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Call for Chapters: Academic Libraries and Sustainable Development #ACRLPublication

A Library Writer's Blog

At the academic level, sustainability has become a focal point, impacting accreditation processes, faculty governance through task forces and committees, and university-wide strategic planning efforts. Sustainability has transformed the majors offered at our institutions and the resources created by our publishing vendors.

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CFP: ALSC 2024 National Institute - Denver, Colorado (September 19-21, 2024) - Standing Up for Stories

A Library Writer's Blog

Jessica Fredrickson, National Institute Planning Task Force Chair Call for Proposals The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is seeking program proposals for the 2024 National Institute in Denver, CO, September 19-21, 2024. The committee will begin discussions regarding the proposals over December and January.

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Whatever happened to planning when it comes to civic assets, public facilities, revitalization?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

I'm writing this in reaction to an op-ed in the Baltimore Sun , " Harborplace reinvention: Baltimore needs a task force to get it right ," about Harborplace. The task force should include David Cordish of the Cordish Companies, which has created great urban entertainment in many American cities, including Baltimore’s Power Plant Live!;

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Vermont Chapter Councilor Report – ALA Annual 2023

Librarian.net

It was referred to Bylaws Committee because it involves a change in the bylaws. My remarks which I gave at Council can be found here. Hunter Hayes – Daniel Ellsberg – Aletta Seales – Charles L.

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Governments Find Strength in Numbers

GovLoop

CISA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will approve state plans, with committees comprised of cybersecurity representatives from counties, cities, towns, public education and public health. Cyber Care on the Global Landscape But a holistic approach needs to go beyond the public sector.

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My ALA Conference

Librarian.net

I was on the small committee that created the draft Code of Conduct. You can read the draft here which includes the next steps, notably a Council-approved group of both volunteer moderators and ALA Staff who would review CoC infractions (nb: I will not be on this committee). Response was largely positive. not passed).

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ALA Midwinter Report 2022

Librarian.net

The January professional development conference (with speakers and activities and vendors) is becoming known as LibLearnX, and all the committee meetings which happen at ALA in January are… still kind of called Midwinter. The membership committee led some discussion of new ALA membership levels. It’s been slow going.

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