Member Community: ALCTS Fundraising Committee

From the President: ALCTS Annual Report, 2018–2019

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This report represents a summary of the activities of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the 2018–2019 year. Working in libraries of all sizes and types, ALCTS represents a specialized community of functional experts and leaders in acquisitions, cataloging and metadata, collection management, electronic and continuing resources, and preservation. While our engaged members lead the way in developing standards and best practices for creating, identifying, selecting, acquiring, organizing, managing, and preserving recorded knowledge in all formats, we also recognize that both the profession and the American Library Association as a larger entity are changing, and that ALCTS needs to continue to grow and evolve. This annual report includes a summary of the association’s activities for the 2018–2019 year, and plans for the future.

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Interviews with ALCTS Leaders: Harriet Wintermute, Fundraising Committee Co-Chair

Columns, Interviews with ALCTS Leaders

In the past two years, the committee has strengthened its outreach efforts and increased the sponsorships for ALCTS. Last year, we reached several new vendors who ended up sponsoring or expressing interest in future opportunities. Last year, in a desire to strengthen the continuity and success of the committee, I developed new documentation including a timeline, chair procedures, and historical notes on vendors.

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