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2014 LLAMA career institute to feature seven writers and editors
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CHICAGO — Join the Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA) in Philadelphia to learn from seven colleagues who are writing and editing professionally. The second LLAMA Career Institute – Writing & Editing: Developing Career Skills and Building...
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Before you begin the process of joining or renewing, take a moment to read the following information. It will make the process quick and easy. Which best describes your situation? New Member? If you are sure you are a new member joining 91´«Ã½ for the very first time, click the Join Online button located in the right hand column of this page. Enter your email and you will be taken to our secure online membership form to make your selections. Renewing/Rejoining? If you are an 91´«Ã½ member now, or have been an 91´«Ã½ member in the past, click the Renew Online button located in the right hand column of...
ALCTS/bepress Digital Commons Midwinter Symposium focuses on public access to federally funded research
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CHICAGO — “Here There Be Dragons: Public Access to Federally Funded Research,” a Midwinter Symposium co-presented by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) and bepress Digital Commons offers a unique opportunity to explore...
LITA Web course available: Building Web Applications with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript
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CHICAGO — The Library Information Technology Association (LITA) is announcing the availability of Building Web Applications with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript: An Introduction to HTML5, presented by Jason Clark of Montana State University Library, from 11 a...
LITA offering two full-day workshops in Philadelphia
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CHICAGO — The Library Information Technology Association (LITA) is offering two Midwinter Workshops from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 in Philadelphia. "Strategic Social Media: Creating Library Community Online" will be presented by Doralyn...
LLAMA Webinar addresses managing intergeneration teams
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CHICAGO — Is managing your baby-boomer staff the same as managing millennials? Not always! The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Talking about the Generations: communicating with and managing intergenerational teams,”...
A LITA guide to data management for libraries
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CHICAGO — Since the National Science Foundation joined the National Institutes of Health in requiring that grant proposals include a data management plan, academic librarians have been inundated with related requests from faculty and campus-based grant...
Experts offer best practices for institutional repositories
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announces the release of "The Institutional Repository: Benefits and Challenges,” edited by Pamela Bluh and Cindy...
ALCTS publication takes a fresh look at microforms
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CHICAGO - “ Managing Microforms in the Digital Age,” a new online publication from the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) addresses trends in bibliographic control, storage environments, current vendors and resources and...
New guide for physics selectors from ALCTS Collection Management Section
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), is pleased to announce the arrival of “Sudden Selectors Guide to Physics Resources” by Michael Fosmire. This brand-new...
Linked Data webinar series available
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CHICAGO — LITA is offering a series of webinars on Linked Data. The series begins with “Linked data primer” from 11 a.m. to noon Central time on Dec. 5, 2013, continues with “Coding experiments to transform MARC to linked data” from 11 a.m. to noon...
Preservation activities survey released
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CHICAGO — " A Survey of Preservation Activities in Cultural Heritage Institutions: FY2012" is a pilot survey coordinated by the Preservation and Reformatting Section ( PARS) of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services ( ALCTS). Sixty...
Katy DiVittorio named ALCTS Emerging Leader for 2014
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Chicago — Katy DiVittorio, serials acquisitions specialist at Auraria Library, Denver, Colo., has been selected as the ALCTS sponsored Emerging Leader for 2013-2014. The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) sponsors one...
ALCTS president named interim director
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CHICAGO — Genevieve Owens, president of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services ( ALCTS), has been named interim director of The Williamsburg (Va.) Regional Library ( WRL). The WRL Board of Trustees has appointed Owens to serve as...
LLAMA webinar helps you create a leadership development training
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CHICAGO — If you have ever thought about how to create a leadership development training for your region or institution, LLAMA’s new webinar may be what you need. The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present “Creating a...
New ACRL and LLAMA e-book focuses on 'The Greening of America’s Libraries'
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CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) announce the publication of “ The Greening of America’s Libraries: LEEDing the Way.” Written by Mary M. Carr and Steven L...
Nominations sought for prestigious research award
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CHICAGO — Nominations are invited for the 2014 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...
Here There Be Dragons: Public Access to Federally Funded Research, an ALCTS Midwinter Symposium
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CHICAGO — “Here There Be Dragons: Public Access to Federally Funded Research,” a Midwinter Symposium from the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) offers an unique opportunity to explore the complex issues surrounding the...
LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought
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CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2014 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...