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Call for Nominations: Chair-Elect, Core Metadata and Collections Section

Posted on May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

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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

Announcing the 2022 Core Election Results

Posted on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022

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

The Role of Cataloging & Metadata: ALA Presidential Candidates Share Their Thoughts

Posted on March 7, 2022March 4, 2022

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

Category: Elections

Call for Nominations: Chair-Elect, Core Metadata and Collections Section

Announcing the 2022 Core Election Results

The Role of Cataloging & Metadata: ALA Presidential Candidates Share Their Thoughts

Communications Planning for Deselection Projects

Core Collection Evaluation & Assessment IG Monthly Coffee Talk

Fundamentals of Management

Cognitive Load and Library Instructional Design

Core New Members Interest Group Cover Letter Workshop

2022 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition