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New from ACRL - 'Predatory Publishing and Global Scholarly Communications'
CHICAGO — The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of " Predatory Publishing and Global Scholarly Communications" by Monica Berger, book number 81 in the Publications in Librarianship series. This thorough book...
PLA and ALSC launch digital edition of the Every Child Ready to Read® Toolkit
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) have jointly launched a digital edition of the Every Child Ready to Read® (ECRR) Second Edition toolkit, an early literacy resource for public...
Carnegie Whitney Grant 2024 award winners
The Carnegie-Whitney Grant provides grants for the preparation, either in print and/or electronically, of popular or scholarly reading lists, webliographies, indexes and other guides to library resources that will be useful to users of all types of...
PLA launches new telehealth training module on DigitalLearn.org
The Public Library Association has launched Getting Started with Telehealth, a new training module available on DigitalLearn.org.
Core Webinar Series: Project Management
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to present the two-part webinar series “Project Management” in June 2024. This is a two-part webinar series on project management presented by seasoned project management consultant Jami Yazdani...
New from ACRL - 'Digital Humanities in the Library, Second Edition'
CHICAGO —The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Digital Humanities in the Library, Second Edition,” edited by Arianne Hartsell-Gundy, Laura R. Braunstein, and Liorah Golomb, offering ideas and strategies...
CHICAGO — Today, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced that Academy Award-nominated actor, producer, author, and mental health advocate Taraji P. Henson will present at the 91´«Ã½ 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition. The conference will be held at...
The History and Heritage of the Asian Cultures Who Call San Diego Home-Preconference
Contact: Ninah Moore Program Officer-Continuing Education RUSA nmoore@ala.org SAN DIEGO- On Friday, June 28, 2024, the History Section’s Genealogy & Local History Committee brings a full-day preconference to showcase and celebrate the Asian cultures and...
In February 2022, the Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table created the Addressing Comics Challenges Committee with the charge of focusing on resources for libraries in preparing for and addressing bans, challenges, and other forms of censorship to comics...
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Organizing for Open; Aligning Organizational Structures with Open Values" on July 9, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Many academic libraries have a strong commitment to open scholarship articulated in strategic...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce the launch of its state Intellectual Freedom Helpline program. Over the next two years, ten pilot program sites will operate a confidential reporting system that will help connect...
Robert Maxwell Awarded 2024 Margaret Mann Citation
CHICAGO—Robert L. Maxwell has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Margaret Mann Citation, sponsored by OCLC and Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. Maxwell is currently Special Collections and Ancient Studies Catalog Librarian at the Brigham...
An updated guide to street lit and urban fiction
CHICAGO — Addressing with unflinching grit the concerns and problems of city living and survival in the United States, street lit encompasses some of the most in-demand titles in American public libraries’ collections. The thoroughly revised second...
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: When the Tools are Broken; (Re)Building Community
CHICAGO—Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: When the Tools are Broken; (Re)Building Community" on May 14, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Building toolboxes, refining skills, and developing frameworks are only a handful of methods library professionals are...
CHICAGO — The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table (CSKBART) invites the community to celebrate and recognize the 2024 Coretta Scott King Book Awards John Steptoe New Talent author and illustrator winners. The John Steptoe New Talent Award is...
