New ALA Publication Begins With a Look at Digitizing Hidden Collections
The American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) has begun a new, primarily digital series of publications called “OITP Perspectives” which will provide an outlet for...
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To Tackle Major Issues Affecting Kids, ALA Divisions Must Collaborate | The...
That distant rumble? It’s just me, tearing down the silos that plague the library world. Pick up a sledgehammer and help. As current chair of the American Library Association (ALA) Office for...
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OITP’s Policy Revolution! Initiative (The Exclamation Point is Important) |...
On February 1 the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) hosted a session at the ALA Midwinter meeting in Chicago to answer the question, “What is a policy...
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OITP Hacks the Culture of Learning in the Library | ALA Annual 2015
Maker Space open house @ NYSCIPhoto by Nick Normal While the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) is largely concerned with policy on the legislative...
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Roger Rosen Appointed Senior Advisor for National Policy Advocacy
The American Library Association (ALA) has appointed Roger Rosen as senior advisor for its Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP). He will advise on ALA’s “Libraries Ready to Code.” In...
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ALA, Google Launch “Libraries Ready to Code”
On April 13, the American Library Association (ALA) and Google announced the “Libraries Ready to Code” project, which will investigate the current status of computer programming activities in U.S....
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OITP’s Report from the Swamp | ALA Annual 2017
Donald Trump may not have coined the term “draining the swamp” when he first began talking about his plans to revamp Capitol Hill in 2016. But he did raise the concept’s profile, give it its own...
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ALA Launches Policy Corps
On October 3 the American Library Association (ALA) launched the ALA Policy Corps, an initiative that will bring together a core group of library practitioners from across the field and help them...
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