
09/14/2020
This is our final post before we sunset the ALCTS page. Follow on Twitter and on Instagram, and subscribe to Core TV on YouTube to get the latest on our new division Core. Thanks for the memories!
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ALCTS offers you and your peers continuing education, publications, and networking opportunities. The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services is a division of the American Library Association devoted to supporting all those who are engaged in library technical services.
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This is our final post before we sunset the ALCTS page. Follow on Twitter and on Instagram, and subscribe to Core TV on YouTube to get the latest on our new division Core. Thanks for the memories!
You can now follow Preservation Week on IG at preservation_week!
Preservation Week is on Instagram! Follow us at preservation_week for the latest on community preservation and conservation.
Were you a member of ALCTS? If so, we've got great news! Your Core membership is already active. Be sure to check your email for the member update. Get acquainted with our new website to learn more about what's next for Core: http://ala.org/core
Webinars
ALA and Core are committed to supporting our members, staff, and all librarians and library workers during these uncertain times. We will continue to offer online learning opportunities, and will do our best to accommodate the remote needs of our attendees. We will also continue to offer group regis...
ALCTS is now Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures! Take a tour and discover Core: www.ala.org/core
Have an idea for a webinar? Core, the new division of ALA, is accepting webinar proposals for the fall. Topics of interest include: access and equity, assessment, leadership and management, metadata and collections, operation and buildings, and technology. Proposals are due Sept. 1, and you don’t need to be a Core member to submit a proposal. Learn more and submit a proposals: https://bit.ly/32wrcN5
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) updated their address.
Jennifer Bowen, ALCTS President, 2019-2020, reflects on the achievements of ALCTS and considers the future of the new division Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Leadership in her final "Message from the President" in ALCTS News: https://bit.ly/3hwor4T
Discover the steps necessary to conduct successful interview-based research with tomorrow's webinar "How to Use Interviews for Assessment in Libraries". Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/34veeSj
Are you following Core? Core will be launching Sept. 1. Get the latest updates and learn how you can stay connected: https://core.ala.org/
Join ALCTS on Wed., Aug. 26, 1 pm to 2 pm CT, for the final ALCTS webinar, How to Use Interviews for Assessment in Libraries. This webinar will provide all the steps needed to do successful interview-based research, including how to get IRB approval, choose interviewees, create questions, assemble recording and transcription tools, protect privacy, identify themes/codes, and reach conclusions. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3ijpXHw
ALA and ALCTS are committed to supporting our members, staff, and all librarians and library workers during these uncertain times. We will continue to offer online learning opportunities, and will do our best to accommodate the remote needs of our attendees. We will also continue to offer group regi...
Join ALCTS on Wed,, Aug. 26, 1 pm to 2 pm CT, for the final ALCTS webinar, How to Use Interviews for Assessment in Libraries. This webinar will provide all the steps needed to do successful interview-based research, including how to get IRB approval, choose interviewees, create questions, assemble recording and transcription tools, protect privacy, identify themes/codes, and reach conclusions. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3ijpXHw
ALA and ALCTS are committed to supporting our members, staff, and all librarians and library workers during these uncertain times. We will continue to offer online learning opportunities, and will do our best to accommodate the remote needs of our attendees. We will also continue to offer group regi...
On Tues., Aug. 11 and Wed., Aug. 12, join your colleagues for a discussion on what lessons were gleaned from COVID-19 in the e-Forum Emergency Planning: Lessons from COVID-19: https://bit.ly/39YOmim
Examine the conceptual and theoretical foundation of advocacy for integrating audiobooks into library collections and programs with the July 2020 issue of LRTS: https://bit.ly/3i7uPPH
Get the latest update from Core, including what the Core Transition Committee is working on: https://bit.ly/2PnOXRu
A message from the Core Transition Committee. Much has been happening behind-the-scenes to prepare for Core’s upcoming launch on September 1st, so we want to update you on the progress we’ve…
Opinion | America’s libraries need pandemic relief
Inside the newly renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on G St. in Washington on July 14. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)July 23, 2020 at 5:18 PM EDTRegarding the July 19 Arts&Style article “Renovated MLK Library is a beacon of hope”:Since March, libraries across the nation, from ...
Core is now accepting program proposals for the American Library Association's 2021 Annual Conference in Chicago, June 24-29, 2021. Proposals are due Sept. 30, 2020, and you don’t need to be a Core member to submit a proposal. Learn more and submit a proposal: https://bit.ly/3eZ1bKG
Discover how to successfully acquire and manage geography and GIS library materials with the latest in the Sudden Selector's Guide Series, "Sudden Selector’s Guide to Geography and GIS". Learn more and order your copy: https://bit.ly/3fugOuL
The American Library Association's newest division, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, which will begin on Sept. 1, is now accepting webinar proposals. Learn more and submit a proposal: https://bit.ly/3gXFqfC
Don't forget to register for tomorrow's Virtual ALCTS Awards Celebration! The fun starts at 4 pm CT, with a special happy hour via Zoom to follow. Learn more and RSVP by registering today: https://bit.ly/3hXa75O
In votes on Tues., June 23, and Sat., June 27, the ALA Council voted to approve Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures as a new ALA division beginning Sept. 1, 2020, and to dissolve ALCTS, Library & Information Technology Association (LITA), and LLAMA (Library Leadership & Management Association) effective Aug. 31, 2020.
In votes on Tuesday, June 23, and Saturday, June 27, the ALA Council voted to approve Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures as a new ALA division beginning September 1, 2020, and to dissolve th…
ALCTS Publishing: "Sudden Selector's Guide to Geography and GIS" (2020). Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ig9BA4
The Library Liaison's Training Guide to Collection Management, an ALCTS Monograph (2020). Learn more: https://bit.ly/3iegtxX
Check out the latest title from ALCTS, The Library Liaison's Training Guide to Collection Management, and reserve your copy today: https://bit.ly/3iegtxX
Save the Date: Virtual ALCTS Awards Celebration
Join us on Tuesday, July 14, from 4:00-5:30 CDT, for our final opportunity to celebrate ALCTS, its members, and ALCTS award winners! RSVP by registering today: https://bit.ly/3hXa75O
Core has released a statement against racism in support of and in endorsement of statements from the American Library Association, BCALA - The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, and Asian Pacific American Librarians Association: https://bit.ly/37dDNH9
Join ALCTS interest groups for Virtual Interest Group Week, June 8-12. Registration is free and meetings are open to all. View the current schedule and register: https://bit.ly/3bUPJ0U
Discover how the Research Data Management Librarian Academy - RDMLA can help enhance your research skills with the May 27 webinar "Research Data Management Librarian Academy". Learn more about RDMLA and register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/2LPhOwi
Join ALCTS on Wed., May 20 at 1 pm CT for the second session of the two-part series on using Excel for technical services. Don't delay—register now: https://bit.ly/3cyyXWy
Check out the April 2020 issue of LRTS: https://bit.ly/2LicjWl
Celebrate 10 years of preservation, April 26-May 2: https://bit.ly/2VAbm1Q
The deadline for proposals for the Library & Information Technology Association (LITA)/ALCTS/LLAMA (Library Leadership & Management Association) Forum has been extended to Fri., May 22, 2020. Learn more and submit a proposal: https://bit.ly/34fFUZn
Reminder: The application for the ALCTS Mentoring Program's 2020/2021 cohort closes Fri., April 17. Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/3aS13v8
ALCTS, Library & Information Technology Association (LITA), and LLAMA (Library Leadership & Management Association) are thrilled to announce that Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is moving forward: https://bit.ly/2VbQVa1
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