HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Special Announcement: Core Forum Early Bird Rates End October 4th!
Monday, September 28
- Fundamentals of Acquisitions 4.0 begins today and runs through November 6, 2026
- Leadership and Management’s Member Experience Committee will meet from 11am – 12pm CDT
- Core Leadership & Management Leadership Team will meet from 1pm – 2pm CDT
- Core Executive Committee will meet from 2pm – 3pm CDT
Tuesday, September 29
- Core Members Open Forum will be held from 11am – 12pm CDT, where the Core Board and I will answer your questions about the Division, on Tuesday, September 29th from 11:00 am-noon CT (register here). If you would like to submit a question before the Forum, you can anonymously submit a question using this Google form.
- Core Technology Section Leadership Team will meet from 1pm – 2pm CDT
Wednesday, September 30
Thursday, October 1
- Core Awards & Scholarships Coordination Committee will meet from 10am – 11am CDT
Friday, October 2
- Core Nominating Committee will meet from 2pm – 3pm CDT
- Core Organization & Bylaws Committee will meet from 2pm – 3pm CDT
HAPPENING NEXT WEEK
Monday, October 5
- Fundamentals of Collection Assessment 4.0 begins today and runs through November 13, 2026
- Fundamentals of Digital Library Projects 4.0 begins today and runs through November 13, 2026
- Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories 3.0 begins today and runs through November 13, 2026
- Fundamentals of Preservation 3.0 begins today and runs through October 30, 2026
- Core Assessment and Evaluation Committee will meet from 1pm – 1:30pm CDT
- Core Executive Committee will meet from 2pm – 3pm CDT
Tuesday, October 6
- Metadata and Collections Leadership Team will meet from 11am – 12pm CDT
- Best of Core Forum How to Have an Inclusive Collection Even When Your Institution Isn’t will be held from 1pm – 2pm CDT
- Conference Program Coordination Committee will meet from 1pm – 1:30pm CDT
Wednesday, October 7
- Core webinar “Best of Core Forum: From Planning to Showtime: a Librarian’s Guide” will be held from 1pm – 2pm CDT
Thursday, October 8
- Core Fundraising and Sponsorships Committee will meet from 12pm – 1pm CDT
- Core Board Strategic Discussion will be held from 2pm – 2:30pm CDT
Friday, October 9
- Forum Planning Committee will meet from 11:30am – 12:30pm CDT
- Core Continuing Education Coordination Committee will meet from 1pm – 2pm CDT
- Core Nominating Committee will meet from 2pm – 3pm CDT
MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Register for Core Forum in Louisville, KY on November 18-20. Early bird rate ends October 4th!
- 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. To participate in the e-forums, subscribe to the list by sending
- Follow Core on Facebook!
- View the 2026 Core Fundamentals of… Course Schedule
