CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Neurodiversity in the Academic Library" on June 11, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Neurodiversity within the librarian professional is often neglected as a subject of scholarly...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Neurodiversity in the Academic Library" on June 11, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. This presentation will focus on the lived experience of a librarian who recently moved into a large middle management role at a...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Transforming Libraries with AI: Enhancing Access, Efficiency, and Community Engagement" on June 9, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Explore how artificial intelligence can revolutionize libraries by enhancing...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Calling it Quits: How to Evaluate Library Services and Decide What to Stop Doing" on July 15, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Following a period of disruption, library leaders need to realign service offerings...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: The Greatest Obstacle of Discovery: Assessment of Library Discovery Systems" on June 4, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Discovery products providing a single search interface to library collections have become...

CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures hosts Preservation Week from April 27 - May 3, 2025. The theme for Preservation Week 2025 is Preserve the Past, Shape the Future: Inspiring the Next Generation. The Preservation Outreach Committee...

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures hosts the free Preservation Week® webinar "Historical Newspapers in Public Libraries" on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Join in for discussion of digitization, preservation and access for local historical newspapers with the Columbus Metropolitan Library's Local History & Genealogy team.

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Looking Beyond Your Digital Repository; Metadata for Storytelling" on May 14, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. In recent years, the traditional use of digital collections simply as proxies for the physical has...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In Celebration of Women’s History Month ─March─ the American Library Association’s (ALA) Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL) will host a complimentary webinar entitled Strength in Every Story: Empowering Women in Libraries on March...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Only Managers in the Building; Everything You Wish You Knew Before Becoming a Manager" on March 26, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. You're a manager! Now what? Transitioning from staff member to management, even...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Elevate Your Writing with Artificial Intelligence Powered Assistants" on April 15, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. This presentation explores how librarians can use AI-powered writing assistants to improve their professional writing...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Artificial Intelligence and Libraries: Leading the Technological Shift" on March 19, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a futuristic concept—it's now shaping how we work, learn, and...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Cut Through the Noise; Strategic Promotion" on March 18, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. Today's libraries are challenged with engaging busy customers who see thousands of ads per day. This session will provide...

CHICAGO—Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core Forum: Leading for Creativity; Habits and Practices to Shape the Work Environment" on March 11, 2025, at 1 p.m. CT. While many associate creativity with individual work in the fine arts, creativity–the...