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Please join current and past members of the Core Metadata Standards Committee as they present an update on the Metadata Schema Assessment Framework. This presentation will outline the foundation of the Framework and provide an introduction to its practical rubric for assessing metadata schemas. The session will also offer an…Continue Reading
The Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata was published by ALA in 2017. A recent study by the original task force members revealed uses and recommendations for the future of the competencies. The future is now, as a revised version of the document has just been approved by Core: Leadership,…Continue Reading
In early 2023, the Core Metadata & Collections Leadership Team asked former member of the Cataloging Competencies Task Force, Dr. Karen Snow, to lead an effort to revise the “Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians.” The revision team worked during 2023 to update the 2017 document. Their effort was informed by 2022…Continue Reading
The Core Metadata & Collections Section and ICOLC have released a joint statement urging “all organizations, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, to uphold libraries’ rights and interests to use, re-use, adapt, aggregate, and share metadata that describes library collections to serve the public interest, without restriction or limitation.“ Metadata and the…Continue Reading
https://sites.google.com/view/inclusivecataloging/call-for-proposals Please feel free to share with colleagues who may be interested. This edited volume, to be published by ALA Editions, will provide philosophical and practical considerations for inclusive/reparative cataloging projects. Chapters will touch on all aspects, including, but not limited to, the role of the library catalog in diversity,…Continue Reading
Today’s next generation catalogs, changing cataloging rules, and diverse formats and delivery models demand that technical services professionals and paraprofessionals keep up with evolving best practices for the work they do. Fortunately, libraries can adopt practices such as Training Within Industry (TWI), lean management, and instructional design methodologies to develop…Continue Reading
New technology and services are fundamental to maintaining the relevance of libraries today but deciphering which technologies and/or services make sense to implement and which to avoid can be a challenge. Building from a framework drawn in the overlap of design thinking with best practices in emerging technology and library…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
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
