ASCLA at ALA Conference

Chicago is Right Around the Corner

Save the date! Registration for the 2013 ALA Annual Conference is open on January 14th.  Our next issue of Interface will include a preview of some of the programming and events at the conference.

Message from the Executive Director

Greetings ASCLA Members! I was very happy to see so many of you in Anaheim. We had some great programs and pre-conferences that were very successful, not to mention our stellar President’s Program with John Jantsch and his great presentation on Duct Tape Marketing. I hope you were able to enjoy them. Coming up this...

Library Consultants Interest Group Update

Contributed by Carol Desch The ASCLA Library Consultants Interest Group (LCIG) offered a well-received array of programs and activities during the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. The upcoming 2012-2013 year looks to be even more active and fun, under the leadership of new Interest Group chairperson Jeannette Smithee. There are now over fifty LCIG...

Collaborative Digitization Interest Group Update

Contributed by Jason Kucsma, Executive Director, Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) Thanks to those of you who were able to join us at ALA in Anaheim. If you’d like to receive updates on this group, please subscribe to the listserv here: http://lyralists.lyrasis.org/mailman/listinfo/collaborative-dig We would like to thank Emily Gore (Associate Dean, Digital Scholarship &...

LSTA Coordinators’ Interest Group Update

Contributed by Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer IMLS submitted their report ahead of the conference and it was sent to the coordinators’ listserv. Additional copies were available at the meeting. Michele Farrell and James Lonegan from IMLS were there to review the report and answer questions. Susan Hildreth sent her regrets at not being able to attend as...