
On-Demand Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Preservation as a Service; Applying a Customer-focused Framework while Caring for our Collections
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Start Date: January 16, 2024, 1:00 pm CST
End Date: January 16, 2026, 11:45 pm CST

On-Demand Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Getting Our Money’s Worth with eBook Acquisitions
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Start Date: February 14, 2024, 1:00 pm CST
End Date: February 14, 2026, 11:45 pm CST

On-Demand Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Transformative Agreements; Twisting Open Access
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Start Date: February 21, 2024, 1:00 pm CST
End Date: February 21, 2026, 11:45 pm CST

Romance is the most popular genre and a billion-dollar industry. Yet it suffers from stigma and students are shamed for this reading choice. Examine why you should embrace this genre that is both feminist and diverse. Survey the changing landscape of romance. Learn how to run a successful romance book club. Obtain collection development tips for YA and adult romance. Whether you are a romance veteran or romance virgin, this session is for you.
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Start Date: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm CDT
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On-Demand Webinar - Best of Core Forum: Judging a Book by Its Cover: Investigating Arsenic and Other Heavy Metals in 19th Century Book Bindings
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Start Date: May 6, 2025, 1:00 pm CDT
End Date: May 6, 2027, 11:45 pm CDT

On Demand: Marketing Your Library
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Start Date: July 16, 2025, 1:00 am CDT
End Date: July 16, 2025, 2:00 am CDT

Best of Core Forum: Improving Preservation and Metadata Practices for Better Digital Projects: Streamlining a Workflow Preparing Collections for Digitization
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Start Date: July 22, 2025, 1:00 pm CDT
End Date: July 22, 2025, 2:00 pm CDT

Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management 2025 - Session 4.0
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Start Date: August 4, 2025, 9:00 am CDT
End Date: August 29, 2025, 5:00 pm CDT

Fundamentals of Metadata 2025 - Session 5.0
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Start Date: September 22, 2025, 9:00 am CDT
End Date: October 31, 2025, 5:00 pm CDT

Fundamentals of Acquisitions 2025 - Session 5.0
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Start Date: September 29, 2025, 9:00 am CDT
End Date: November 7, 2025, 2:00 pm CST

Fundamentals of Collection Assessment 2025 - Session 5.0
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Start Date: October 6, 2025, 9:00 am CDT
End Date: November 14, 2025, 5:00 pm CST

Fundamentals of Institutional Repositories 2025 Session 3.0
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Start Date: October 6, 2025, 9:00 am CDT
End Date: November 15, 2025, 5:00 pm CST

Description:The Fundamentals of Preservation (FOP) web course is an introduction 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 al
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Start Date: October 6, 2025, 9:00 am CDT
End Date: October 31, 2025, 5:00 pm CDT

Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management 2025 - Session 5.0
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Start Date: October 13, 2025, 9:00 am CDT
End Date: November 7, 2025, 5:00 pm CST

Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions 2025 - Session 5.0
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Start Date: October 13, 2025, 9:00 am CDT
End Date: November 7, 2025, 5:00 pm CST

Description: This program will present new research on the understanding and use of the Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians, which will be published this fall in the journal Library Resources and Technical Ser
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Start Date: November 5, 2025, 1:00 pm CST
End Date: November 5, 2025, 2:00 pm CST

Learn how to create and conduct a diversity audit, evaluate materials for inclusivity, and develop strategies for library users to find diverse materials in the collection.
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Start Date: November 5, 2025, 1:30 pm CST
End Date: November 5, 2025, 3:00 pm CST

Learn how to use state award picture books as a platform for addressing the AASL Standards Framework for Learners!
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This presentation breakdowns why graphic novels should be considered “real” academic reading, illustrate the relevancy of their use in secondary curricula, and provide attendees with methods for staying informed of the newest titles.
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This webinar will empower participants add diverse titles to their collection through awards, lists, websites and social media.
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This webinar will give you tools to address concerns, dispel myths, and show the benefits that comics and graphic novels bring to classrooms and libraries.
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With concrete goals and plans for collection diversity audit data, it can help create inclusive public library collections.
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Collection Development expert Robin Bradford will introduce you to the fundamental principles of collection development and the practices that make it work.
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Join Laura Mann as she discusses techniques used in her five libraries to determine when weeding needs to happen, what to do with discarded materials, and how to get it all done with faculty, staff, and administration on your side.
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Synopsis of each book are given as well as activities to garner student interest and tips for utilizing social media to promote the library and meet students where they are.
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Learn how a library created a classification system that people bought into, was collaborative, and was scalable.
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This panel highlights the experiences of two school library media supervisors currently working within Florida's restrictive collection development policy environment, and is framed by how these restrictive laws are impacting collection development diversity and implications for the future. Attendees will have an opportunity to discuss their own experiences with each other and will come away with at least three strategies for working within restrictive collection development environments.
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Teachers, creators, book distributors, and library experts offer details on where to find quality reviews, collection development assistance, programming tools and ideas, and more!
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Hear the process, results, and learnings from Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Public Library’s first diversity audit of YA materials.
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Curating a school library collection extends beyond selecting popular titles, and the roles that school librarians fill have evolved well past maintaining materials. Explore all the aspects of the Curate Shared Foundation in the National School Library S
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