Leadership Development
Core Webinar: Building Capacity for Community-led Planning
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CHICAGO—To live out our core values of equity, diversity and inclusion, libraries are seeking ways to be more community-centered. Community-led planning is a method that can be used to create public programs and services that celebrate the strengths and...
Core Webinar: Motivate, Empower, and Engage Staff Through Coaching
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CHICAGO—The future of work will require employees and organizations to be flexible, agile, adaptable, creative and innovative in order to keep up with the fast pace of change. More diversity in the workforce will mean more attention to culture, values and...
David Satten-López Named 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholar
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CHICAGO—The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () has awarded the 2021 Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology to David Satten-López, who will begin the MLIS program at Drexel University in Philadelphia (PA) this fall. He is...
Preconference Registration Opens for Core Forum
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Even before the 2021 Core Forum officially kicks off with an evening welcome reception on Thursday, October 7, attendees can register to participate in an all-day library buildings tour or one of four afternoon workshops offered that same day. Full...
Core presents its President's Program, "Seeking Clarity during Low-Morale Experiences: Actualizing Tools for Self-Preservation," at Annual
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CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is honored to have Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, renowned author, scholar, facilitator, and co-host of the popular podcast series #FixMyLibrary as its President's Program speaker at Annual from 11:45 a.m...
Core Webinar: Leveraging the FOLIO Transition: Best Practices
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CHICAGO—On Wednesday, May 26 Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will host the webinar "Leveraging the FOLIO Transition: Best Practices". This webinar will examine the role of library leaders in helping transition libraries to FOLIO, an open-source...
offers new benefits to help members gain new skills
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CHICAGO — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () is offering its members new benefits that will aid in their professional development and help their libraries move forward. They consist of two benefits each for organizational members and personal members...
Core Webinar: Service Design In One Week: Design Sprint Basics
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CHICAGO—More than ever, library leaders at all levels are asked to design and implement new services and programs on a rapid timeline. How can projects move quickly while engaging equitably with community and staff members? On Wednesday, April 21...
Core Webinar: Writing for the Web
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CHICAGO—On Wednesday, May 5, join Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures for a webinar on how you can improve the way you write your online content in order to connect users to the resources and answers they need. Beginning with a discussion on how...
Library leadership in a time of disruption
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CHICAGO — How do library leaders obtain strategic support when there appears to be a lack of clarity or understanding about the very purpose of libraries—and at a time when economically, libraries are under pressure to develop new business models and be...
Core Webinar: Building Teams that Work
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CHICAGO—Join Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures on Wednesday, May 19 for the webinar "Building Teams that Work", and gain insight into how to create teams that are successful, effective, purposeful and resilient. During this webinar, attendees will...
Core Webinar: Overview of XML Metadata Quality Assessment Tools
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CHICAGO—On Wednesday, May 12, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present the webinar "Overview of XML Metadata Quality Assessment Tools". This webinar will provide an overview of the capabilities and drawbacks of several tools for XML metadata...
Core Webinar: Core e-Forums: What Are They and Why Should I Care?
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CHICAGO—Starting in 2009, ALCTS e-Forums provided an opportunity for librarians in technical services to discuss issues with colleagues across the country and around the world. With the creation of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, potential e...
Core Webinar: Using Radical Kindness to Rethink Library Interviews
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CHICAGO—Thanks to COVID-19, the old phrase “We’ve always done it this way” is no longer an excuse. As libraries have re-envisioned services and resources, now is the time to re-think internal practices too. Start with the hiring process. With the move to...
Core Webinar: Developing Your Storytelling Skills for Library Assessment
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Though the art of storytelling may seem like something innate, it should be more considered a skill. Like any skill, your storytelling ability can be fostered and grown. In fact, storytelling can be one of the most important tools when sharing the...
Explore CollectionBuilder and develop digital library projects in this March Core Classroom
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CHICAGO—Core Classroom is back! Beginning on March 30, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures will present "CollectionBuilder: A Static Web Approach to Digital Projects in Libraries", a hands-on virtual workshop for librarians and library staff. This...
Core Webinar: Using Your Library's Virtual Presence to Reach Users with Disabilities
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CHICAGO—Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people with disabilities are more disconnected from their communities now than ever before. In order to effectively promote services to and increase awareness of your organization by users with disabilities, libraries...
Discover the Basics of Planning a Batch Cataloging Project, a Core webinar, on March 3, 2021
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CHICAGO—Many libraries have uncataloged collections or backlogs which could benefit from batch processing, and much professional development for metadata specialists focuses on software tools that can facilitate this work, but it is not always clear how...
Explore Transformational Change in University Libraries due to COVID-19, a Core webinar, on March 2, 2021
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CHICAGO —At the University of Oregon (UO), the dramatic changes required by the COVID-19 crisis offered UO Libraries an unprecedented opportunity to transform, throw out decades of habits and workflows, and break down silos and internal communication...
Core Webinar: COVID and Workplace Law: A Practical Primer
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On Tuesday, February 16, join Randi M. Cohen, labor and employment counselor and litigator, and your colleagues for a free, hour-long discussion on navigating the law during the COVID-19 pandemic. Designed for library workers and managers interested in...