released a joint statement urging “all organizations, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, to uphold libraries’ rights and interests to use, re-use, adapt, aggregate, and share metadata that describes library collections to serve the public interest, without restriction or limitation.“ Metadata and the…Continue Reading
Join us on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at 4 p.m. CT during ALA Annual in Chicago, IL, for the Core President’s Program featuring award-winning journalist Angela Saini. Saini is known globally for her work on race and gender. She has presented science programmes on BBC radio and television, and her writing…Continue Reading
Kyle Courtney and Juliya Ziskina, who are copyright experts, with supporting organizations Library Futures, EveryLibrary Institute, the Authors Alliance, the Connecticut Library Association, the Massachusetts Library Association, and ReadersFirst have established the Ebook Study Group. This website sets out the problem that libraries face getting fair ebook terms from large publishers,…Continue Reading
Celebrate “Building Resilient Communities” during Preservation Week 2023, April 30 – May 6, with the free webinars “There When You Need Us: Crisis Collecting Support” and “Networking Strategies Improve Disaster Readiness”. During these webinars, attendees explore ways in which different organizations respond to disasters, and the impact of disasters on…Continue Reading
The April 2023 issue of Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) is now available. We’re pleased to share with you the second issue of the calendar year, with these peer-reviewed articles: Editorial: Around the Sun / Michael Fernandez The previous issue of LRTS marked an important milestone, as it was…Continue Reading
The April 2023 issue of Library Leadership & Management (LL&M) is now available. We’re pleased to share with you the first issue of the calendar year, with these peer-reviewed articles: Improving Library Organizational Communication through Intentional Knowledge Management / Ian Chan and Jennifer L. Fabbi, Ph.D. Creating a single internal communications hub can…Continue Reading
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) are celebrating five libraries with the 2023 AIA/ALA Library Building Award for excellence in architectural design. Complete details for each project are available on AIA’s website. Award recipients must demonstrate design achievement, including a sense of place, purpose,…Continue Reading
Our Creative Ideas in Technical Services Interest Group (CITSIG) is pleased to host a virtual discussion called “No More Copy Cats!” about the role of the copy cataloger and the original cataloger on Monday, May 1, from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT. The discussion is open and free to all! Laura…Continue Reading
