Professional Resources
Core Webinar Series: Library Facility Master Planning
CHICAGO—Core/Buildings & Operations: Buildings for College and University Libraries and Planning & Design Committees are pleased to present the four-part webinar series “Library Facility Master Planning." Library leaders with responsibility for one or...
Core Webinar: Trailblazing Pathways Across the Digital Divide
Join Core for the webinar "Trailblazing Pathways Across the Digital Divide" on September 3, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Participants will learn about a partnership between an academic library, Student Affairs, and campus IT to fund laptops for high-need students.
Core Webinar: Library In-Reach to Boost Morale and Realize Our Full Potential
Core hosts the webinar "Library In-Reach to Boost Morale and Realize Our Full Potential" on October 23, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. In this session participants will learn seven easy-to-use in-reach techniques or can-do-isms.
New from ACRL - “Information Literacy and Social Media: Empowered Student Engagement with the ACRL Framework”
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Information Literacy and Social Media: Empowered Student Engagement with the ACRL Framework” by Michele Santamaría and Nicole Pfannenstiel, demonstrating how...
Core Webinar - Best of Core Forum: The First 90 Days; Real Life Tales of Transition
CHICAGO—Core hosts the webinar "Best of Core Forum: The First 90 Days; Real Life Tales of Transition" on September 24, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Twenty years ago, Michael D. Watkins published a best-selling book on leadership transitions, The First 90 Days...
New from ACRL - "Spatial Literacy in Public Health: Faculty-Librarian Teaching Collaborations"
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Spatial Literacy in Public Health: Faculty-Librarian Teaching Collaborations,” edited by Laureen P. Cantwell-Jurkovic and Tammy Parece, a collection of ideas...
Applications Now Open for the Core Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries
CHICAGO–Core is now accepting applications for the Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals courses held between September 11, 2024 and December 22, 2024. One free seat per...
Core Webinar: Safety by Design
Core hosts the webinar "Safety by Design" on August 28, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Get safety principles from an experienced security consultant and hear from a group of librarians and library architects putting those principles into real-world contexts.
Practical approaches to inclusive cataloging
CHICAGO — As part of the profession's ongoing EDISJ efforts to redress librarianship’s problematic past, practitioners from across the field are questioning long-held library authorities and standards. They’re undertaking a critical and rigorous re...
Core Webinar - Past to the Future: Intersections of Digitization, AI, and the Digital Humanities
Join Core for the webinar "Past to the Future: Intersections of Digitization, AI, and the Digital Humanities" on July 17, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. The presenter will discuss will discuss how AI is being used to improve digitization.
Core Webinar - Design Basics: How to Create Better Visuals
Join Core for the webinar "Design Basics: How to Create Better Visuals" on July 17, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Participants will learn the fundamentals of good design and come away with a list of free tools to put their ideas into practice.
ALA Store at 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Located in Lobby E near Registration, the ALA Store will offer a wide range of posters, bookmarks, clothing, gift books, professional development resources and more during the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition. Store hours are: Friday, June 28: 12...
New from ACRL - “Critical Library Leadership: Managing Self and Others in Today’s Academic Library”
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Critical Library Leadership: Managing Self and Others in Today’s Academic Library,” edited by Kristin Henrich and Cinthya Ippoliti, offering thoughtful...
Core Webinar - Transforming LibGuides: A Case Study
Join Core for the webinar "Transforming LibGuides: A Case Study" on September 17, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Presenters will explore the technical and political processes of overhauling and streamlining their LibGuides and A-Z database list.
Strengthening library ecosystems using One Voice
CHICAGO — A patron of one library is the potential patron of any other library at a different time of life or location. And though each library serves its own unique community, when different kinds of libraries speak together with one voice, the entire...
An updated toolkit for winning grants
CHICAGO — Newly updated and comprehensive, the third edition of “ Winning Grants,” published by ALA Neal-Schuman, is a must-have for library directors, grant writers, board members, consultants, and anyone navigating the intricacies of library grant...
A workbook for navigating intellectual freedom challenges
CHICAGO — Whether a book challenge is upon you, on the horizon, in your rearview mirror, or not yet in sight, now is the time to start envisioning what a challenge-ready team looks like in your organization. “ Prepared Libraries, Empowered Teams: A...
Register Now for Core Forum 2024!
Registration and housing are officially open for Core Forum 2024, which will take place November 14-16, in Minneapolis, MN, at the Hilton Minneapolis.
Essential checklist of library building design considerations
CHICAGO — With staff time at a premium, and library budgets that leave little room for overages, undertaking a successful library building or renovation project requires precision planning, effective communication, and focused coordination. Using a...
Best of Core at ALA Annual Conference: Libraries, Campus Partners, and Student Success
Join Core for the webinar "Best of Core at ALA Annual Conference: Libraries, Campus Partners, and Student Success" on August 6, 2024, at 1 p.m. CT. Attendees will learn about and explore existing campus partnerships as well as partnerships just forming.