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The Core Nominating Committee is soliciting nominees for the Spring 2023 ballot for the offices of Core President-Elect and Director-at-Large (2 openings). The Committee seeks qualified individuals with strong service and leadership records in ALA, Core, and/or the previous ALCTS, LITA, LLAMA divisions, (or equivalent library associations) who will successfully…Continue Reading
Steve Kelley has been elected Chair-elect of the Core Metadata & Collections Section for 2022-23. He will become Chair of the Section in July 2023 and continue as Past Chair for one year starting July 2024. Kelley is the the Head of Continuing Resources and Database Management at the Z. Smith…Continue Reading
The Metadata & Collections Section election for chair-elect for 2022-23 is open to all members of the M&C Section through Sunday, July 10. Results will be announced on July 11. The Section Chair is elected to a 3-year term that begins in July 2022 and ends at the conclusion of the…Continue Reading
The Core Board is soliciting nominations for the office of Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect of the Metadata and Collections Section. The Metadata and Collections Section addresses and improves all aspects of acquisitions, cataloging, collections, continuing resources, metadata, preservation, reformatting, and technical services in all types of libraries. Examples of the section’s work include,…Continue Reading
Wendy Tressler, Director of Capital Projects and Project Management at the Columbus Metropolitan Library, has been elected President-Elect of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. Her three-year term begins at the conclusion of the 2022 ALA Annual Conference and ends at the conclusion of the 2025 ALA Annual Conference. She will serve…Continue Reading
Last month we asked Core members if they had any questions for the candidates for ALA President, and one person requested we ask the following: “What is the role of cataloging and metadata in library and internet futurism? I started my career in tech services and now I’m an administrator,…Continue Reading
