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We asked candidates for Core President-Elect to answer some questions before the spring election opens on March 13. Voting will close on April 5, with results announced on April 12. The person elected will serve one year each as President-Elect (2023–2024), President (2024–2025), and Immediate Past-President (2025–2026). Amber Billey is…Continue Reading
Presentation proposals are now being accepted for Core Forum 2023, to be held October 19-21, in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Core Forum is an opportunity to reconnect with fellow colleagues and make new connections while celebrating the interconnected library work that Core members share. It…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
This year’s Interest Group Week will take place March 6-10. We will again offer 25 discussions and programs over 5 days, all free and open to everyone. Each session lasts one hour, and the recordings will be available the following week. The full schedule has been posted, and registration links…Continue Reading
This e-Forum was held on February 7-8, 2023. It was moderated by Melissa Brooks from the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries and Megan Heady from West Virginia University Libraries. We asked attendees eight sets of questions during the e-Forum. How do you identify training needs in your department or unit…Continue Reading
We’re excited to announce that you can now follow this site on Mastodon or any other Fediverse service to get your Core updates there. If you already have a Mastodon account, follow us and we’ll start appearing in your feed. What Is Mastodon? “Mastodon is free and open-source software for…Continue Reading
This e-Forum was held on January 17-18, 2023. It was co-hosted by Kirsten Clark, Director, Library Enterprise Systems at University of Minnesota Libraries; Kelly Sattler, Project Manager for the Libraries’ Strategic Projects and Associate Director for MESH; and Dennis Smith, Associate Dean at West Virginia University Libraries. Over the course…Continue Reading
We’re excited to announce the call for the 2023 PR Xchange Awards Competition! Libraries everywhere are producing creative and engaging promotional materials: newsletters, program announcements, annual reports, advocacy materials, fundraising messages, reading celebrations, and much more. Now is the time to receive recognition for your library’s dedicated and thoughtful work.…Continue Reading
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
Core is excited to present the 2023 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists, which are composed of notable children’s and young adult science fiction published between November 2021 and October 2022 and organized into three age-appropriate categories. The Golden Duck Notable Picture Books List is selected from…Continue Reading
