The ALCTS e-forum “Changing Ideas, Roles, and Organizational Structures in Collections and Technical Services” took place on May 21–22, 2019, and was moderated by Michael Arthur (The University of Alabama), Alison M. Armstrong (Radford University), and Rachelle McLain (Montana State University).
Continue readingThe ALCTS e-Forum “Assessing Collections for Diversity and Inclusion” was held April 16–17, 2019. This session was sponsored by the ALCTS Aquisition Section Committee on Research & Statistics. Committee members Katherine Brown (Auraria Library), Keri Perlitz (ProQuest), Jeff Eller (Wake Forest University), and Katy DiVittorio (Auraria Library) moderated. Discussion topics focused on how libraries are working to diversify their collections.
Continue readingALCTS held an e-Forum on knowledge base (KB) management on March 19–20, 2019, moderated by Tina Buck (University of Central Florida) and Christina Torbert (University of Mississippi). Topics included staffing, migration, maintenance, learning resources, linking, and more.
Continue readingThe ALCTS e-Forum “E-book Management: What Works, What Doesn’t” was held on November 13–17, 2018 and moderated by Heather Shipman (Cornell University Library) and Xiaoyan Song (North Carolina State University Library). Discussion topics focused on staffing and organizational structure, e-book acquisition and licensing, tools for e-book management, e-book discovery, promotion, and troubleshooting.
Continue readingA special joint ALCTS, LITA, and LLAMA e-Forum “Discussing a New Division” was held on November 27–28, 2018. This e-Forum focused on getting feedback from the membership on the possible merger of the three divisions and was moderated by members of the new division Communications Working Group. The discussion saw more than 170 messages over the two-day e-Forum. Participants represented all three divisions and included individuals with a variety of experience, from new professionals to 40-year ALA members.
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