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ALLIANCE-L List Archives2024-03-14T14:55:50ZPowered by L-Soft's LISTSERV email list software
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>There’s only one week left to take advantage of early bird rates for NISO’s<br>in-depth training series on AI and Prompt Design<br><https://niso.org/events/ai-prompt-design-2024-niso-training-series>! Our<br>course begins on Thursday, April 4; discounts are also available for NISO<br>members and groups.<br><br>AI and Prompt Design<br><https://niso.org/events/ai-prompt-design-2024-niso-training-series><br><br>Thursdays, 11:00 am–12:30 pm EDT (US/Canada)<br><br>April 4–May 23, 2024<br><br>This course will introduce students to prompt engineering with large<br>language models (LLMs)—how you design and tailor a message to get an LLM to<br>perform a specific task. It is designed for students with no coding<br>knowledge, and a basic knowledge of [...]
2024-03-14T11:02:12-04:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;e49ba724.2403FW: Apply for CALLI Today! No MLS Required!
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Please excuse cross postings:<br><br>[A blue silhouette of a person in a gold square with text Description automatically generated]<br><br>Can you picture yourself as a leader? We can!<br><br>The CAL Leadership Institute is all about learning to lead from where you are, and finding out where you want to go!<br><br>Consider applying if you are: [...]
2024-03-11T18:58:18+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;b7186066.2403FW: Encourage someone to apply for the CAL Leadership Institute!
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Please excuse cross postings:<br><br>[cid:image001.png@01DA6DF2.E528A3D0]<br><br>Do you know someone who would be a great fit for the CAL Leadership Institute? A personal invitation to apply can be just the encouragement needed!<br><br>The CAL Leadership Institute (CALLI) is a year-long leadership institute, open to anyone working in a Colorado library!<br><br>CALLI is a wonderful place to grow your leadership skills, network with other participants throughout Colorado, and meet leaders in the Colorado Library community. Our goal is to provide you with tools and exposure necessary for future leadership roles within CAL and the Colorado Library Community. [...]
2024-03-05T15:09:15+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;fa699a3d.2403Master new skills with our virtual training series on AI & prompt design
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By now you’ve probably experimented with generative AI tools like ChatGPT,<br>but do you know how to use them effectively? Join us for our eight-week<br>training series on AI and prompt design<br><https://niso.org/events/ai-prompt-design-2024-niso-training-series> to<br>learn about the technology underlying large language models (LLMs) and how<br>to leverage their power at your organization.<br><br>AI and Prompt Design<br><https://niso.org/events/ai-prompt-design-2024-niso-training-series> [...]
2024-02-29T10:30:39-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;583ffec7.2402FW: Now is the perfect time...to apply for CALLI!
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Please excuse cross postings:<br><br>[A graphic reading, "If not now, when?"]<br>The CAL Leadership Institute (CALLI) is a year-long leadership institute, open to anyone working in a Colorado library!<br><br>CALLI is a wonderful place to grow your leadership skills, network with other participants throughout Colorado, and meet leaders in the Colorado Library community. Our goal is to provide you with tools and exposure necessary for future leadership roles within CAL and the Colorado Library Community. [...]
2024-02-26T20:22:59+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;e48b0049.2402FW: ULA-MPLA Conference Registration Open
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Please excuse cross postings:<br><br>Early Bird Registration Is Now Open!<http://mpla.memberclicks.net/message2/link/1d542613-b57e-4c0e-af2e-6d4ded1d716f/1><br><br>MPLA is excited to announce registration is now open for the joint ULA/MPLA 2024 Conference. This year’s theme is Just Winging It and it will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center<http://mpla.memberclicks.net/message2/link/1d542613-b57e-4c0e-af2e-6d4ded1d716f/2> in Salt Lake City, May 8-10, 2024. Register by March 31 for early bird rates. [...]
2024-02-23T18:47:28+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;260da37c.2402FW: New Colorado rep to MPLA who needs a way to share information with Colorado Academic Libraries
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Please excuse cross postings:<br><br>Nominations are open now for the 2024 MPLA Awards! Nominate a colleague today at https://mpla.us/community/mpla-awards/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mpla.us_community_mpla-2Dawards_-3Ffbclid-3DIwAR38tFoxAdRAWUYtCRf1BNxFngwQylDXlhVFDUTC-2DkSUGmWijzSrmmybL6s&d=DwMFaQ&c=spdyCQlbcMzVK9-MvWb-WQ&r=0XdGlNjbSvOAqt9apMxA-PwgOGCNeAQT_sOfmny4Kow&m=lZOMVk7cdnvAxhGL1-2U7dD_mXl4EwQfjAF4NOJVM-HcA18qOksHbvEzTBu7cjyf&s=bH2z68MYwtwt0T5zejIutOLYHr4pPuWIPqwYzsflJlc&e=><br><br>Awards include the MPLA Dan Chaney Unsung Hero Award, the MPLA Beginning Professional Award, the MPLA Innovator Award, and more! The nomination deadline is April 1, 2024, and awards will be presented at the upcoming Mountain Plains Library Association / Utah Library Association conference in Salt Lake City, May 8-10. [...]
