American Library Association
Minitex News articles tagged with "American Library Association" (14):
Nominations open for STARS Virginia Boucher Distinguished ILL Librarian Award
Recognize your Resource Sharing colleagues by nominating them for the STARS Virginia Boucher Distinguished ILL Librarian Award! The submission deadline is February 23, 2024.
Adult literacy meets digital literacy
"Going to the Root: Libraries, Adult Literacy, and the Interruption of Generational Poverty," a panel presentation at the 2023 ALA Annual Conference, aimed to “explore how libraries can respond to the intersections between low literacy in adults and structural issues including poverty and housing insecurity...as well as public health inequities and over-incarceration.”
Newly Revised Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States
The ALA RUSA Board of Directors has approved the newly revised Interlibrary Loan Code for the United States with Explanatory Text.
Minitex offers ALA Advocacy Academy training in September
We recently announced a slate of upcoming library advocacy-related webinars. The first will be a virtual offering of the ALA Advocacy Academy training, presented by Megan Cusick (Deputy Director for State Advocacy, ALA) and Shawnda Hines (Deputy Director of Communications, ALA). The training will take place in two parts on September 20th and September 27th.
Exploring top technology trends
Information technology experts from across the library field shared trends that will impact the profession at this year’s annual conference in New Orleans.
Xtreme Bibliographic Searching for Interlibrary Loan - Part 4 Stump the instructor
The last of the four-week “Xtreme Bibliographic Searching for Interlibrary Loan & Reference” class offered by the American Library Association (ALA) was titled, “Stump the Instructor.” Tina Baich Indiana University,
New ALA Checklists Provide Practical Steps to Protect Patron Privacy
from an American Library Assocation press release:
Free ALA training to foster conversation in library communities
The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office and the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) invite library professionals to attend a free learning series to explore various dialogue facilitation approaches and position themselves to foster conversation and lead change in their communities.
2017 Coretta Scott King Book Awards
The 2017 Coretta Scott Kind Book Award winners have been announced.