Happening This Week
- Assessment and Evaluation Committee met on Monday, March 24 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
- Successes and Challenges of Putting the Integration in Integrated Library Systems e-Forum (a free 2-day moderated email based discussion) will be held Tuesday, March 25 – Wednesday, March 26. To participate, subscribe to the list by sending an email to core-eforum+subscribe@groups.io.
- Technology Section Leaders will meet on Tuesday, March 25 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Appointments Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 25 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
- Awards and Scholarships Coordination Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 26 from 9:00am – 10:00am CT
- Budget and Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday, March 26 from 3:00pm – 4:00 pm CT
- Best of Core Forum: Only Managers in the Building; Everything You Wish You Knew Before Becoming a Manager webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 26 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Fundraising and Sponsorships Committee will meet on Thursday, March 27 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
- Forum Planning Committee will meet on Friday, March 28 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Happening Next Week
- Metadata Standards Committee’s Metadata Standard Assessment Framework Update webinar will be held on Monday, March 31 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Core Executive Committee will meet on Monday, March 31 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Best of Core Forum: Integrating Linked Data into Library Workflows webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 1 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Best of Core Forum: Saying Less, Asking More: Expand Your Impact with Coaching webinar will be held on Wednesday, April 2 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
Member Opportunities & Announcements
- The Core election is now open for voting and will continue through Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Learn about the candidates on the Core Elections page. All Core members in good standing as of January 31, 2025, are eligible to participate and vote in this election. Members will receive an email from ALA with information about how to vote online. The election results will be announced on Monday, April 7, 2025.
- The deadline to apply for the PR Xchange Award has been extended to March 30! Apply now!
- Core members may apply or nominate another Core member for the Core Career LIFT Award by Wednesday, April 2.
- We need your talents! Complete the volunteer form to get involved in Core. For most of our committees, the appointment process starts in February and finishes in April so that new committee members can begin on July 1. You must be a member of Core to serve on a committee or chair an Interest Group.
- The Elevate Your Writing with Artificial Intelligence Powered Assistants webinar originally set for tomorrow has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 15 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT.
- Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), Core’s quarterly open-access, peer-reviewed technical journal, is hiring an Assistant Editor. Send a letter of interest and a summary of your qualifications to Ken Varnum, editor, at varnum@umich.edu by April 18, 2025. The ITAL Assistant Editor is a member of the ITAL Editorial Board, assists with evaluation of submitted articles (“desk review”) prior to peer review, and manages the journal’s peer review process, including communication with authors. This role also shares duties for copyediting and layout of articles accepted for publication with the Editor, assists with publicity and content development for the journal, and advises the ITAL Editor on policy and strategy. This appointment is for a renewable three-year term (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028). The position comes with a $1000/year stipend. The individual must be a member in good standing of ALA and its Core division during the entire period of service.
- The Core Access & Equity Leadership Team is eager to hear from membership about what kind of programming you would be interested in seeing from this section. Fill out this four-question survey to have your say in what kind of programming is offered.
- Have you volunteered with Core, or are you interested in volunteering with Core? Have you experienced barriers to participating with Core? Core is investigating offering grants/scholarships for a limited number of members (via an application process) to participate as volunteers in ALA and Core that otherwise may not be able to participate. We invite you to complete this brief online survey that will help identify the financial and time-based commitments members make as volunteers.
- Nominate a colleague to be featured as Core Member of the Month! Fill out the nomination form and a member of the Marketing and Social Media Committee will be in touch!
- Present a webinar or moderate an e-Forum Discussion for Core! Send your e-forum discussion idea to core-eforum+help@groups.io. Complete the webinar proposal form to submit your webinar idea.
Have a great week!
Mia
