Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
Richard P. Smiraglia Wins 2018 LITA/OCLC Kilgour Research Award
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Richard P. Smiraglia has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored by OCLC and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). Dr. Smiraglia is a...
John Cotton Dana Award Deadline Extended
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The deadline for submission for the 2018 John Cotton Dana Awards for Library Public Relations has been extended to March 30. Information about these awards and award applications are available at .
LLAMA Webinar: Project Management--Tips, Tools & Tricks for Every Type and Size of Library
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Every library project has its unique challenges, but surprisingly the basic approaches to managing a project effectively are the same. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Project Management -- Tips, Tools & Tricks for...
March 2018 ITAL Issue Published
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Chicago -- The March issue (volume 37, number 1) of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) is now available. Reviewed Articles and Communications Academic Libraries on Social Media: Finding the Students and the Information They Want (Heather Howard...
Developing Good Privacy Policies, a free LITA webinar
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Chicago -- Kicking off Privacy in Libraries, a LITA webinar series is the free webinar: Developing Good Privacy Policies Wednesday, March 28, 2018, Noon – 1:30 pm Central Time Presenter: Sarah Houghton Use this link to reserve your spot (required)...
LITA Announces Inaugural Excellence in Children's and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists
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The Library and Information Technology Association released its first Excellence in Children's and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists at the 91´«Ã½'s Midwinter Meeting in Denver. The annotated Lists are designed to assist...
Culinary Historian Michael W. Twitty to serve as 2018 Preservation Week® Honorary Chair
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CHICAGO – Food writer, independent scholar, culinary historian and historical interpreter Michael W. Twitty will join the Association for Library Collections &Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the 91´«Ã½, to pass on his...
Nancy E. Kraft receives Banks Harris Preservation Award
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CHICAGO—Nancy E. Kraft is the recipient of the 2018 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 (ALCTS)...
Larry P. Alford wins 2018 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
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CHICAGO — Larry P. Alford, chief librarian at the University of Toronto, has been named the 2018 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. Alford will receive a cash award and citation during the ACRL President’s Program on Saturday, June 23, 2018...
Susan Davis recipient of Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award
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CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) congratulates the recipient of the 2018 Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award, Susan Davis. Presented by the Continuing Resources Section (CRS) of ALCTS, this award consists of a...
Bruce Johnson selected for Margaret Mann Citation
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CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) announces that Bruce Johnson is the recipient of the 2018 Margaret Mann Citation presented by its Cataloging and Metadata Management Section (CaMMS). The Mann Citation will be...
Joanna Voss receives ProQuest Coutts Award for Innovation
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CHICAGO—The Association of Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Collection Management Section (CMS) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2018 ProQuest Coutts Award for Innovation. Joanna Voss, collections analyst at OhioLINK, is...
Big Ten Academic Alliance Cooperative Cataloging Partnership receives ALCTS Collaboration Award
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CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has selected the Big Ten Academic Alliance Cooperative Cataloging Partnership (BTAA CCP) as the recipient of the ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation for 2018. The...
2018 Cunha-Swartzburg Award to Sandy Nyberg
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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 Sandra "Sandy" Nyberg as the 2018 recipient. The award...
Treshani Perera awarded first Lois Mai Chan Professional Development Grant
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CHICAGO—The 2018 Lois Mai Chan Professional Development Grant has been awarded to Treshani Perera, a recent graduate of the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Lois Mai Chan Professional Development Grant was...
First Step Award to Natascha Owens
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CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) congratulates Natascha Owens, serials cataloger at the University of Chicago Library, as the recipient of the 2018 First Step Award – a Wiley Professional Development Grant...
Juán-Pabló González awarded Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant
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CHICAGO—The 2018 Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant has been awarded to Juán-Pabló González. González is a graduate archives assistant at The Catholic University of America, and a current Master of Library and Information Science candidate...
ALCTS’ Piercy Award to Alison M. Armstrong
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CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) named Alison M. Armstrong, collection management librarian in the McConnell Library at Radford University, the winner of the 2018 Esther J. Piercy Award. This award will be...
Swanson Best of LRTS Award to Neville and Henry
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CHICAGO—Tina M. Neville and Deborah B. Henry, librarians at Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, University of South Florida St. Petersburg have been awarded the 2018 Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award for the article, “ Repositories at Master’s...
Nuth and Blanchat book wins ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
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CHICAGO—The recipients of the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Outstanding Publication Award are Alana Nuth (publishing as Verminski) and Kelly Marie Blanchat for their volume, “ Fundamentals of Electronic Resources...