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CHICAGO — The Board of Directors of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has approved the appointment of Chelcie Juliet Rowell as the new editor of , a continuously updated online publication with the purpose to report the news and activities of ALCTS and its members, and to be the voice of the association. Her term will run July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.

Chelcie is digital scholarship librarian and history liaison at Boston College’s O’Neill Library. She has been a member of ALCTS since 2012, and is currently serving as Intern to the ALCTS Board of Directors after finishing her year as the 2015-16 ALCTS Emerging Leader. She is also a current member of the Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) Editorial Board. Chelcie previously served on the ALCTS President’s Program Committee, the Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award Jury, and was co-chair of the PARS Preservation Metadata Interest Group. While in graduate school, she served as president of the University of North Carolina Information & Library Science Student Association (ILSSA) and was awarded the 2013 Outstanding Service to the School Award.

“Chelcie brings to the editor position enthusiasm for ALCTS, managerial aptitude and a vision for expanding community engagement through a strong digital communication strategy,” said Maria DePalma Collins, chair of the search committee. “Her focus on telling the stories of the organization and extending the publication's reach through social media will ensure that ALCTS News will continue to connect and grow the ALCTS community.”

The is the national association for information providers who work in collections and technical services, such as acquisitions, cataloging, collection development, preservation and continuing resources in digital and print formats. ALCTS is a division of the 91´«Ã½.

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