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Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) and Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) are currently accepting applications for peer-reviewers. LRTS and ITAL are two of the three open-access, peer-reviewed journals published by the American Library Association’s Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures division. If you are interested in addressing the challenges facing librarians…Continue Reading
The application for the Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology is now available through March 1, 2023. The Spectrum Scholarship Program actively recruits and provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern and North African, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students to assist them…Continue Reading
The Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group (SIG AI) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) has awarded the article “Algorithmic Literacy and the Role for Libraries”, published in the June 2021 issue of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), the 2022 SIG AI Publication of the Year award. Recently established,…Continue Reading
The July 2022 issue of Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) marks the first under the guidance of the new editorial team, and we’d like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves, describe the work we are currently undertaking, and look ahead towards our goals for this publication. We are…Continue Reading
The September 2022 issue of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) was published on Monday, September 19. In This Issue The September “Public Libraries Leading the Way” column, “The First 500 Mistakes You Will Make While Streaming on Twitch.tv” by Chris Markman, Kasper Kimura, and Molly Wallner of the Palo Alto…Continue Reading
The August 2022 e-Forum centered on digital assets and was co-hosted by Lindsey Memory, Becca Wiederhold, and Nicole Lewis from Brigham Young University. Several active participants were new to their roles or otherwise trying to flesh out their institution’s digital initiative program. There are a variety of approaches and systems…Continue Reading
ALA will offer cutting-edge trends, resources, and creative solutions at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 22-27, 2023, in Chicago, IL. Do you have innovative concepts that changed the game for your library and community? Best practices that have advanced your administrative or management processes? Or cool…Continue Reading
Core is pleased to once again sponsor AvramCamp, an AdaCamp-inspired event that is named in honor of library innovator Henriette D. Avram. This half-day, online event allows women and non-binary technology workers a safe space to explore the common challenges they face, learn strategies for dealing with these obstacles, and discuss specific tools to…Continue Reading
The April 2022 issue of Library Resources & Technical Services was published on July 8. This issue heralds the appointment of Michael Fernandez and Rachel Scott as the new editorial team for the journal. Michael is E-Resources Acquisitions Librarian at Yale University Library and Rachel is Associate Dean for Information…Continue Reading
Are you interested in publishing? Would you like to learn about a variety of opportunities to publish, resources to help you get started with writing for publication, and tools that will make research and writing for publication better and easier? Please join the Core Publications Coordination Committee for a virtual…Continue Reading
