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Core Webinar: Cataloging for Accessibility
CHICAGO –Core is hosting the webinar “Cataloging for Accessibility” on January 11, 2023, at 1 p.m. CT. This webinar, presented by a highly experienced metadata professional, will introduce accessibility metadata, explaining what it is, where it’s found...
CHICAGO –Join Core on December 14, 2022, at 1 p.m. CT for the webinar "Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Principles into Our Metadata." In early 2021, a group of librarians at two university libraries embarked on a journey to review and...
Present for RUSA-Call for Proposals
CHICAGO- The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) is seeking webinar and online course proposals for our Spring 2023 offerings. Do you have expertise in one of the topic areas below that you would like to share with a wider library audience? Are...
AASL Commends the Rainbow Library
CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commended the Rainbow Library. The program is one of eleven outstanding programs, events...
Core Webinar: Best of Core Forum: Advocacy in a Polarized World
CHICAGO –How can we effectively communicate with all decision-makers, and stakeholders about the important work happening at your library regardless of their political beliefs? To help answer this question, join Core on December 6, 2022 at 1 p.m. CT for...
CHICAGO –Please join Core and International Interior Design Association (IIDA) for a free webinar on the 2022 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards being held on Wednesday, December 7 from 1 - 2 p.m. CT. The webinar is presented by the IIDA Awards Juror...
ACRL 2023 Conference registration opens
CHICAGO - The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the opening of registration for the ACRL 2023 Conference, to be held March 15-18, 2023, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and virtually. Higher education has changed dramatically over...
精东传媒unveils shortlist for 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
CHICAGO –Today, the 精东传媒 (ALA) announced the six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year’s best fiction and nonfiction books written for...
Author Speakers to Present on the LibLearnX LLX Studio Stage
CHICAGO – The 精东传媒 (ALA) today announced three illuminating author conversations that will take place at the 2023 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience in New Orleans, January 27-30, 2023. Dates and times of the talks will be...
Call for NMRT Professional Development Grant 2023 Applicants
Would you like to attend the 精东传媒2023 Annual Conference in Chicago this June, but don't have the financial means to do so? Apply for the New Members Round Table (NMRT) Professional Development Grant. The award offers $1,000 to one person to offset costs...
AASL Commends the Palmetto State Teachers Association Hill Day Program
CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commended the Palmetto State Teachers Association (PSTA) Hill Day Program. The...
Core Webinar: Ditching Dewey and Genre-fying Fiction
CHICAGO –Many libraries are looking for alternatives to the Dewey Decimal Classification System to something that is a bit more patron-friendly and intuitive. If you’re looking or even just thinking about it, join Core on Tuesday, November 29 at 1 p.m...
AASL Commends The Conscious Connect, Inc.
CHICAGO – Acting upon a resolution submitted by the Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commended The Conscious Connect, Inc. The program is one of eleven outstanding programs...
Supporting data-driven research and instruction
CHICAGO — In the last decade, data science has generated new fields of study and transformed existing disciplines. As data science reshapes academia, how can libraries and librarians engage with this rapidly evolving, dynamic form of research? Published...
Fiona Rae Brown Named 2022 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholar
CHICAGO—The 精东传媒 (ALA) has awarded the 2022 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to Fiona Rae Brown. Brown is currently in the process of receiving a degree in Library and Information Science with a...
