Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
Ross Atkinson award given to Stephen Bosch
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CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to name Stephen Bosch, materials, budget, procurement, and licensing librarian at the University of Arizona, as the 2019 recipient of the Ross Atkinson Lifetime...
Paula De Stefano receives Banks Harris Preservation Award 2019
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CHICAGO— Paula De Stefano is the recipient of the 2019 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award. This award is given annually by the Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services...
Shelby Strommer awarded Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant
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CHICAGO—Shelby Strommer, Preservation Processing Coordinator Librarian at the University of Iowa Libraries, will receive the Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant for 2019 at the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Annual Conference &...
ALCTS Piercy Award to Casey Mullin
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CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has selected Casey Mullin, Head of Cataloging & Metadata Services at Western Washington University, as the recipient of the 2019 Esther J. Piercy Award. The award will be...
Dr. Ruth Baker-Gardner awarded 2019 Lois Mai Chan Professional Development Grant
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CHICAGO—The 2019 Lois Mai Chan Professional Development Grant has been awarded to Dr. Ruth Baker-Gardner, Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Department of Library and Information Studies. The Lois Mai Chan Professional Development...
Eastern Academic Scholars Trust Project Team receives the 2019 Cunha-Swartzburg Preservation Award
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CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) Jury for the George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award has selected the Eastern Academic Scholars Trust (EAST) Project...
Owens book wins ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
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Chicago—The recipient for the 2019 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Outstanding Publication Award is Dr. Trevor Owens for his book The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation. The Outstanding Publication Award is an annual...
Collaboration Across Borders receives ALCTS Collaboration Award
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CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has selected Collaboration Across Borders: Opening Access to Holdings of the National Library of Cuba as the recipient of the ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation for 2019...
Professional genealogist and author Kenyatta D. Berry to serve as Preservation Week® Honorary Chair
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CHICAGO—Professional genealogist, entrepreneur and attorney Kenyatta D. Berry will join the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), to share her more than 20 years of...
ALCTS Statement Against Harassment, Racism and Discrimination
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CHICAGO—In light of reports of incidents of harassing, discriminatory and racist behavior that occurred at the 2019 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Board offers its...
ALCTS Statement Against Harassment, Racism and Discrimination
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CHICAGO—In light of reports of incidents of harassing, discriminatory and racist behavior that occurred at the 2019 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Board offers its...
John Price Wilkin wins 2019 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
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CHICAGO — John Price Wilkin, Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Dean of Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named the 2019 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. Wilkin will receive a cash...
LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists
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Chicago -- The LITA Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction presents the 2019 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists. The lists are composed of notable children’s and young adult...
Making Games and Online Interactive Content – a new LITA web course
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Chicago -- Sign up now for the newest LITA web course Making Games and Online Interactive Content February 6 – February 27, 2019 Presenter: Ruby Warren, User Experience Librarian, University of Manitoba Libraries Looking for a beginner’s crash course in...
ALCTS appoints Stephen Hearn as 91´«Ã½ representative to NARDAC
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CHICAGO—The Board of Directors of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has appointed Stephen Hearn, Metadata Strategist at the University of Minnesota Libraries, as 91´«Ã½ representative to the North American RDA Committee...
Abigail Sparling named 2019 ALCTS Emerging Leader
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CHICAGO—Abigail Sparling, Serials Metadata Librarian at the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL), has been selected as the ALCTS-sponsored Emerging Leader for 2018-2019. Each year, the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)...
Don’t miss the new LITA webinar – Accessibility for All: Screen Readers
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Chicago -- There’s still time to sign up now for a new LITA webinar. Accessibility for All: Screen Readers Tuesday December 18, 2018, 1:00 – 2:30 pm Central Time Presenter: Kelsey Flynn, Adult Services Associate at both the Joliet Public Library and the...
Riko Fluchel named 2018-19 LITA/OCLC Spectrum Scholar
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The Library and Information Technology Association and OCLC are funding Riko Fluchel’s participation in the 91´«Ã½ Spectrum Scholars program as part of their commitment to help diversify the library technology field. Fluchel is a second year at the...
ALCTS surveys digital preservation in libraries
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CHICAGO — In today’s information landscape, there are fewer topics that more urgently demand expansive discourse than digital preservation, which touches on everything from technology to copyright. Association for Library Collections & Technical Services...
LIS Students: Apply for the Larew Scholarship for Tuition Help
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The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) and Baker & Taylor are accepting applications for the LITA/Christian (Chris) Larew Memorial Scholarship for those who plan to follow a career in library and information technology, demonstrate...