Call for Chapter Proposals: Inclusive Cataloging

Posted on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

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

Writing Opportunity: Propose a Topic for the ITAL “Public Libraries Leading the Way” Column

Posted on December 5, 2022December 5, 2022

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

Karleen Delaurier-Lyle Named a 2023 Core Emerging Leader

Posted on December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

Core is pleased to announce that Karleen Delaurier-Lyle has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Delaurier-Lyle serves as the Information Services Librarian at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus where she focuses on indigenous librarianship, library instruction, reference services, and critical indigenous literacy. Delaurier-Lyle says, “I am so excited…Continue Reading

Rachel Wells Selected as a 2023 Core Emerging Leader

Posted on December 1, 2022December 2, 2022

Core is pleased to announce that Rachel Wells has been chosen as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Wells works as the Reference Librarian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York where she is responsible for answering reference questions related to all facets of baseball. She also…Continue Reading

Alexander Dodd Chosen as a 2023 Core Emerging Leader

Posted on November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

Alexander Dodd, 2023 Core Emerging Leader

Core is pleased to announce that Alexander Dodd has been named as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Currently working as the Continuing Resources Librarian at the University Libraries at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, Dodd’s areas of focus in libraries include open access and scholarly publishing. “I’m very honored to…Continue Reading

Summary: Instructional Technologies and Accessibility e-Forum

Posted on November 17, 2022November 17, 2022

The text Core e-Forum on a keyboard button

This e-Forum was held on November 8-9. It was co-hosted by Melissa Johnson from the Business Library, part of SMU Libraries and Breanne Kirsch from Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. We had a great couple of days discussing the ins an outs of instructional technologies and accessibility. A…Continue Reading

OCLC WMS Sandbox Orientation on Nov 17

Posted on November 11, 2022November 11, 2022

Join Core and OCLC for our first orientation to the new WMS Sandbox access available exclusively for Core members. This session will take place on Thursday, November 17, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT. The session will be recorded and shared with Core members afterward. OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services (WMS)…Continue Reading

Enhance your Training Culture with Core’s New Monograph on Training and Development

Posted on November 8, 2022November 2, 2022

Transforming Technical Services through Training and Development

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

Fiona Rae Brown Named 2022 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholar

Posted on November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded the 2022 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to Fiona Rae Brown. Brown is currently in the process of receiving a degree in Library and Information Science with a certificate in archives from the Pratt Institute. As a librarian and archivist, she is…Continue Reading

Free Technology Section Virtual Event on Dec 8

Posted on November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

Picture of a mug next to a laptop screen showing 20 boxes with a person in each one during a virtual session

Are you a current or prospective member of Core’s Technology Section? If so, come to the Core Technology Section Virtual Event on Thursday December 8, 2022, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm CT. Through large and small group breakout rooms, meet the section’s Leadership Team, discover how to get involved in…Continue Reading

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Call for Chapter Proposals: Inclusive Cataloging

Writing Opportunity: Propose a Topic for the ITAL “Public Libraries Leading the Way” Column

Karleen Delaurier-Lyle Named a 2023 Core Emerging Leader

Rachel Wells Selected as a 2023 Core Emerging Leader

Alexander Dodd Chosen as a 2023 Core Emerging Leader

Summary: Instructional Technologies and Accessibility e-Forum

OCLC WMS Sandbox Orientation on Nov 17

Enhance your Training Culture with Core’s New Monograph on Training and Development

Fiona Rae Brown Named 2022 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholar

Free Technology Section Virtual Event on Dec 8

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