Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
Core Webinar: Motivate, Empower, and Engage Staff Through Coaching
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CHICAGO—The future of work will require employees and organizations to be flexible, agile, adaptable, creative and innovative in order to keep up with the fast pace of change. More diversity in the workforce will mean more attention to culture, values and...
David Satten-López Named 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholar
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CHICAGO—The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded the 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to David Satten-López, who will begin the MLIS program at Drexel University in Philadelphia (PA) this fall. He is...
Transforming print collections at academic libraries
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CHICAGO — The trend in academic library collections is toward shared print collections and off-site storage. While that might seem to presage the death of print in academic collections, it also serves as a golden opportunity for innovation and...
Preconference Registration Opens for Core Forum
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Even before the 2021 Core Forum officially kicks off with an evening welcome reception on Thursday, October 7, attendees can register to participate in an all-day library buildings tour or one of four afternoon workshops offered that same day. Full...
Five projects receive 2021 AIA/91´«Ã½ Library Building Award
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CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) are awarding five libraries with the 2021 AIA/91´«Ã½ Library Building Awards for excellence in architectural design. Complete details for each project are...
The 2021 John Cotton Dana Awards Selected
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~ Eight Libraries Awarded $10,000 Grants from H.W. Wilson Foundation ~ The 2021 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award winners, recognized for their strategic communications efforts, have been selected. The John Cotton Dana Awards provide up to eight grants for...
Rachael Kowalski Awarded 2021 Core Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship
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Rachael Kowalski has been selected to receive the 2021 Core Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship ($3,000) sponsored by Baker & Taylor. This scholarship is for master’s level study, with an emphasis on library technology and/or automation, at a library...
Dr. Trevor Owens Wins 2021 Core/OCLC Kilgour Research Award
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Dr. Trevor Owens has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored by OCLC and Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. He is the Head of Digital Content Management at...
Announcing Our 2021 Core Forum Opening and Closing Speakers!
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Core Forum 2021 welcomes our Opening Keynote speaker, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Closing Keynote Speaker, Jonathan Moody! The October 7-9 Core Forum in Baltimore will be our first opportunity to celebrate the diverse and interconnected library work of Core...
An updated guide to cataloging correctly for kids
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CHICAGO — Cataloging library materials for children in the internet age has never been as challenging or as important. RDA: Resource Description and Access is now the descriptive standard, there are new ways to find materials using classifications, and...
91´«Ã½ Joint Digital Content Working Group paper calls for improved access, licensing models, pricing to serve readers
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CHICAGO - “ The Need for Change: A Position Paper on E-Lending by the 91´«Ã½ Joint Digital Content Working Group” examines digital lending in public, academic, and K-12 school libraries. The paper notes current and long-standing challenges in digital content...
Core presents its President's Program, "Seeking Clarity during Low-Morale Experiences: Actualizing Tools for Self-Preservation," at 91´«Ã½ Annual
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CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is honored to have Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, renowned author, scholar, facilitator, and co-host of the popular podcast series #FixMyLibrary as its President's Program speaker at 91´«Ã½ Annual from 11:45 a.m...
Telling the technical services story
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CHICAGO — Technical Services isn’t the hidden discipline it once was. Even so, despite all the cross-departmental interaction, misconceptions about the work are all too common. It’s incumbent on technical services staff to take a proactive approach by...
Core Webinar: Leveraging the FOLIO Transition: Best Practices
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CHICAGO—On Wednesday, May 26 Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the webinar "Leveraging the FOLIO Transition: Best Practices". This webinar will examine the role of library leaders in helping transition libraries to FOLIO, an open-source...
Proposals for the 2021 Core Forum are Now Being Accepted
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Submission Deadline: May 17, 2021 Submit Your Proposal Form for Core Forum 2021 Preview the proposal form as a PDF. The October 7-9 Core Forum in Baltimore will be our first opportunity to celebrate the diverse and interconnected library work of Core...
Core Webinar: Leading From Afar: Creating a Cohesive Remote Team
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CHICAGO—Remote work and leadership are vastly different from the traditional office experience. It takes a balance of technology, management and empathy. On Wednesday, June 2, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present "Leading From Afar...
Office Hours for Members
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Need Help? Want to Talk through Something about Your Core Membership? Staff are available to answer your questions about Core, get advice about how to navigate our services, provide feedback, and hear your suggestions. Of course, you can always reach out to us via phone, direct email, or our contact form; this is just a different way to connect with us to get help. Book an Appointment
Celebrate Preservation Week ® 2021 with free webinars, event tools and resources
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CHICAGO — April 25–May 1, libraries, institutions, archives and museums across the country will celebrate preservation and conservation in their communities, libraries, institutions, archives and museums. Following the Preservation Week 2021 theme...