Representatives to ALA Groups
Core Representative to the ALA Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) Committee
Karen Snow
July 2023 - June 2025
Core Representative to the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee
Laura K. Simmond
July 2023 - June 2025
Core Representative to the ALA Recruitment Assembly
Shannon Tennant
July 2023 - June 2025
Representatives to Other Organizations
Core appoints representatives to various outside organizations to support the standards and practices of all areas of technical services and technology.
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
IFLA is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession. Core advises ALA on nominations for appointment to IFLA's Information Technology Section. -
North American RDA Committee (NARDAC)
NARDAC is the entity responsible for representing the North American region on the RDA Steering Committee (RSC). NARDAC’s membership comes from the following North American communities that have implemented RDA: the American Library Association (ALA), the Canadian Committee on Cataloguing, and the Library of Congress. ALA has delegated to Core the responsibility for appointing up to two voting members as ALA Representatives to NARDAC.