Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (CORE)
Core Announces 2025 Ballot Measure Outcomes
CHICAGO—Yesterday Core, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced the outcomes of four ballot measures. The first proposed amendment to Core Bylaws was to add the Diversity & Inclusion Committee as a committee of the Board and remove...
Announcing the 2025 Core Election Results
CHICAGO—Steve Kelley, Head of Continuing Resources and Database Management at Wake Forest University has been elected President-Elect of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, a Division of the American Library Association. His three-year term begins...
Preservation Week Webinar: Discussion and Q&A with Mychal Threets
Preservation Week Webinar: Discussion and Q&A with Mychal Threets
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Mapping Your Skill Sets: Understanding and Using the Core Competencies for Cataloging & Metadata Professionals
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Mapping Your Skill Sets: Understanding and Using the Core Competencies for Cataloging & Metadata Professionals" on May 28, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. The Core Competencies for Cataloging & Metadata...
Core 5 Year Anniversary Gala Features Ray Arsenault
Join Core on Sunday, June 29, during ALA Annual 2025 at the Free Library Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, PA, for the Core 5 Year Anniversary Gala featuring Ray Arsenault, one of the nation's leading civil rights historians and author of 12 books.
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Understanding and Fighting Anti-Trans Misinformation
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Understanding and Fighting Anti-Trans Misinformation" on May 7, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. As the transgender population increases in size and visibility, a resulting backlash has gripped America—and...
Core Awards & President's Program Featuring Gwen Westerman
Join Core on Saturday, June 29, during ALA Annual 2025 in Philadelphia, for the Core Awards and President's Program featuring Gwen Westerman, current Minnesota Poet Laureate, scholar and artist.
Preservation Week Webinar: Preserving the Past, Shaping the Future: Inspiring the Next Generation of Conservators with Balboa Art Conservation Center
How do you inspire a classroom full of 5th graders to see the world as art conservators? Join Balboa Art Conservation Center's Bianca Garcia and Dr. Elizabeth Salmon as they share their journeys in cultural preservation. Learn how their groundbreaking programs are inspiring the next generation of preservation practitioners to explore this unique and exciting career path at the intersection of art, science, and technology.
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Judging a Book by Its Cover; Investigating Arsenic and Other Heavy Metals in 19th Century Book Bindings
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Judging a Book by Its Cover; Investigating Arsenic and Other Heavy Metals in 19th Century Book Bindings" on May 6, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Recent research in the cultural heritage conservation field has...
Core Webinar: Library Reboot for the Mid-21st Century
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Library Reboot for the Mid-21st Century" on June 10, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. This presentation will help pull the shroud of mystery off library design by briefly exploring the history and roots of 20th century libraries...
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Saying Less, Asking More; Expand Your Impact with Coaching
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Saying Less, Asking More; Expand Your Impact with Coaching," on April 2, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Leading staff in an ever-changing, unpredictable environment can be difficult. Right now, library staff at...
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Integrating Linked Data into Library Workflows
CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Integrating Linked Data into Library Workflows" on April 1, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. As linked data becomes more of a reality for the library community, OCLC has worked with libraries around the world to...
Spring-Fall 2025 Core Fundamentals Web Course Schedule
Core is offering several Fundamentals Web Courses between spring and fall of 2025. This series of related online courses covers basic topics that enhance skills in various areas of library work.
Applications Open for 2025 Core LIFT Award for Professional Development
CHICAGO–Core is pleased to announce applications are open for the Career LIFT Award to support skill development and networking opportunities for information professionals. The award consists of up to $1,500 the recipient may use on professional...
Core Classroom: Your Supported Job Search
This 4-week online course introduces participants to the principles, policies and practices of preservation in libraries and archives. It is designed to inform all staff, across divisions and departments and at all levels of responsibility and provides tools to begin extending the useful life of library collections.
Fundamentals of Management 2025 - Session 6.0
This 4 week course Fundamentals of Management is designed for new managers to build the skill set they need to successfully lead their department or organization, as well as support existing managers looking to improve their skills.
Fundamentals of Management 2025 - Session 5.0
This 4 week course Fundamentals of Management is designed for new managers to build the skill set they need to successfully lead their department or organization, as well as support existing managers looking to improve their skills.
Fundamentals of Management 2025 - Session 4.0
This 4 week course Fundamentals of Management is designed for new managers to build the skill set they need to successfully lead their department or organization, as well as support existing managers looking to improve their skills.
Fundamentals of Management 2025 - Session 3.0
This 4 week course Fundamentals of Management is designed for new managers to build the skill set they need to successfully lead their department or organization, as well as support existing managers looking to improve their skills.