Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
LITA guide explores usability and the mobile web
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CHICAGO — Mobile technology has changed the way we interact with one another and our communities. With the proliferation of mobile devices and the constant availability of information access, it is more important than ever for libraries to meet users on...
Online entries now being accepted for the John Cotton Dana Award for outstanding library public relations
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CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is now accepting submissions for the John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of 91´«Ã½, manages the award, which honors outstanding library public...
Key 91´«Ã½ offices, all divisions, 'advocacy guru' to team at 2015 Midwinter Meeting to help all library lovers answer president’s call to 'Advocate. Today.'
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CHICAGO—In her inaugural column for American Libraries magazine, titled " Advocate. Today.," 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) President Courtney Young challenged librarians of all types, and friends of libraries, to commit to spending just an hour a...
Learn with LITA: Three full day workshops in Chicago
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CHICAGO — The Library Information Technology Association (LITA) invites you to attend any of three Midwinter Workshops, focused on the latest in practical library technology applications, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30 in Chicago. "Developing...
Perspectives on preservation, from Antiquity to the Digital Age
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CHICAGO — Drawing on a multitude of historical texts, Michèle Valerie Cloonan’s “ Preserving our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age,” published by 91´«Ã½ Neal-Schuman, is a sweeping yet accessible volume providing a broad understanding...
Rightsizing the academic library collection
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CHICAGO — Is your institution’s library bursting at the seams with books that have not been touched for decades, microfilm that nobody uses and print journals that have been superseded by electronic access? Have you wondered how best to identify what...
91´«Ã½ announces new Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) executive director
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CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is welcoming Keri Cascio as the new executive director designate for one of its divisions, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). She will become ALCTS executive director...
Hannah Buckland named 2015 ALCTS Emerging Leader
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CHICAGO — Hannah Buckland, director of library services at Leech Lake Tribal College, Cass Lake, Minnesota, has been selected as the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services ( ALCTS) sponsored Emerging Leader for 2014-2015. The...
ALCTS presents its Midwinter Symposium on evolving strategies for collections
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) presents “Collection Development Strategies in an Evolving Marketplace: an ALCTS Midwinter Symposium,” a presentation of the ALCTS President’s Program Committee and organized...
LLAMA webinar explores appreciative strategic planning
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CHICAGO — If your library is considering reinventing itself and is searching for an effective process of self-discovery, then “Appreciative Inquiry” may be just what you need. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present...
ALCTS Midwinter Forum Talks Library Publishing
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CHICAGO — Library publishing is the featured presentation at the Midwinter Forum of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services ( ALCTS) at the upcoming 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. The ALCTS Forum focuses on “Libraries as...
LLAMA Midwinter Career Institute explores project management
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CHICAGO — Congratulations, your boss has just handed you a new project. So what do you do now? LLAMA’s latest Career Institute, Project Management for Librarians: Planning for Success, will help you answer that question. The full-day institute will be...
ALCTS presents its Midwinter Symposium on evolving strategies for collections
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services ( ALCTS) presents “Collection Development Strategies in an Evolving Marketplace: an ALCTS Midwinter Symposium,” a presentation of the ALCTS President’s Program Committee and...
LLAMA webinar identifies core competencies of assessment
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CHICAGO — Do you know what skills are needed to obtain or succeed in a library assessment position? The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) can help you find out. LLAMA’s Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation Section (LLAMA-MAES) will...
LLAMA webinar provides tips for managing library instruction/outreach
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CHICAGO — If you’re looking for fresh ideas about managing your library outreach and instruction program, then LLAMA has a webinar that can help. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Tips for Managing a Library...
ALCTS offers new cataloging Web course
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CHICAGO - A new "Fundamentals" Web course is coming from the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services ( ALCTS). " Fundamentals of Cataloging" is a six-week online course that is a basic primer for library cataloging concepts and...
LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought
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CHICAGO — Nominations are being accepted for the 2015 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 through communication in...
LITA/Ex Libris seeking LIS student authors
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CHICAGO — The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an 91´«Ã½-accredited...
Nominations sought for prestigious research award
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CHICAGO — Nominations are invited for the 2015 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored by OCLC, Inc. and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library...
LLAMA webinar examines differences between assessment and evaluation
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CHICAGO —The terms assessment and evaluation are sometimes used interchangeably, but they have distinct meanings and purposes. The Library Leadership and Management Association’s Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation Section (LLAMA-MAES) will present...