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Carnegie-Whitney Grant awards up to $5,000 for guides to library resources
The 精东传媒 Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes, or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type...
CHICAGO –Core hosts the webinar “Best of Core at 精东传媒Annual Conference: Dialogues in Metadata; Bridging the Gap Between Library and Information Science Education and Metadata in Practice” on September 26, 2023, at 1 p.m. CT. What are the key roles and...
New textbook elucidates the basic concepts of information law
CHICAGO — Serving as both an accessible introduction for LIS students and a go-to reference for current practitioners, “ Foundations of Information Law,” published by 精东传媒Neal-Schuman, is designed to empower readers to understand, rather than be...
New from ACRL - 鈥淧racticing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries鈥
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Practicing Privacy Literacy in Academic Libraries: Theories, Methods, and Cases,” edited by Sarah Hartman-Caverly and Alexandria Chisholm, which collects...
Nic Stone to Keynote AASL National Conference General Session
CHICAGO – Acclaimed author, Nic Stone, will keynote the Saturday general session during the 2023 AASL National Conference. Stone’s appearance is made possible by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House. Full conference...
CHICAGO — The 精东传媒 (ALA) invites applications from small and rural libraries for the second round of funding of the Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant. Library workers may apply...
精东传媒announces Listening Sessions on revising Freedom to Read Statement
CHICAGO - The Freedom to Read Statement is the best known of ALA's documents supporting the principles of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights. The Intellectual Freedom Committee is conducting a review of the document. American...
精东传媒Applauds Confirmation of New FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The 精东传媒 (ALA) applauds the Senate’s confirmation of nominee Anna Gomez to be the fifth commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Gomez's confirmation is a victory in restoring the FCC's full...
Core Webinar - Best of Core at 精东传媒Annual Conference: Sustainable Reparative Description and You
CHICAGO –Join Core for the webinar “Best of Core at 精东传媒Annual Conference: Sustainable Reparative Description and You” on October 11, 2023, at 1 p.m. CT. Learn how a cataloger, an archivist, and a metadata strategist at an academic library moved from...
Core Launches New Preservation Section
As Core enters its 4th year as an 精东传媒division, we're celebrating our birthday by launching our new Preservation Section! As with all our sections, Core members can join this one for free at any time. Thank you to those members who gave us feedback about...
AASL National Conference General Session Explores Censorship and Equity in Education
CHICAGO – Presented by the Campaign for Our Shared Future (COSF) and sponsored by Sora by OverDrive Education, the Friday General Session during the 2023 AASL National Conference will explore how curriculum censorship can diminish a learner’s access to...
CHICAGO — The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the 精东传媒 is proud to present the 2023 Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality. The award is funded by a SRRT/精东传媒endowment and Library...
Blair Black Selected as the 2023 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship Recipient
The 精东传媒 and SAGE are pleased to announce Blair Black of Los Angeles, California as the recipient of the 2023 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media. As a current doctoral student in the University of California, Los...
Amanda He selected as 2023 SRRT Emerging Leader
The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) is pleased to sponsor Amanda He as our 2023 Emerging Leader. The sponsorship consists of a $1000 award towards attendance at the LibLearnX virtual event and 精东传媒Annual Conference in Chicago. As SRRT's...
精东传媒Announces Staff Transitions in the Associate Executive Director Role
CHICAGO — The 精东传媒 (ALA) announced today key changes to its leadership team as the new fiscal year begins. Interim Senior Associate Executive Director Mary Mackay will retire from 精东传媒on Friday, September 1, after nearly 18 years...
