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Learn about Contextual Inquiry, after 91´«Ã½ Annual
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Chicago -- A new LITA web course, Contextual Inquiry: Using Ethnographic Research to Impact your Library UX, begins, July 6, 2017, shortly after 91´«Ã½ Annual. Use the excitement generated by the conference to further explore new avenues to increase your...
New ALCTS Web Course Explores Fundamentals of Metadata
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CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to announce the release of a new web course on the introduction to fundamental concepts of metadata. This six-week course was developed and will be instructed by Ivey...
Library Systems & Services supports LITA Spectrum Scholarship for future library leader
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CHICAGO, June 12, 2017 - Library Systems & Services (LS&S) has increased its sponsorship level of the 2017-2018 LITA Spectrum Scholarship in honor of the 20 th Anniversary of the Spectrum Scholarship Program of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½). The...
ALCTS Publishing Releases Sudden Selector’s Guide on Government Publications
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CHICAGO— ALCTS Publishing has released its latest publication from the Sudden Selector’s Guide series, the Sudden Selector’s Guide to Government Publications. Authored by Alexandra Simons and edited by Mary Feeney and Helene Williams, this new guide...
Lucy Flamm Awarded 2017 LITA/Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship
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Lucy Flamm has been selected to receive the 2017 LITA/Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship ($3,000) sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association ( LITA) and Baker & Taylor. Flamm will be attending the University of Texas at Austin...
PR Sunday Spotlight to focus on public relations and marketing sessions at 91´«Ã½ Annual
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CHICAGO – New to this year’s 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference & Exhibition is the PR Sunday Spotlight on June 25, which will showcase innovative library public relations programming and events. This new series will give library communications and marketing staff the...
LITA AvramCamp, an 91´«Ã½ Annual Precon
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Chicago -- Going to 91´«Ã½ Annual in Chicago? Don’t miss a unique and exciting full day of engagement by attending the LITA AvramCamp, a AdaCamp-inspired event. Taking place Friday June 23, 2017, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at Northwestern University, Weiboldt Hall...
Chelcie Juliet Rowell appointed new ALCTS News Editor
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CHICAGO — The Board of Directors of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has approved the appointment of Chelcie Juliet Rowell as the new editor of ALCTS News, a continuously updated online publication with the purpose to...
Ellyssa Kroski Receives 2017 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award
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Ellyssa Kroski has been named the winner of the 2017 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology. The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) and Emerald Group Publishing sponsor the Award...
2017 PR XChange Award winners announced
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CHICAGO — The PR XChange Committee is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s PR XChange Awards Competition, under the direction of the Public Relations and Marketing Community of Practice, Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA)...
ALCTS Virtual Preconference Explores Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Metadata
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) will kick off its 91´«Ã½ Annual programming with the two-day, virtual preconference “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Metadata” from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. CT on Tuesday, June 6 and...
Megan Ozeran wins 2017 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award
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Megan Ozeran has been selected as the winner of the 2017 Student Writing Award sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) for her paper titled "Managing Metadata for Philatelic Materials." Ozeran is a MLIS...
Announcing the 2017 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award winners
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CHICAGO — After many hours of deliberation the judges for this year’s John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards competition announced eight winners. Each winning library will receive a $10,000 award from the HW Wilson Foundation. The following...
Library experts work with public to save family heirlooms, collectibles
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CHICAGO – Each year millions of Americans put their family keepsakes at risk because they lack the knowledge of how to store and preserve items. This week is Preservation Week®, April 23 – 29, and librarians and library workers are offering their...
New LLAMA officers elected
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CHICAGO — The Library Leadership and Management Association announced today that Lynn Hoffman has been elected as the new president-elect. She is the director of operations for the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey in Bridgewater, New Jersey...
Martin elected ALCTS President for 2018-2019
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CHICAGO —Kristin E. Martin, electronic resources management librarian, University of Chicago, has been elected the 2018-2019 President of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). She previously held positions in electronic...
Bohyun Kim Elected 2018-19 LITA President
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Bohyun Kim, Associate Director for Library Applications and Knowledge Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, has been elected as the 2018-2019 president of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). Kim will serve as vice...
New ALCTS award honors Lois Mai Chan
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CHICAGO—The Cataloging and Metadata Management Section (CaMMS) of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is very pleased to announce a new award honoring the career and influence of Lois Mai Chan, distinguished leader, author...
Timothy Cole Wins 2017 LITA/OCLC Kilgour Research Award
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Timothy Cole, Head of the Mathematics Library and Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and...