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Even before the 2021 Core Forum officially kicks off with an evening welcome reception on Thursday, October 7, attendees can register to participate in an all-day library buildings tour or one of four afternoon workshops offered that same day. Full preconference descriptions, presenters, and registration rates can be found at .

Preconference options on Thursday, October 7, include:

• We Create Inclusive Experiences! Library Buildings Tour (8am – 4pm)
• New Connections in the RDA Toolkit (12pm – 4pm) presented by Stephen Hearn, Robert Maxwell and Kathy Glennan
• Choose Your Own Adventure Scholarly Communication Assessment Rubrics (12pm – 4pm) presented by Suzanna Conrad, Emily Chan, Daina Dickman and Nicole Lawson
• Evidence Based Practice in Libraries (12pm – 4pm) presented by Amanda Click, Claire Walker Wiley and Meggan Houlihan
• Crisis Communication/Message Dissemination for Libraries (12pm – 4pm) presented by Gregg Dodd, Christine Feldmann and Meghan McCorkell

If you have already registered for Core Forum, and would like to add a preconference to your existing Core Forum registration, please write to Core staff at core@ala.org for assistance. Advance registration for workshops is recommended. Onsite registration will be allowed pending availability.

The Core Forum is the inaugural conference for 91´«Ã½’s newest division, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, and 91´«Ã½’s first return to in-person events. It will bring together decision-makers and practitioners from the 91´«Ã½ division that focuses on:

• Access & Equity
• Assessment
• Buildings & Operations
• Leadership & Management
• Metadata & Collections
• Technology

The program tracks, dine-arounds, and discussions will be structured around these six topics, particularly the ways in which they integrate together.

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure and Futures, is the division of the 91´«Ã½ whose mission is to cultivate and amplify the collective expertise of library workers in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning.

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