Annual Conference Information

• Atlanta Welcomes 2002 ALA Annual Conference: This year Annual Conference takes us to Atlanta in the heart of the South. This is the second Annual Conference to group programs together into seven thematic tracks: administration and management; children and young adults; collection management; digital libraries; issues and updates; services and programs; and staff recruitment, development, and management. . . . more
  
  
• Schedule of ALCTS Meetings and Programs
  
  
• ALCTS Preconferences and Programs
  
  
• ALCTS President’s Program for 2002 Announced: “Cultivating the Human Moment in a Digital Age” will be presented on Monday, June 17, 10 A.M.–12:30 P.M. The featured speaker will be Edward Hallowell, an expert in the field of psychological and emotional well-being. . . . more
  
  
• Orientation for New Leaders
  

• Spectrum Institute for 2002 Announced
  

• Volunteers Needed to Staff ALCTS Booth: The ALCTS Membership Committee once again invites ALCTS members who will be in Atlanta for Annual Conference to spend an hour or two at the ALCTS booth at the Georgia World Conference Center, greeting visitors and answering questions about ALCTS. . . . more
  
  
• Volunteer Reporters Sought to Summarize Programs: The ALCTS Newsletter Online editor is looking once again for members to write summary reports on our division's preconferences and programs for the fall newsletter. These summaries allow all members to benefit from the events our division is sponsoring at Annual Conference. . . . more

Other News

• Election Results: ALCTS 2002–2003 Officers
  

• John Budd Wins Highsmith Library Literature Award
  

• CAROL Clearinghouse Announced: Collections and Acquisitions Research Online (CAROL) is an information clearinghouse for library research. It is a Web-based database that researchers in any area of library collections or acquisitions can log a description of their research and locate other researchers active in areas of interest to them. . . . more
  
  
• ALCTS Leaders React to Proposal to Migrate ALA Handbook to Electronic Form
  
  
• Send in Your Nominations for Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Awards: There is still time to submit your nominations for the 2002 ALCTS Serials Section Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Awards. . . . more
  

• ALCTS Office Shares Its Sense of Humor with Members