Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
LITA President’s Program: Lou Rosenfeld on the library user experience crossroads
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CHICAGO — Join the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) at the LITA Awards Presentation & LITA President’s Program from 3 – 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in San Francisco. LITA President Rachel Vacek will...
Create, build, code and hack at LITA preconferences
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CHICAGO — Create, build, code and hack with a choice of four LITA preconferences On Friday, June 26, at the 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in San Francisco, the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) brings you a choice of 4 dynamic, useful and...
LLAMA announces three new webinars for managers
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CHICAGO — The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of 91´«Ã½, is offering three upcoming webinars. June 3 -- “Embedded Librarianship: Connecting the Dots, and Avoiding the Pitfalls” Description: Embedded librarianship--...
LITA members elect Fifarek as president-elect; Smith and Varnum to board
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CHICAGO — Aimee Fifarek is the newly elected vice-president/president-elect of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½). Fifarek is deputy library director for IT and digital...
Sipe elected ALCTS President for 2016-2017
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CHICAGO —Vicki Sipe, catalog librarian, Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has been elected the 2016-2017 President of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). She previously held...
Learn to teach coding at LITA preconference
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CHICAGO — Attend a free one-hour webinar to discover what learning to teach coding is all about, and then register for and attend the full day LITA preconference at 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual in San Francisco. Learn to Teach Coding and Mentor Technology Newbies – in...
VMM15: Your historic opportunity to vote on a VMM resolution
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CHICAGO — Be one of more than 500 members who will have the first-time ever opportunity to vote on a resolution submitted via the Virtual Membership Meeting.
LLAMA webinar explores time management for new managers
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CHICAGO — If you are new to library management or managing staff, you might be surprised to discover that your old tried-and-true methods for managing your time aren’t working as well as you need them to. In that case, It may be time for a time management...
LLAMA preconference on library space planning
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CHICAGO — Orchestrating the library space planning process is more important than ever before. As libraries change from depositories to activity centers, the spaces and furniture in them are changing and becoming increasingly more flexible. “Building...
Nation’s libraries to provide guidance on how to preserve priceless heirlooms, collectibles
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CHICAGO – With spring cleaning in full swing, thousands will ponder how to preserve new-found treasures. From April 26 – May 2, many will turn to their local library to celebrate Preservation Week®, a time when libraries across the country will provide...
LITA guide to technology disaster response and recovery planning
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CHICAGO— Most library disaster plans focus on response and recovery from collection and facilities disasters, such as fire and floods. But because technology is becoming ever more integral to libraries’ role in their communities, any interruption in...
The US ISSN Center and ProQuest receive ALCTS Collaboration Award
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has chosen The US ISSN Center and ProQuest Metadata Integration & Cataloging Section as the recipients of the ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation for 2015. The Outstanding...
Heather Terrell wins 2015 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award
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CHICAGO — Heather Terrell, MLIS degree candidate at San Josẻ State University, has been named the winner of the 2015 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award, sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a...
'Deep reading in the digital age' topic of ALCTS President’s Program in San Francisco
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CHICAGO — Dr. Maryanne Wolf, John DiBaggio Professor of Citizenship and Public Service, and director, Center for Reading and Language Research at Tufts University, is the featured speaker at the President’s Program of the Association for Library...
Create, build, code and hack with a choice of four LITA preconferences
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CHICAGO — On Friday, June 26, at the 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in San Francisco, the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) brings you a choice of four dynamic, useful and fun preconferences. These all-day preconferences - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00...
Demystify your video cataloging with an ALCTS preconference
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CHICAGO — On Friday, June 26, at the 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in San Francisco, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) brings you “Video Demystified: Cataloging with Best Practices Guides.” This all-day preconference — 8...
ALCTS preconference on managing digital and streaming media in academic libraries
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CHICAGO — “Challenges with Managing Streaming Media and other Digital Content for Academic Libraries,” a preconference from the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), will address new issues and trends in the acquisition...
Coding for Efficiencies in Cataloging and Metadata: an ALCTS preconference in San Francisco
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CHICAGO — On Thursday, June 25, at the 2015 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in San Francisco, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) brings you “Coding for Efficiencies in Cataloging and Metadata: Practical Applications of XML, XSLT...
ALCTS announces preconference on Real World Linked Data
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CHICAGO — "Beyond the Looking Glass: Real World Linked Data. What Does It Take to Make It Work?," an Annual Conference preconference from the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), explores ontology design and data modeling in...
ALCTS Preconference focuses on cataloging special formats for the child in all of us using RDA and MARC21
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CHICAGO — “Cataloging Special Formats for the Child in All of Us Using RDA and MARC21,” a preconference from the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), will provide practical information on the descriptive cataloging of a...