Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
Apply for the LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Cutting Edge Tech Education
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Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award, which is given each year to an individual or institution for outstanding achievement in educating the profession about cutting edge technology within the field of library and...
Submit a Nomination for the Prestigious Kilgour Technology Research Award
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The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) and OCLC, Inc. invite nominations for the 2018 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2017. The Kilgour Research...
Discover Altmetrics and Reproducibility at 2 new LITA events
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Chicago -- Don’t miss out on either of two new LITA continuing education opportunities. First comes a webinar on Altmetrics and then a web course on Reproducibility. Sign up before it’s too late. Taking Altmetrics to the Next Level in Your Library’s...
Take Altmetrics to the Next Level with this LITA webinar
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Chicago -- A new LITA webinar, Taking Altmetrics to the Next Level in Your Library’s Systems and Services, will explore their uses. Altmetrics are traditionally viewed as the realm of evaluation and assessment, but altmetric data can offer valuable...
Explore Reproducibility & Open Scholarship in a new LITA web course
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Chicago -- A new LITA 4 week web course, Building Services Around Reproducibility & Open Scholarship, starts November 1, 2017. Sign up today. As research across domains of study has become increasingly reliant on digital tools, the challenges in achieving...
Apply now for 2018 ALCTS Midwinter Symposium registration grants
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CHICAGO —The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is offering registration grants to encourage library support staff and library school students to participate in the ALCTS 2018 Midwinter Symposium to be held Feb. 9, 2018...
Ken Varnum Appointed New ITAL Editor
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Ken Varnum, Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics at the University of Michigan Library, has been appointed as the new editor of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), the Library and Information Technology...
ALCTS surveys textbooks in academic libraries
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CHICAGO — Shortly after the syllabi are posted, and long before the beginning of the term, interlibrary loan departments at academic libraries will have filled or rejected innumerable textbook requests. While it would be unwise if not impossible to buy...
ALCTS 2018 Ross Atkinson Award nominations sought
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CHICAGO—Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 15. The Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes...
ALCTS 2018 Publication Awards nominations sought
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CHICAGO—Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for excellence in publication. ALCTS presents two Publication Awards to honor individuals for outstanding achievement in research...
ALCTS seeking 2018 Innovation Awards nominations
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CHICAGO —Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for innovation and collaboration. ALCTS presents two awards to honor individuals and/or groups whose work represents the finest...
ALCTS 2018 Preservation Awards nominations sought
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CHICAGO —Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) preservation awards. ALCTS presents three Preservation Awards, through its Preservation and Reformatting Section, to honor individuals...
ALCTS seeking Continuing Resources Awards nominations for 2018
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CHICAGO—Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for outstanding achievement and promise in the field of serials and continuing resources. The awards are presented by the...
Search begins for ALCTS 2018 Professional Recognition Awards nominations
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CHICAGO—Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for professional achievement. These two awards honor individuals whose work represents the finest achievements in research...
ALCTS seeking Cataloging and Metadata Management Awards nominations for 2018
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CHICAGO —Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for outstanding achievement and promise in the field of cataloging, classification, and metadata management. The awards are...
LLAMA webinar explores 21st Century library ethics
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CHICAGO — As the world becomes increasingly digital, information politics have become more convoluted and can impact libraries profoundly. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “21st Century Library Ethics,” at 1:30 – 3:00...
LLAMA Webinar: 21st Century Library Ethics
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As the world becomes increasingly digital, information politics have become more convoluted and can impact libraries profoundly. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “21st Century Library Ethics,” on Wed., September 13...
ALCTS surveys electronic textbooks and other affordable course materials
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CHICAGO — A recent survey reports that a student’s average costs of textbooks for a year at a public four-year university is nearly $1,300. Equally worrisome is another study’s finding that two-thirds of students will skip using a textbook because of the...
Call for Proposals, LITA @ 91´«Ã½ Annual 2018
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Submit Your Program ideas for the 2018 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference New Orleans LA, June 21-26, 2018 The LITA Program Planning Committee (PPC) is now encouraging the submission of innovative and creative proposals for the 2018 Annual 91´«Ã½...
LLAMA Webinar: Library Space Planning -- Using Knowledge Management Principles for Success
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The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present "Library Space Planning -- Using Knowledge Management Principles for Success," on Wed., July 19, at 1:30 – 3:00 pm (Central time). This webinar will present change management...