Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
Participative Leadership in Decision Making
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This webinar will describe how participative leadership can be used in decision-making, its impact on employee engagement, inclusiveness, and work culture. In order to illustrate these points, presenters will share an example of how participative leadership techniques were applied during organizational structure planning.
Best of Core at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference: Libraries, Campus Partners, and Student Success
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Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference: Libraries, Campus Partners, and Student Success" on August 6, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Attendees will learn about and explore existing campus partnerships as well as partnerships just forming.
New Core Web Course: Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories
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CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is excited to announce the release of a new course, Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories (FIR). This 6-week online course is an introduction to fundamental concepts of institutional repositories (IR)...
Core Webinar: Accessible and Inclusive Library Design
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Join Core for the webinar "Accessible and Inclusive Library Design" on June 11, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Explore ways to make your library more accessible and inclusive to patrons and staff, including following ADA guidelines and examining patron experience.
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Can't Find It, Build Your Own
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CHICAGO—Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Can't Find It, Build Your Own" on May 29, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. How do we share information and procedures related to acquisitions? We have documents, workshops, dedicated time in meetings in person or...
Core Webinar: Participative Leadership in Decision Making
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CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Participative Leadership in Decision Making" on May 28, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Participative leadership techniques are used in a variety of situations, but one of the ways they can be effective is when major changes are...
2024 Core PR Xchange Award Winners Announced
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The Core PR Xchange Committee is delighted to announce the winners of this year's PR Xchange Awards Competition. This year, we have awarded 27 print winners and 27 electronic winners. Congratulations to those libraries! The PR Xchange Committee is charged...
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: An Integrated Approach to a Diversity Audit
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CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: An Integrated Approach to a Diversity Audit" on May 22, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Collection diversity audits are not a new phenomenon for libraries. While many public and school libraries have taken these...
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Cultivating Equitable Hiring Practices for Academic Librarians; Bridging Perspectives of Applicants and Hiring Committees
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CHICAGO—Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Cultivating Equitable Hiring Practices for Academic Librarians; Bridging Perspectives of Applicants and Hiring Committees" on May 21, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. After experiencing inconsistent search committee...
Core Webinar: Moving Out of One-and-Done Strategic Planning
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Join Core for the webinar "Moving Out of One-and-Done Strategic Planning" on May 15, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. This webinar will share the process at a midsized academic library as a new plan was developed under new library leadership.
Core Webinar Series: Project Management
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CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to present the two-part webinar series “Project Management” in June 2024. This is a two-part webinar series on project management presented by seasoned project management consultant Jami Yazdani...
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Organizing for Open; Aligning Organizational Structures with Open Values
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CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Organizing for Open; Aligning Organizational Structures with Open Values" on July 9, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Many academic libraries have a strong commitment to open scholarship articulated in strategic...
Robert Maxwell Awarded 2024 Margaret Mann Citation
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CHICAGO—Robert L. Maxwell has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Margaret Mann Citation, sponsored by OCLC and Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. Maxwell is currently Special Collections and Ancient Studies Catalog Librarian at the Brigham...
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: When the Tools are Broken; (Re)Building Community
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CHICAGO—Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: When the Tools are Broken; (Re)Building Community" on May 14, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Building toolboxes, refining skills, and developing frameworks are only a handful of methods library professionals are...
2020 Core Bylaws
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View the Bylaws as a PDF Bylaws of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures a division of the 91´«Ã½ Article I. NAME The name of this organization will be Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, a Division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½). Article II. MISSION To cultivate and celebrate the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning. Article III. MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Members. Any 91´«Ã½ member may become a member of Core upon payment of dues. Section 2. Membership Types. Core membership types are...
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Stewarding Relevance; Subject-Diverse Weeding
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Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Stewarding Relevance; Subject-Diverse Weeding" on May 8, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. This presentation, intended for collection development librarians, subject selection specialists, collection managers, and collection support staff, provides an overview of the planning, implementation, and method for a customized collection assessment and weeding of a large multi-subject research collection.
Preservation Week® Webinar: Historical Newspapers in Public Libraries
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Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures hosts the free Preservation Week® webinar "Historical Newspapers in Public Libraries" on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Join in for discussion of digitization, preservation and access for local historical newspapers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library's Local History & Genealogy team.
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: White Supremacy in the Stacks
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Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: White Supremacy in the Stacks" on May 7, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. This session examines how Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classifications handle books on topics relevant to White Supremacy and how this perpetuates the idea of a color-blind or color-neutral society.
Free Core Webinar: Perspectives on Working with International Vendors
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Join Core for the free webinar "Perspectives on Working with International Vendors" on April 25, 2024, at 2 p.m. CT. This webinar is sponsored by Core International Relations Committee and Core World Languages Acquisitions Committee. Panelists will share their experiences and offer practical tips for collection development, problem-solving, translation, and interfacing with foreign vendors.
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: What is "Cataloging"? An Analysis of Job Postings
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Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: What is "Cataloging"? An Analysis of Job Postings" on April 23, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Like many library jobs, cataloging job titles and duties have changed significantly over time. Both catalogers and library leaders can benefit from a summary and analysis of how this particular market is evolving.