[Eril-l] ALCTS Midwinter Symposium Explores Library Access and Accessibility

[ALCTS-CE Announce]

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*Register today for the ALCTS 2018 Midwinter Symposium “Empowering Access
and Ensuring Accessibility: Connecting People to Information and
Collections” *

On Friday, Feb. 9, the Association for Library Collections & Technical
Services (ALCTS) will hold the Midwinter Symposium “Empowering Access and
Ensuring Accessibility: Connecting People to Information and Collections
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during the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver. Aimed at those working in
collections and technical services, this full-day symposium will examine
how libraries and cultural institutions provide all populations with access
to materials. [image: ALA<br /> 2018 Midwinter Meeting]
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Connecting people to information is a fundamental tenet of librarianship,
and in the rapidly evolving information age, librarians strive to enhance
access and increase accessibility for all patrons. These concepts are
particularly significant to those working in collections and technical
services, where responsibility for identifying, selecting, acquiring,
organizing, managing, digitizing, and preserving recorded knowledge
resides. This symposium will explore the current landscape as well as the
future of collections and technical services work as it contributes to
access and broad accessibility to stimulate knowledge creation, foster
innovation, and empower libraries to have a transformative role in society.

The symposium will open with the keynote presentation “Libraries Improving
Access: Policies, Programs, and Promotion” from Denver City Librarian
Michelle Jeske. Following the keynote, speakers Heidi M. Schroeder, Dr.
Heather Moulaison Sandy, Jennifer Dandle and Jordan Fields will give
presentations on building accessible collections through interinstitutional
collaboration; systems, standards, and strategies used to access library
data; enhancing discoverability with accessible content; and partnering to
create integrated local collections. In addition, the symposium will offer
facilitated roundtable discussions and the closing presentation “Crossing
State Lines: Enabling Sharing of Accessible Content” from Laura C. Wood.

“Empowering Access and Ensuring Accessibility: Connecting People to
Information and Collections” will take place on Friday, Feb. 9 from 8:30 am
until 4 pm. ALCTS or ALA membership is not required to attend the ALCTS
Midwinter Symposium. In addition, attendees do not need additional
registration for the ALA Midwinter Meeting. Online registration is
available through the ALA 2018 Midwinter website
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.

For questions about the ALCTS Midwinter Symposium or other ALCTS Midwinter
programming, please contact Megan Dougherty <mdougherty at ala.org>, ALCTS
Program Officer, Continuing Education. View a comprehensive listing of
ALCTS events at Midwinter
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and
follow ALCTS on social media using #alctsmw18 for the latest details on
ALCTS Midwinter programming.
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