In today’s information landscape, few topics more urgently demand expansive discourse than digital preservation, which touches on everything from technology to copyright. ALCTS steps up to the challenge with “Digital Preservation in Libraries: Preparing for a Sustainable Future,” a comprehensive overview published by ALA Editions and edited by Jeremy Myntti and Jessalyn Zoom.
Continue readingThe ALCTS e-Forum “The Write Stuff: Strategies and Tools for Staying on Track from Start to Finish” was held on September 18–19, 2018. The discussion was moderated by Rebecca Nous (discovery services librarian at University at Albany), Wendy West (head of discovery services at University at Albany), and Stacey Marien (acquisitions librarian at American University). The e-forum’s 40 participants posted more than 90 messages during the two-day event. Participants came to the e-Forum with varying experience in writing, having been involved in a wide variety of writing projects, including zines, articles and books, journal editorial work, coursework, and grants.
Continue readingALCTS President Kristin Martin answers questions gathered from members by Narine H. Bournoutian, student representative to the ALCTS New Members Interest Group (ANMIG), about the division’s mission and future, as well as how to get involved.
Continue readingThe ALCTS e-Forum “Working with Digital Repositories” took place August 14–15, 2018. Participants gathered together for an online discussion focusing on the current repository ecosystem in the library field, discussing best practices, metadata standards, and staffing models, as well as sharing online resources to support repository managers.
Continue readingThe ALCTS e-Forum “Linked Data for the Rest of Us” took place on July 24–25, 2018. Anne Washington (coordinator of metadata services), Andrew Weidner (digital operations coordinator), and Xiping Liu (resource description librarian)—all of the University of Houston M.D. Anderson Library—moderated the discussion. Over 70 people posted around 200 messages during the two-day discussion.
Continue reading
