Don’t
miss your chance to attend this year’s ALCTS Virtual Preconference
Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Metadata
The two-day, virtual
preconference Diverse,
Inclusive, and Equitable Metadata will
provide a venue for sharing ideas to promote cultural competencies
and inclusivity in the metadata process.
Programming
includes:
Registration
Fees:
ALCTS Member: $69
both sessions or $43 one session
Non-member: $95 both sessions or $59 one session
Groups: $206 both sessions or $129 one session
Fees include access
to the live presentation as well as unlimited access to the recorded presentation.
To Register:
Complete the online registration form or call 1-800-545-2433
and press 5.
For help with
registration, contact a customer service representative by dialing
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration@ala.org.
Preconferences in Chicago
In addition to the
Virtual Preconference, ALCTS is offering two in-person preconference
programs on Friday, June 23 at ALA Annual in Chicago.
Building
Successful Digital Programs at Small Institutions
Friday, June 23, 8:00
a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Designed to help
smaller institutions with limited resources begin or reinvigorate a
digitization program that will endure, Building Successful Digital Programs at Small
Institutions will offer four presentations focusing on each
step in the digital lifecycle, including selection, metadata
creation, access, and digital preservation.
Speakers
Include: Jaime Schumacher, Director, Scholarly Communications,
Northern Illinois University, Founders Memorial Library; Madeline
Sheldon, Member Representative, Digital Technology Services, LYRASIS;
Danielle Spalenka, Project Director, Digital POWRR Project; Peggy
Griesinger, Metadata and Cataloging Librarian, George Mason
University
Registration
Fees: $219 ALCTS Member; $269 ALA Member; $319
Non-Member. Register through the ALA Conference registration site.
Provide the event code ALC3
to register and pay for this event. ALA Conference registration is
not required to attend an ALCTS preconference.
Cataloging
and Metadata For the Web: Meeting the User Where They Are
Friday, June
23, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
In Cataloging and Metadata For the Web: Meeting the User
Where They Are, Ted Fons will use his Library Technology Report
to discuss ways in which we can expose our services and content on
the open web right now, meeting our users where they are. A panel of
librarians will share their first-hand experiences implementing the
concepts and ideas discussed by Ted.
Speakers
Include: Ted Fons, Principle Consultant, Third Chapter Partners;
Kenning Arlitsch, Dean of the Library, Montana State University;
Sharon Day, Director, Branch Services & Collections, Edmonton
Public Library; Susan Allen, Director of Technology Services,
Worthington Libraries; Erica Findley, Cataloging/Metadata Librarian,
Multnomah County Library; Jim Hahn, Orientation Services &
Environments Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;
Qiang Jin, Cataloging Librarian, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Registration
Fees: $219 ALCTS Member; $269 ALA Member; $319
Non-Member. Register through the ALA Conference registration site.
Provide the event code ALC2
to register and pay for this event. ALA Conference registration is
not required to attend an ALCTS preconference.
For questions or
comments related to this or other ALCTS events, contact Julie Reese,
ALCTS Continuing Education and Meetings Manager, at 1-800-545-2433,
ext. 5034 or jreese@ala.org.

For a
comprehensive listing of ALCTS programming at ALA Annual 2017, visit
the ALCTS Programs at Annual 2017 web page.
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