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We’re proud to announce that Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS), ALA’s premier journal dedicated exclusively to all aspects of collections, is now completely open access. Previously, the most recent six issues of LRTS were embargoed behind a login for subscribers and Core members, which has been removed. This change makes…Continue Reading
Sponsored by the Core Publications Coordination CommitteeFebruary 6, 20233:00 PM CST 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…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
Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), the quarterly open-access journal focused on library technology published by ALA’s Core division, invites proposals for its “Public Libraries Leading the Way” column. This column provides a space to highlight technology-based innovations or approaches to problem solving from a public library perspective. If you work…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
Happy Open Access Week! In honor of OA Week 2022, we’re launching a one week campaign (October 24-30) to raise funds to help our three journals (Information Technology and Libraries, Library Leadership & Management, and Library Resources & Technical Services) be sustainably open access. Publishing high-quality research in an open…Continue Reading
Project management, as both a skill set and a discipline, offers structure and a path forward for continual improvement and change management within libraries. Most importantly for technical services, project management creates processes that can fairly and transparently indicate how resources are allocated and guide technical services departments as they…Continue Reading
The Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), the Library Leadership & Management (LL&M), and the Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) have implemented a new policy regarding name changes on an author’s previous publications. In recognition that authors may change their names for many reasons, including—but not limited to—gender identity, marriage, divorce, or religious…Continue Reading
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 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
