The ALCTS e-forum “Cataloging and Metadata Education” took place March 20–21, 2018. It was moderated by Christopher Dieckman, Erin Elzi, and Janelle Zetty. In addition, Karen Snow provided discussion questions and supplemental reading materials she uses in her cataloging and metadata courses.
Continue readingIn the spring of 2017, members of the CaMMS Recruitment & Mentoring Committee solicited volunteers on various email lists who were willing to share information about their positions on the ALCTS website. The purpose of these career profiles is to demonstrate the wide range of professional opportunities available in this area of librarianship.
Continue readingALCTS News has a new home and a new look. We’ve streamlined article pages and adopted a more responsive interface in order to create a more immersive reading experience. We’re eager to hear from you, our readers, about what you think of the new design.
Continue readingALCTS committees and interest groups submit reports to the ALCTS Office after each conference. Following are the reports submitted by the ALCTS Division-level interest groups for ALA Midwinter 2018.
Continue readingThe ALA elections will open on March 12, 2018, and will close on April 4, 2018. ALA members will vote on a dues increase, as well as a resolution determining whether the Association’s executive director should be required to hold an ALA- or CAEP-accredited master’s degree. Candidates for ALCTS office, as well as ALCTS members who are candidates for ALA Council, are detailed below.
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