Happening This Week
- Fundamentals of Cataloging 2025 – Session 4.1 will be held July 7 – August 15
- Core Executive Committee met on Monday, July 7 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Bylaws and Organization Committee will meet on Friday, July 11 from 12pm – 1pm CT
Happening Next Week
- Core Executive Committee will meet on Monday, July 14 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Technology Section Leadership Team will meet on Tuesday, July 15 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Marketing Your Library webinar will be held on Wednesday, July 16 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Diversity and Inclusion Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 16 from 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
- Preservation Section’s Preservation Outreach Committee will meet on Friday, July 18 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
- Forum Planning Committee will meet on Friday, July 18 from 11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Member Opportunities & Announcements
- Registration for Core Forum 2025 is open! Join your colleagues November 12-14 in Denver, CO, at the Hilton Denver City Center! Reconnect with friends and make new connections while celebrating the intersection and overlap of the core work we do. Learn more about Forum and register for the main event and its preconferences at www.coreforum.org
- Core is offering several Fundamentals Web Courses throughout summer and fall! This series of related online courses covers basic topics that enhance skills in various areas of library work.
- 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.
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Have a great week!
Mia
