Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
Core Webinar: Core e-Forums: What Are They and Why Should I Care?
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CHICAGO—Starting in 2009, ALCTS e-Forums provided an opportunity for librarians in technical services to discuss issues with colleagues across the country and around the world. With the creation of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, potential e...
Core Webinar: Global Standard, Local Choices - The New RDA Toolkit
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CHICAGO—The multi-year RDA 3R Project concluded in December 2020, with the "beta" Toolkit becoming the official version of RDA. One outcome of the 3R Project is that the instructions contain a significant increase in the number of options and other...
Core Webinar: Using Radical Kindness to Rethink Library Interviews
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CHICAGO—Thanks to COVID-19, the old phrase “We’ve always done it this way” is no longer an excuse. As libraries have re-envisioned services and resources, now is the time to re-think internal practices too. Start with the hiring process. With the move to...
Core Webinar: Developing Your Storytelling Skills for Library Assessment
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Though the art of storytelling may seem like something innate, it should be more considered a skill. Like any skill, your storytelling ability can be fostered and grown. In fact, storytelling can be one of the most important tools when sharing the...
Phillips receives 2021 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
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CHICAGO — Mark E. Phillips, associate dean for digital libraries at the University of North Texas (UNT), has been named the 2021 recipient of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. Phillips will receive a cash award and plaque and will be recognized at a...
Core Webinar: Accessibility & Inclusive Design to Enable Success
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CHICAGO —So much of the library information and service we provide is online, and making our digital content accessible helps everyone in our community succeed. Following accessibility best practices not only improves the library experience, it also...
Explore CollectionBuilder and develop digital library projects in this March Core Classroom
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CHICAGO—Core Classroom is back! Beginning on March 30, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present "CollectionBuilder: A Static Web Approach to Digital Projects in Libraries", a hands-on virtual workshop for librarians and library staff. This...
Core Webinar: Using Your Library's Virtual Presence to Reach Users with Disabilities
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CHICAGO—Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people with disabilities are more disconnected from their communities now than ever before. In order to effectively promote services to and increase awareness of your organization by users with disabilities, libraries...
Discover the Basics of Planning a Batch Cataloging Project, a Core webinar, on March 3, 2021
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CHICAGO—Many libraries have uncataloged collections or backlogs which could benefit from batch processing, and much professional development for metadata specialists focuses on software tools that can facilitate this work, but it is not always clear how...
Explore Transformational Change in University Libraries due to COVID-19, a Core webinar, on March 2, 2021
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CHICAGO —At the University of Oregon (UO), the dramatic changes required by the COVID-19 crisis offered UO Libraries an unprecedented opportunity to transform, throw out decades of habits and workflows, and break down silos and internal communication...