Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
LLAMA/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group to host discussion on public speaking skills for librarians
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CHICAGO — Public speaking is a vital skill for all librarians, but outreach and other events don’t always go quite as planned. Everyone should be prepared to improvise and maintain their composure when faced with unexpected challenges. Both novice and...
LLAMA webinar presents road map for facilities design
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CHICAGO — The bricks and mortar of libraries are seemingly permanent, yet the activities and services they are designed to deliver have been radically transformed in recent years. More change is on the horizon as the digital era progresses and libraries...
LITA Web Course available: Getting Started with GIS
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CHICAGO — LITA is pleased to announce the availability Getting Started with GIS, presented by Eva Dodsworth, Geospatial Data Services Librarian at the University of Waterloo Map Library in Ontario. This newly re-designed course is modeled on Eva Dodsworth...
Erin McKean at ALCTS President’s Program in Chicago
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CHICAGO — Erin McKean, founder of Wordnik.com and the former editor-in-chief of American Dictionaries for Oxford University Press, is the featured speaker at the President’s Program of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)...
Mary Page chosen ALCTS president-elect
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CHICAGO – Mary Page, associate director for collections and technical services at the University of Central Florida is the newly elected president-elect of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). Page’s term begins at the end...
A LITA guide to technology for small and one-person libraries
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CHICAGO — For those working in a small library, particularly one that may have little technical support, a foundational knowledge of technology is crucial. Written for librarians, library staff and administrators at libraries serving populations of 15,000...
Diane Bruxvoort elected president-elect of the Library Leadership and Management Association
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CHICAGO — The Library Leadership and Management Association ( LLAMA) announced today that Diane Bruxvoort has been elected as president-elect. She is senior associate dean, University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, Gainesville, Fla. After...
2013 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award winner announced
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CHICAGO — Karen Doerksen, MLIS degree candidate at the University of Alberta School of Library and Information Studies, has been named the winner of the 2013 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award, sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and...
Brewster Kahle to be Honored with 2013 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award
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CHICAGO — Brewster Kahle has been named the winner of the 2013 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology. Emerald Group Publishing Limited and the Library and Information Technology Association ( LITA)...
LLAMA / YALSA webinar reveals how teen services increase library value and impact
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CHICAGO — If you are looking for a way to add value to your public library, then expanding teen services may be the perfect solution. The Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will...
Library fundraising secrets revealed at 'Raising $: Process and People' preconference at 91´«Ã½ Annual
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PHILADELPHIA - Peter Pearson raises millions of dollars for the St. Paul (Minn.) Public Library, and he will reveal how other groups can too at “Raising $: Process and People,” a preconference with LLAMA and United for Libraries at the 91´«Ã½ Annual...
LITA announces scholarship winners for 2013
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CHICAGO — The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, has announced the winners of annual scholarships it sponsors jointly with three organizations: Baker & Taylor, LSSI and OCLC, Inc. These...
Kilgour Award for Research recipient named
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CHICAGO - The Library & Information Technology Association ( LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ ( 91´«Ã½), has announced Barbara Tillett as the 2013 winner of the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information...
LITA workshops at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
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CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association ( LITA) is offering three full-day educational workshops on Friday, June 28, 2013 in Chicago. Introductory Python Workshop Attendees at this pre-conference workshop will learn the basics of the...
ALCTS virtual preconferences coming in June
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CHICAGO - Two virtual preconferences coming in June bring the conference experience to you. The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services ( ALCTS) offers two virtual preconferences that are sure to guarantee a great experience...
LLAMA webinar will explore leadership and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®
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CHICAGO — Is there one personality type that makes the best library leaders? And what if you don’t happen to be that type? The reality is that almost any personality type can develop into an effective library leader by understanding themselves and the...
LLAMA webinar will feature Elliott Shore discussing change management
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CHICAGO - Change has become a way of life for librarians due to technology and the ever-changing information needs of our users. How do we as library managers and leaders handle change effectively and efficiently for ourselves and those we lead, while...
John Cotton Dana public relations awards announced
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CHICAGO — Eight libraries were selected for the 2013 John Cotton Dana Award, honoring outstanding library public relations and marketing with a $10,000 award and plaque. This award has been given continuously since 1946 and is sponsored by EBSCO, the H.W...
United for Libraries joins LLAMA to host preconference on ‘Raising $: Process and People’ at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
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CHICAGO — United for Libraries will join LLAMA in hosting the preconference “Raising $: Process and People” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT on Friday, June 28 at the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Chicago. At this joint preconference, successful fundraisers will...
Celebrate Preservation Week next week
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CHICAGO — Celebrate Preservation Week April 21-27. Get involved. Find a library with an event. Check out the toolkit. Like us on Facebook. Ask a question on “ Dear Donia”. This national awareness campaign, a presentation of the Association for Library...