Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
Schreur article wins Swanson Best of LRTS Award
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CHICAGO — Philip Evan Schreur, head of the metadata department at Stanford University, has been awarded the 2013 Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award for the article, "The Academy Unbound: Linked Data as Revolution," published in Library Resources &...
Ulrich’s Award to Beverley Geer
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has named Beverley Geer as the 2013 recipient of the Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award. This award for distinguished contributions to serials is presented by the Continuing...
Tillett/Murray article wins ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Outstanding Publication Award recipients for 2013 are Ronald Murray and Barbara Tillett for their article “Cataloging Theory in Search of Graph Theory and other Ivory Towers”...
Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award to Barbara Tillett
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CHICAGO —Dr. Barbara Tillett, recently retired chief of the Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress, is awarded the 2013 Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award given by The Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (...
Judy Kuhagen Mann Citation recipient
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) announces that Judith A. Kuhagen is the recipient of the 2013 Margaret Mann Citation presented by its Cataloging and Metadata Management Section (CaMMS). The Mann Citation...
First Step Award to Jennifer Castaldo
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) announces that Jennifer Castaldo, electronic resources manager/distance education librarian at the Johns Hopkins University, is the recipient of the 2013 First Step Award-A...
Randy Silverman receives Banks/Harris Preservation Award
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CHICAGO - Randy Silverman, preservation librarian at the University of Utah, is the recipient of the 2013 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award, given annually by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS)...
ACRL/LLAMA Presidents’ Program at 2013 91´«Ã½ Annual, leadership moment contest
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CHICAGO – Join the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) for their joint Presidents’ Program at the 2013 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Chicago. Titled “Standing on Marbles: Ensuring...
A LITA guide to selecting and implementing cloud-based services for libraries
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CHICAGO — Based on his first-hand experiences migrating the IT infrastructure of Wake Forest University’s Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Erik T. Mitchell’s “ Cloud-Based Services for Your Library: A LITA Guide,” published by 91´«Ã½ TechSource, bridges the gap...
Piercy Award to Xan Arch
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) has named Xan Arch, director of collection Services, Reed College, Portland, Ore., the winner of the 2013 Esther J. Piercy Award. The award will be presented on Sunday, June...
Swanberry-Hanley receives Merrill-Oldham Grant
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CHICAGO – Marianne Swanberry-Hanley, assistant librarian/assistant conservator at Syracuse University’s Bird Library, has been awarded the Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant. The Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant is given by...
HARRASSOWITZ Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award to Rick Anderson
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CHICAGO — The Acquisitions Section of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) has selected Rick Anderson, interim dean and university librarian at the University Utah’s Marriott Library, to receive the 2013 HARRASSOWITZ...
Lizabeth A. Wilson wins 2013 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial award
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CHICAGO — Lizabeth (Betsy) A. Wilson, dean of university libraries at the University of Washington (UW), has been named the 2013 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. Wilson will receive a cash award and citation during the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference...
Using LibGuides to enhance library services
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CHICAGO — “ Using LibGuides to Enhance Library Services: A LITA Guide,” published by 91´«Ã½ TechSource and available through the 91´«Ã½ Store, shows readers how to harness the easy-to-use tools in Springshare’s LibGuides to help organize webpages, improve...
Five local libraries honored for offering cutting-edge services
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) recognized five libraries for offering cutting-edge technologies in library services, honoring programs in Boston, New York, Tucson, Ariz., Orlando, Fla. and Le Roy, N.Y. The recognition...
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...
Publish with ALCTS!
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) seeks authors for its publications. These include the well-respected peer-reviewed journal, Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS), the ALCTS Monographs (formerly...
LITA offering two Web courses in February
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CHICAGO — LITA is making available two Web Courses in February: Getting Started with GIS, presented by Eva Dodsworth, geospatial data services librarian at the University of Waterloo Map Library and Inclusive Gigabit Libraries, presented by Jon Gant...
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)...