Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
Additional Publications & Resources
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Prices of U.S. and Foreign Published Materials A rich source of data broken down by U.S. and foreign published materials as well as by the material types (periodicals/serials and books) that is published yearly in The Library & Book Trade Almanac published by Information Today.
Duplicates Exchange Union (DEU)
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Connecting unused, surplus library resources with people who need them What is the DEU? How does the DEU work? H ow do I join or leave the DEU? Is the DEU available in paper format? How do I prepare an exchange list? How do I prepare a want list? Shipping Refunding Postage How do I send my exchange/want list to participants? Go to the DEU What is the DEU? An autonomous group of libraries that communicate via electronic discussion list to exchange usable library material. Membership is free and open to all libraries. It connects those who need materials with those who have more than they need...
Prices of U.S. and Foreign Published Materials
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“Prices of U.S. and Foreign Published Materials” appears yearly in The Library & Book Trade Almanac published by Information Today. It is compiled by the members of the Library Materials Price Index Editorial Board, a subgroup of the Core Publications Coordination Committee, and is a rich source of data broken down by U.S. and foreign published materials as well as by the material types (periodicals/serials and books). The compilers compose the price data into indices and an article summarizing the current price trends. The raw data is supplied by a number of vendors including EBSCO...
Core Webinar: Web Accessibility Beyond Best Intentions
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CHICAGO—Implementing web accessibility in libraries requires more than an educated site administrator. Managers need to be backed up with institutional changes to accessibility language in procurement policies and a budget to purchase necessary software...
Margaret Heller Elected 2021-22 Core President-elect
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Margaret Heller, Digital Services Librarian at Loyola University Chicago, has been elected as the 2021-22 President-elect of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½). Her term will begin July 1, and...
Celebrate Preservation Week 2021 with free webinars from Core
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CHICAGO—On Tuesday, April 27 and Wednesday, April 28, join Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures for two free Preservation Week 2021 webinars. With the theme "Preserving Community Archives," Preservation Week 2021 will be celebrated April 25-May 1...
General Procedures Used in Compiling the Index for LRTS
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The following types of entries are included: authors—of articles, reviews, and letters titles—of articles and of articles about which letters were published subjects—of articles and of books and nonprint media reviewed Subject entries for individuals are identified by “(about)”; letters are identified by “(c)”. Reviews are indexed by name of reviewer and by subject of the work reviewed, identified by “(r)”. They are also listed by title under the heading “Books and nonprint media reviewed.” Entries are arranged word by word following the “file-as-spelled” principle. Numbers are arranged before...
Resources for LRTS Authors
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Resources Cook, Claire Kehrwald. Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. Day, Abby. How to Get Research Published in Journals. Aldershot, U.K.: Gower, 1996. Hernon, Peter, and Candy Schwartz. “Procedures: Research Design,” Library & Information Science Research 31, no. 1 (Jan. 2009): 1–2. ———. “Reliability and Validity.” Library & Information Science Research 31, no. 2 (April 2009): 73–74. ———. “Research by Default.” Library & Information Science Research 31, no. 3 (Sept. 2009): 137. ———. “ A Research Study's Reflective Inquiry.” Library & Information...
Tips for LRTS Authors
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Tips for Turning a Presentation into a Paper Many presentations can be transformed into papers for submission to Library Resources and Technical Services ( LRTS). A paper that develops from a presentation should meet the same criteria for acceptance applied to papers that did not begin as a presentation. The topic should be either original or add a new dimension to a previously published topic. If the paper presents a case study (i.e., reports on a project or initiative), it should be relevant to LRTS readers and widely applicable. “How we did it good” reports should pass the "so what?” test...
Instructions for LRTS Authors
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Instructions Scope Library Resources & Technical Services ( LRTS) was the official journal of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services from 1957 to 2020. In September 2020, it became a publication of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. Its purpose is to communicate thoughtful reflection on practice as well as research. Any contribution will be considered that takes a critical approach to the questions and problems facing libraries with regard to: collections (physical and electronic), preservation (including digitization), acquisitions (including economic elements...
FAQs for LRTS Authors
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FAQ What is the focus of LRTS? If I have an idea, what should I do first? Once I have done the work to tackle a challenge, how do I prepare a manuscript for LRTS? How do I submit a paper? After I’ve submitted a manuscript to the editor, what happens to it? How long does the review process take? If my paper is accepted for publication, what happens next? What is the focus of LRTS? Library Resources & Technical Services ( LRTS) was the official journal of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services from 1957 to 2020. In September 2020, it became a publication of Core...
Core Webinar: Service Design In One Week: Design Sprint Basics
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CHICAGO—More than ever, library leaders at all levels are asked to design and implement new services and programs on a rapid timeline. How can projects move quickly while engaging equitably with community and staff members? On Wednesday, April 21...
Core Webinar: Writing for the Web
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CHICAGO—On Wednesday, May 5, join Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures for a webinar on how you can improve the way you write your online content in order to connect users to the resources and answers they need. Beginning with a discussion on how...
Submissions Now Open for the 2021 John Cotton Dana Awards
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Eight Winners to Receive $10,000 in Development Awards The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is now accepting submissions for the 2021 John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The John Cotton Dana Award is one of the most prestigious awards given to libraries and...
Core Webinar: Building Teams that Work
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CHICAGO—Join Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures on Wednesday, May 19 for the webinar "Building Teams that Work", and gain insight into how to create teams that are successful, effective, purposeful and resilient. During this webinar, attendees will...
Core Webinar: Overview of XML Metadata Quality Assessment Tools
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CHICAGO—On Wednesday, May 12, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present the webinar "Overview of XML Metadata Quality Assessment Tools". This webinar will provide an overview of the capabilities and drawbacks of several tools for XML metadata...