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<p class="gmail-m-4971464489243047433gmail-m6585692720789709531m-1165404827968905332msoplaintext" style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">**Please excuse cross-postings.**<span></span></span></b></p>
<p style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;word-spacing:0px;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span> </span></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/ac" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><img src="http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/ALCTS/ALAAnnual18.jpg" style="height: 1.718in; width: 2.083in;" alt="2018 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition" width="200" hspace="12" height="165" border="0" align="left"></a><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ALCTS offers virtual
and in-person preconferences for 2018 ALA Annual</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The two-day virtual
preconference <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT03NTI0Njk5JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NTM2MDM3NDg%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7Cb4cb18dcc3ae48594fe108d59e4c6399%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636588973299186426&sdata=z33Gat66%2BIBwU9stM1HkMp39jLRuSf2ZGk2Z4HUpg34%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">“The Road to Electronic Information Accessibility: How Do We
Increase Student Success?”</a> 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.</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Session 1, Tuesday,
June 5, 2018 at 1 p.m. CDT</span></strong><br>
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT03NTI0Njk5JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NTM2MDM3NDk%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7Cb4cb18dcc3ae48594fe108d59e4c6399%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636588973299186426&sdata=U%2FKQj9OD6M0azEvZku5ZfJC23bwIgvsLF90ptIUhJVQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Institutional
Compliance: Responding to Online Accessibility Legal Issues”</span></a><span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“University
EIT Accessibility Compliance: Southern New Hampshire University’s Action
Plan for Electronic Information Technology Accessibility”</span><span><span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Accessibility:
What Is Happening Now Online, On Campus, and Within the Marketplace”</span><span><span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Session 2, Wednesday,
June 6 at 1 p.m. CDT</span></strong><br>
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT03NTI0Njk5JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NTM2MDM3NTA%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7Cb4cb18dcc3ae48594fe108d59e4c6399%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636588973299186426&sdata=QEhegCHi62VUYpoCkg1wmIrBPlZw2laYeM3glWFXRHg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Accessibility:
What Is Happening Now Online, On Campus, and Within the Marketplace”</span></a><span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“What’s
in a Name? The Online Accessibility Center”</span><span><span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Enabling
Campus Student Success: Bridging the gap between IT and Disability
Services”</span><span><span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Striving
for Accessible Content: It Takes a Village”</span><span><span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In-person preconference events
will be held on Friday, June 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in New Orleans. <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT03NTI0Njk5JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NTM2MDM3NTE%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7Cb4cb18dcc3ae48594fe108d59e4c6399%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636588973299186426&sdata=BwjXy4Rco90scVIGJa4oHTq1Rj0ZX0hP6DhxS%2F0N%2BzE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">“Hacking Acq: Tools and Apps for Better Acquisitions Workflows”</a>
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.</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT03NTI0Njk5JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NTM2MDM3NTI%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7Cb4cb18dcc3ae48594fe108d59e4c6399%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636588973299186426&sdata=a4SvKvf2MkvusMiezfl8E4yW4Tb0rS31JbMAAi19m%2B4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">“Technical Services Assessment: Tools and Techniques that
Demonstrate Value”</a> 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.</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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.</span><span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Registration rates for the
in-person preconference events are $219 for ALCTS members; $269 for ALA for
members; and $319 for non-members.</span><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For
more details on 2018 ALA Annual ALCTS preconferences, including how to
register, please visit the <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz.net%2Fz%2FcjUucD9taT03NTI0Njk5JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzMyMTYwNDMmbGk9NTM2MDM3NTM%2Findex.html&data=02%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7Cb4cb18dcc3ae48594fe108d59e4c6399%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636588973299186426&sdata=bi8oDshlPk0EUoiz6IzLD%2BGq%2F%2BKSZSCGyPgU0oyhCeY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">ALCTS Annual Conference webpage</a>. </span><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Brooke Morris<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Program Officer, Communications <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Association for Library
Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS)<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">American Library Association (ALA)<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Chicago, IL 60611<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">800.545.2433 x5037<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">312.280.5033 (fax)<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fowa.ala.org%2Fowa%2Fredir.aspx%3FREF%3DUUmb09A8CUFNdJ7c8Nb8xRNCUTXUa7RvvI9qp831-eGSTwk9GrvTCAFodHRwczovL2xpbmtwcm90ZWN0LmN1ZGFzdmMuY29tL3VybD9hPWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuYWxhLm9yZy9hbGN0cyZjPUUsMSxuRVN0TzZYYkpxVjJ0T1hxMmNxcDB6TmV3b2JSeFZub2ZTRjBSWkpUMS1ScHJLNzhZN1hvaEVZbWxjXzZaeXZZWUVuYW54UnFzTXB6RVNKbkxROU93TjgyVUZFRWtXYjFuWWUzVk81X290XzBRQSwsJnR5cG89MQ..&data=02%7C01%7CJulene.Jones%40uky.edu%7Cb4cb18dcc3ae48594fe108d59e4c6399%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636588973299186426&sdata=tI74Xv%2FdLVJK1Is3U2zIS7RXtRiSVyEk4XaVDl4INXI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:purple">www.ala.org/alcts</span></a></span><span></span></p>
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