Happening This Week
- Core Executive Committee met 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
- Buildings and Operations Section’s Planning and Design Committee will meet on Friday, April 4 from 11:00am – 12:00pm
- Let’s Talk Tech Trends: Metadata Automation and AI webinar will be held on Friday, April 4 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
Happening Next Week
- Core Executive Committee will meet on Monday, April 7 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Library Reboot for the Mid-21st Century webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 8 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Marketing and Social Media Committee will meet on Tuesday, April 8 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Technology Section Leadership Team will meet on Tuesday, April 8 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Awards and Scholarships Coordination Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 9 from 9:00am – 10:00am CT
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 9 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Leadership Development & Mentorship Committee Critical Conversations Series – Envisioning Leadership: Principles of Feminist Management in Practice webinar will be held on Thursday, April 10 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
- Preservation Section’s Preservation Outreach Committee will meet on Friday, April 11 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
- Bylaws and Organization Committee will meet on Friday, April 11 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm 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.
- Preservation Week 2025 is April 27 to May 3! This year’s theme is Preserve the Past, Shape the Future: Inspiring the Next Generation. The 2025 honorary chair is Mychal Threets, a librarian, literary ambassador, and “the library’s number one fan.” Learn more about this year’s theme and programming at the Preservation Week website.
- Core members may now apply or nominate another Core member for the Core Career LIFT Award by Sunday, April 6.
- 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 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.
- The Core Leadership & Management Section is seeking feedback from Section members. How can the Section support your professional development? What do you want from your membership? Please share your perspective by responding to this brief survey.
- 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.
- Core publishes its three journals–Information Technology and Libraries, Library Leadership & Management, and Library Resources & Technical Services–open access without charging authors fees. We invite your library to join Core in sustaining the continued excellence and availability of these journals. Now you can show your support by selecting the collection [American Library Association] ALA/Core Division Open Access Journals in EBSCONET and Fokus (Harrassowitz) and pledging $300 per year.
Have a great week!
Mia