2024-02-20T18:13:20+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;7925214e.2402FW: Show Yourself Some Love! Apply for the CAL Leadership Institute!
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Please excuse cross postings<br><br>[A close-up of a sign Description automatically generated]<br><br>* Are you interested in exploring your leadership style?<br>* Are you excited to network with other motivated Colorado library staff from across the state?<br>* Do you love to learn?<br>Then the CAL Leadership Institute (CALLI) may be just what you are looking for! CALLI is a year-long leadership institute, open to any Colorado library staff or library school student.<br>Visit the CALLI website or use the QR code below, or this link to visit the CALLI website <https://sites.google.com/gcpld.org/calli-2024-2025?usp=sharing> to learn more about this unique year-long leadership [...]
2024-02-12T23:21:35+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;33b3567e.2402Level up with NISO’s virtual training series on AI & prompt design
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>NISO’s first of three virtual training series planned for 2024 covers AI<br>and prompt design<br><https://niso.org/events/ai-prompt-design-2024-niso-training-series>. Join<br>us and develop the skills needed to put the power of large language models<br>(LLMs) to use in your organization!<br><br>AI and Prompt Design<br><https://niso.org/events/ai-prompt-design-2024-niso-training-series><br><br>Thursdays, 11:00 am–12:30 pm EDT (US/Canada)<br><br>April 4–May 23, 2023<br><br>This course will introduce students to prompt engineering with large<br>language models (LLMs)—how you design and tailor a message to get an LLM to<br>perform a specific task. It is designed for students with no coding<br>knowledge, and a basic knowledge of machine learning [...]
2024-02-08T11:02:12-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;357cad62.2402NISO Plus 2024 in Baltimore is just two weeks away!
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>If you haven’t yet registered for our NISO Plus 2024 conference<br><https://niso.plus/> in Baltimore (February 13–14), now is the time! Our<br>fifth anniversary Plus conference is just two weeks away.<br><br>Hosted in person for the first time since 2020, the NISO Plus Conference<br>will feature expert panel discussions developed by a planning committee of<br>information professionals from around the world. Our program also includes<br>inspiring keynotes from industry leaders, including Thomas Padilla’s<br>opening address on “States of Open AI” <https://sched.co/1UYAH> and the<br>annual Miles Conrad lecture, to be delivered this year by Ed Pentz<br><https://niso.plus/2023/11/ed-pentz/>. As [...]
2024-01-30T11:00:05-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;8362d1c4.2401New Year! New You!
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Please excuse cross postings:<br><br>[cid:image001.png@01DA5297.DF2600C0]<br>If professional development is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, you need to apply for the CAL Leadership Institute (aka CALLI)!<br>Consider applying if you are:<br><br>* Currently working in in ANY Colorado library.<br>* Interested in exploring your leadership style.<br>* Excited about developing connections with the larger library community.<br>Interested? Use the QR code below, or this link to visit the CALLI website <https://sites.google.com/gcpld.org/calli-2024-2025?usp=sharing> to learn more about this unique year-long leadership institute, and to apply.<br>[A qr code on a white background Description automatically generated]<https://sites.google.com/gcpld.org/calli-2024-2025><br>Applications are due March 15, 2024!<br> [...]
2024-01-29T20:46:37+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;eeff4b04.2401Announcing NISO’s New Strategic Plan
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>*Baltimore, MD **– **January 25, 2024* *– *The National Information<br>Standards Organization (NISO) has announced their strategic plan for<br>October 2023–2026.<br><br>The strategic planning process is led by NISO’s Board of Directors, working<br>with the Executive Director and staff. The updated plan, developed by an ad<br>hoc Strategic Planning Committee led by Board member Jonathan Clark, builds<br>on the success NISO has seen following its 2019 merger with the National<br>Federation of Advanced Information Services. The plan takes into account<br>NISO’s expanded membership and the growth of the NISO Plus conference and<br>positions the organization to [...]
