[Eril-l] Register Now for 2018 ALCTS Annual Precons

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<http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/ac>*ALCTS offers virtual and in-person
preconferences for 2018 ALA Annual*

Prior to the 2018 ALA Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, La., ALCTS
will host a virtual preconference and two in-person preconferences. The
virtual preconference “The Road to Electronic Information Accessibility:
How Do We Increase Student Success?” will be held on Tuesday, June 5 and
Wednesday, June 6, while the in-person preconferences “Hacking Acq: Tools
and Apps for Better Acquisitions Workflows” and “Technical Services
Assessment: Tools and Techniques that Demonstrate Value” will be offered on
Friday, June 22 at 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The two-day virtual preconference “The Road to Electronic Information
Accessibility: How Do We Increase Student Success?”
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will provide attendees with a holistic view on how the many parts of an
organization can work together to meet both the legal requirements and the
students’ requirements for success. Perspectives, challenges, and
recommendations will be shared to assist libraries in providing equal
opportunities for all their users.

*Session 1, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 1 p.m. CDT*
“Institutional Compliance: Responding to Online Accessibility Legal Issues”
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   - “University EIT Accessibility Compliance: Southern New Hampshire
   University’s Action Plan for Electronic Information Technology
   Accessibility”
   - “Accessibility: What Is Happening Now Online, On Campus, and Within
   the Marketplace”

*Session 2, Wednesday, June 6 at 1 p.m. CDT*
“Accessibility: What Is Happening Now Online, On Campus, and Within the
Marketplace”
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   - “What’s in a Name? The Online Accessibility Center”
   - “Enabling Campus Student Success: Bridging the gap between IT and
   Disability Services”
   - “Striving for Accessible Content: It Takes a Village”

In-person preconference events will be held on Friday, June 22 from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. in New Orleans. “Hacking Acq: Tools and Apps for Better
Acquisitions Workflows”
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will provide attendees with a hands-on look at tools for data analysis,
project management, workflow hacks and troubleshooting using Trello, MS
Access, Excel and some locally developed tools. The full-day program will
offer demos and give attendees a toolkit of applications to try at their
libraries.

“Technical Services Assessment: Tools and Techniques that Demonstrate Value”
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will share technical services colleagues' insights on how to successfully
collect, format and present data and information in a way that allows us to
both leverage this data to inform internal decisions as well as highlight
key achievements and successes to those outside of the department to
demonstrate value. The program will also include a hands-on session where
participants will explore several types of easy, free plug and play data
visualization software.

Registration for the virtual preconference is $69 for ALCTS members for
both sessions or $43 for one session; $95 for non-ALCTS members for both
sessions or $59 for one session; and $206 for groups for both sessions or
$129 for one session. Fees include access to the live presentation as well
as unlimited access to the recorded presentation.

Registration rates for the in-person preconference events are $219 for
ALCTS members; $269 for ALA for members; and $319 for non-members.

For more details on 2018 ALA Annual ALCTS preconferences, including how to
register, please visit the ALCTS Annual Conference webpage
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Brooke Morris

Program Officer, Communications

Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)

American Library Association (ALA)

50 E. Huron St.

Chicago, IL 60611

800.545.2433 x5037

312.280.5037

312.280.5033 (fax)

bmorris at ala.org
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