(via Margaret Ellingson, Emory University) The ALA RUSA STARS Codes, Guidelines and Technical Standards Committee (http://www.ala.org/rusa/contact/rosters/stars/rus-stacodes) has begun the required 7-year review of the Guidelines for Resource-Sharing Response to Natural and Man-made Disasters (http://www.ala.org/rusa/files/resources/guidelines/disasterguidelines.pdf). We are seeking input from the resource-sharing community as part of the review process. Please look over the current guidelines and email Margaret…
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ALCTS Launching New Mentoring Program
(via the American Library Association) The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new mentoring program for its members. The ALCTS Mentoring Program facilitates and encourages professional development of ALCTS members at any stage in their career and in any of the areas related to our work. The…
ALA Annual Conference Poster Session Proposals Due February 3
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Share your best ideas and work with the national library community by presenting a poster session at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago! The poster session committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to librarianship. Submissions may include a description of an…
Joint Council of Librarians of Color Hosting Midwinter Events
(via the American Library Association) The Joint Council of Librarians of Color, Inc. (JCLC Inc.), a nonprofit organization that advocates for and addresses the common needs of the American Library Association (ALA) ethnic affiliates, is pleased to announce two exciting events during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Peachtree Trolley Tour Connect with your…
ALA Executive Board Hosting Town Hall Meeting at Midwinter
(via the American Library Association) The ALA Executive Board invites the ALA membership to join a town-hall-style conversation on Sunday, January 22, from 9:30 to 11:00 AM, at the Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta. The town hall will take place in GWCC Thomas Murphy Ballroom 3-4, immediately following Council I. Many members have expressed concerns about the effects of the…
RUSA STARS ILL Discussion Group Meeting at ALA Midwinter
(via Krista Higham, Millersville University) For those attending ALA Midwinter in Atlanta, please join us for the RUSA STARS ILL Discussion Group. It will be held on Saturday, January 21, from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, in Room B204 of the Georgia World Conference Center. This session will be an open discussion of interlibrary loan and resource-sharing topics. Some…
Free “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about ILL” Workshop Before ALA Midwinter
(via RUSA STARS Education/Training Committee) The STARS Education & Training Committee announces a FREE “Everything You Always Wanted to Know about ILL” workshop to be held before ALA Midwinter 2017 in Atlanta. The workshop will take place from 9:00am to 12:30pm on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Woodruff Library, Emory University. There is no charge…
Chicago Info/Library/Archives Workers Meetup on Social Justice Tuesday, December 20
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Employees in ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services are hosting a gathering of Chicago area LIS/Archives and Info Workers committed to upholding the professional ethics of diversity, inclusion, information preservation and access, equitable representation, individual privacy, and support of marginalized communities. The gathering will be from 4:00-6:30pm…
Celebrate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with the ALCTS Midwinter Symposium
(via the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services) On Friday, January 20, the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) will present its Midwinter Symposium Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Creating a New Future for Library Collections at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta. Organized by the ALCTS President’s Program Committee, chaired by Charles…
Call for Proposals: Poster Sessions at ALA Annual 2017 in Chicago
(via Gwen Gregory, IACRL Past President) Share your best ideas and work with the national library community by presenting a poster session at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago! The poster session committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries and on any topic relevant to librarianship. Submissions may include a description of an…