2024-01-25T13:01:58-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;4932aa5b.2401Join NISO at these February events
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>The New Year is well underway, and so is NISO’s 2024 events schedule! Our<br>monthly roundtable webinar covers Librarians, Researchers, Publishers and<br>Social Change<br><https://niso.org/events/librarians-researchers-publishers-social-change><br>on February 7 and is followed by our much-anticipated annual NISO Plus<br>Conference <https://niso.plus/> on February 13–14!<br><br>MONTHLY ROUNDTABLE WEBINAR - FREE FOR NISO MEMBERS<br><br>Librarians, Researchers, Publishers and Social Change<br><https://niso.org/events/librarians-researchers-publishers-social-change> [...]
2024-01-24T15:48:26-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;4cb85d0f.2401Boston Library Consortium and NISO Announce Membership Agreement
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>Library Standards Alliance Benefits Extended to All BLC Members<br><br>*Boston, MA, and Baltimore, MD – January 23, 2024* – The Boston Library<br>Consortium (BLC) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO)<br>have announced an agreement to provide NISO Library Standards Alliance<br>(LSA) membership to all BLC members through December 31, 2026. [...]
2024-01-23T11:00:16-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;e05267d2.2401Congratulating our 2024 NISO Plus Scholarship Awardees!
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>Each year, the NISO Plus conference <https://niso.plus> brings people<br>together in a dynamic forum to explore and tackle trends and challenges in<br>the global information community. In alignment with NISO’s strategic plan<br><https://www.niso.org/what-we-do/strategic-plan> and steadfast commitment<br>to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, we invite all members<br>of that community to participate in these discussions and work with us to<br>produce solutions with the widest possible impact. To that end, the NISO<br>Plus Scholarship program extends a unique opportunity for a group of<br>emerging and mid-career professionals to contribute their perspectives and<br>make their voices heard. [...]
2024-01-18T11:00:33-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;752b8ef6.2401Applications for th3 2024-25 CAL Leadership Institute are now open!
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Please excuse cross postings:<br><br>[A close up of a sign Description automatically generated]<br><br>The CAL Leadership Committee is excited to announce that the application process for the 2024-25 CAL Leadership Institute (CALLI) is now open!<br><br>Consider applying if you are:<br><br>* Currently working in in ANY Colorado library<br>* Interested in exploring your leadership style<br>* Excited about developing connections with the larger library community [...]
2024-01-16T21:04:58+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;c3f48450.2401Register by January 8 for NISO Plus 2024 early bird rates!
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>NISO Plus 2024 in Baltimore <https://niso.plus/> is just a few short weeks<br>away, and if you haven’t yet registered, now’s the time! Early bird<br>discounts are available through January 8, with additional discounts for<br>NISO members and groups.<br><br>Now in its fifth year—and in person for the first time since 2020—the NISO<br>Plus Conference will feature expert panel discussions developed by a<br>planning committee of information professionals from around the world. Our<br>program also includes inspiring keynotes from industry leaders, including<br>Thomas Padilla’s opening address on “States of Open AI”<br><https://sched.co/1UYAH> and the annual Miles Conrad [...]
2024-01-04T11:18:01-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;e1c15ee1.2401FW: Sign Up for Spring Training!
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Please excuse cross postings:<br><br>This spring, the Colorado State Library is offering several professional developments opportunities related to organizational culture and staff wellbeing. Registration is now open for the following events!<br>Cultural humility: A pathway to improving libraries with Xan Goodman – Tuesday January 9, 2024, from 12 – 2 PM<br>We still have a few spots available for this workshop where you will learn about cultural humility as a framework for libraries that has the promise to foster new approaches to organizational culture. Attend this workshop to learn how cultural humility might be enacted at the interpersonal level in [...]
2024-01-04T16:10:37+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;2377a444.2401LAST CALL - Scholarship Opp for Library Juice Academy Courses for PD/CEU
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From: Moran, Cristy <Moran_c@cde.state.co.us><br>Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 8:30 AM<br>To: Rose Nelson <Rose@coalliance.org><br>Subject: Last call nudge for paid PD/CE...<br><br>CAUTION: This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.<br><br>Apologies for cross-posting or duplication.<br><br>Colorado State Library is offering to pay for registration for up to 5 public librarians/ library staff and 5 academic librarians/ library staff to complete any of the following courses from Library Juice Academy. (Courses are all asynchronous and online.)<br>Follow this link for more information [...]
2024-01-03T19:43:03+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;173ddd40.2401FW: Share your stories with everyone in the Mountain Plains Library Association Region!!
