<div dir="ltr">
<div align="center">
<table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" style="width:6.25in" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="600">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="padding:0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"arial",sans-serif;color:black">Having
trouble viewing this e-mail? <a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MDI/index.html">View
as a web page</a>. </span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center" align="center"> </p>
<div align="center">
<table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="width:100%;padding:0in" width="100%">
<table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" style="width:100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="width:100%;padding:0in" width="100%">
<div align="center">
<table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" style="width:100%;background:rgb(235,234,232) none repeat scroll 0% 0%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="padding:0in">
<div align="center">
<table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" style="width:6.25in;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="600">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="padding:0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="n2436019"></a> <a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MDM/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img id="gmail-_x0000_i1025" src="http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/ALCTS/ALCTS_logo.jpg" style="height: 1.437in; width: 7.51in;" alt="ALCTS" height="138" border="0" width="721"></span></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in">
<table class="gmail-MsoNormalTable" style="width:539.25pt" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="719">
<tbody><tr>
<td style="padding:0in" valign="top">
<p><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Register
early and save your seat for "Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable
Metadata,” an ALCTS Virtual Preconference prior to 2017 ALA Annual
Conference</span></strong><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MDQ/index.html"><img src="http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/ALCTS/AC17_LOGO_200x160.jpg" style="height: 1.666in; width: 2.083in;" alt="ALA Annual 2017" height="160" border="0" align="right" width="200"></a></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">How are metadata
creators developing methods to encourage the creation of metadata
that represents diverse points of view? How does using sources of
authority control such as LCSH contribute to misrepresentation of
cultural heritage materials? Are our digital libraries equitable? The
two-day virtual preconference <a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MDU/index.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Diverse,
Inclusive, and Equitable Metadata</span></strong></a> will
answer these questions and provide a venue for sharing ideas to
promote cultural competencies and inclusivity in the metadata
process. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Programming
includes: </span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MDY/index.html" target="_blank">Session 1: Outreach and Inclusivity in Digital
Libraries and Institutional Repositories</a><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Tuesday, June
6, 2017, 1 pm – 2 pm CT</span></em></span><span> </span></li><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal"><span> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Presentations:</span></strong><span> </span></li><ul type="square"><li class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Digital Project as Community Outreach: A
New Way of Approaching Metadata</span></em><span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Doing Justice to the Humanities: Increasing
Inclusivity with More Specific Subject Description</span></em><span></span></li></ul></ul></ul>
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MDc/index.html" target="_blank">Session 2: Metadata Creation and Remediation in
Zine and Digital Library Collections</a><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Wednesday, June
7, 2017, 1 pm – 2 pm CT</span></em></span><span> </span></li><ul type="circle"><li class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Presentations:</span></strong><span> </span></li><ul type="square"><li class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Towards Counter-Cultural Competencies:
Mutual Metadata Creation and the Zine Union Catalog Project</span></em><span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">We Don’t Use Those Words Anymore:
Describing Yesterday’s News Today</span></em><span></span></li></ul></ul></ul>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Registration</span></strong><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Fees:</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">ALCTS Member: $69
both sessions or $43 one session<br>
Non-member: $95 both sessions or $59 one session<br>
Groups: $206 both sessions or $129 one session</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Fees include access
to the live presentation as well as unlimited access to the recorded
presentation.</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">To Register:</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Complete the <a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MDg/index.html" target="_blank">online registration form</a> or call 1-800-545-2433
and press 5.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">For help with
registration, contact a customer service representative by dialing
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email <a href="mailto:registration@ala.org">registration@ala.org</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">For questions or
comments related to this or other ALCTS events, contact Julie Reese,
ALCTS Continuing Education and Meetings Manager at 1-800-545-2433,
ext. 5034 or <a href="mailto:jreese@ala.org">jreese@ala.org</a>.</span> </p>
<p><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MDk/index.html"><img src="http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/AC17_LOGO_200x160.jpg" style="height: 1.666in; width: 2.083in;" alt="2017 ALA Annual" height="160" border="0" align="left" width="200"></a></p>
<p> <strong><i><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif">For
a comprehensive listing of ALCTS programming at ALA Annual 2017,
visit the <a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MTA/index.html" target="_blank">ALCTS Programs at Annual 2017 web page</a>.</span></i></strong><em><span style="font-family:"arial",sans-serif"> </span></em></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<h3><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"arial",sans-serif">Follow the conversation:
#alctsac17</span><span></span></h3>
<p><a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MTE/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img id="gmail-_x0000_i1026" src="http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/facebook-f_logo.png" style="height: 0.375in; width: 0.375in;" alt="ALCTS on Facebook" height="36" border="0" width="36"></span></a> <a href="http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT02MzY2MjUxJnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NDE3NTI1MTI/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img id="gmail-_x0000_i1027" src="http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/twitter.png" style="height: 0.375in; width: 0.375in;" alt="ALCTS on Twitter" height="36" border="0" width="36"></span></a></p>
<p> </p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</div>