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Please excuse cross postings:<br><br>Can it be?<br>Why yes, it can!<br><br>It's the invitation to share your stories with the 11 other states in the Mountain Plains Library Association!<br>If you have news, challenges, or general fun mid-winter holiday stories and pictures that you're willing to share, we are looking forward to getting it into the next newsletter! [...]
2024-01-03T15:45:34+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;835473.2401See what NISO has in store for January–February 2024
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>As the year draws to a close, get a jump on 2024 by signing up now for one<br>of the upcoming events hosted by the National Information Standards<br>Organization (NISO)! We recently announced our monthly webinar series<br>schedule<br><https://www.niso.org/niso-io/2023/12/prioritize-sharing-knowledge-among-colleagues-nisos-2024-webinar-topics><br>for the new year, starting with a roundtable discussion of author rights<br><https://www.niso.org/events/author-rights> in January. And Q1 also brings<br>the early bird deadline for our fifth-anniversary NISO Plus conference<br><https://niso.plus/home/baltimore/>, happening in Baltimore February 13–14.<br>Register by January 8 for the best rates! [...]
2023-12-19T13:00:49-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;ccc303ed.2312The CAL Leadership Committee Wants You…!
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Please excuse any cross postings:<br><br>[cid:image001.png@01DA3189.D0E1A3E0]<br><br>The CAL Leadership Committee wants you to apply for the CAL Leadership Institute (CALLI)!<br><br>Applications for CALLI will open on January 15, 2024, and close on March 15, 2024.<br><br>Please consider applying if you are:<br><br>* Currently working in ANY Colorado library.<br>* Interested in exploring your leadership style.<br>* Excited about developing connections with the larger library community. [...]
2023-12-18T21:07:11+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;47485cac.2312FW: Mountain Plains Library Association needs a new webmaster - would academic library staff be interested?
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Please excuse cross postings:<br><br>MPLA is seeking a new webmaster due to our previous one needing to leave to pursue a career opportunity outside the MPLA region and we hope to find another great person for the role. The MPLA webmaster is critical in enhancing and maintaining our online presence, working closely with our Executive Board, and with various committees to develop and implement strategies to improve user experience, drive engagement, and promote our mission. [...]
2023-12-13T20:33:56+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;a198e993.2312NISO Releases Content Profile/Linked Document Standard
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>Baltimore, MD — December 12, 2023: The National Information Standards<br>Organization (NISO) today announced publication of its newest<br>standard, ANSI/NISO<br>Z39.105-2023, Content Profile/Linked Document (CP/LD)<br><https://www.niso.org/publications/z39105-2023-cpld>, which enables<br>portions of content, data, semantics, and other resources from separate<br>sources to be combined into a single, standards-based format optimized for<br>interchange, search, and display.<br><br>For most disciplines, the journal article remains the primary means of<br>communicating the outputs of scholarly research. As a result, publishing<br>workflows and systems as well as the information standards supporting them<br>have been largely based on large XML document models. Increasingly,<br>however, [...]
2023-12-12T11:30:02-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;4cba5fa8.2312Join our NISO Plus Pre-conference, “Intro to AI and Machine Learning in Scholarly Communications”
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**Apologies for cross posting**<br><br>Need to get up to speed on AI and its use in the information community? On<br>Monday, February 12 (1:00–5:00 pm ET), the National Information Standards<br>Organization (NISO) will host a pre-conference, “Introduction to AI and<br>Machine Learning in Scholarly Communications<br><https://nisoplusbaltimore24.sched.com/event/1UlA7/pre-conference-ai-machine-learning-in-scholarly-communications-101>.”<br>The in-person event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor in<br>Baltimore, just one day prior to the fifth anniversary NISO Plus Baltimore<br>conference <https://niso.plus/home/baltimore/>. [...]
2023-12-07T10:30:33-05:00NISO Announcehttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;76f77fd6.2312Scholarship Opportunity for PD/CE from Library Juice Academy
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Apologies for cross-posting or duplication.<br><br>Colorado State Library is offering to pay for registration for up to 5 public librarians/ library staff and 5 academic librarians/ library staff to complete any of the following courses from Library Juice Academy. (Courses are all asynchronous and online.)<br>Follow this link for more information and to sign up<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhoP63zGNe8J2ZcaWrzUU8GAk1vkPv53nR5P1cIgzoCCLb7g/viewform?usp=sf_link>.<br>Deadline to submit interest: January 13, 2024 [...]
2023-12-07T15:04:08+00:00Rose Nelsonhttps://list.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ALLIANCE-L;ae582347.2312