ALA News for May 31, 2017 NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Registration now open for the 2017 Sharjah International Book Fair(SIBF)/American Library Association (ALA) Library Conference Registration is open for the 2017 Sharjah International Book Fair(SIBF)/American Library Association (ALA) Library Conference at https://www.sibfala.com/registration/. The Library Conference is at the heart of an ongoing collaboration between the two organizations, and is ALA’s most ambitious international professional development collaboration to date. The 2017 conference—the fourth annual event—will take place at the Sharjah Expo Centre, November 7th-9th, and includes a day of preconferences and a full roster of presentations by regional and international presenters. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/registration-now-open-2017-sharj... Chelcie Juliet Rowell appointed new ALCTS News Editor The Board of Directors of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has approved the appointment of Chelcie Juliet Rowell as the new editor of ALCTS News, a continuously updated online publication with the purpose to report the news and activities of ALCTS and its members, and to be the voice of the association. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/chelcie-juliet-rowell-appointed-... ANNUAL CONFERENCE UPDATE United for Libraries, RUSA, and Chapter Relations to host ‘Crisis Communication: Who Speaks for Your Library?’ http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/05/united-libraries-rusa-and-cha... Author Elizabeth White to Present in ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/author-elizabeth-white-present-a... Accepting Employer Participants for Open House/Job Fair at ALA 2017 Annual Conference in Chicago http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/accepting-employer-participants-... Spotlight on Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries at ALA Annual Conference http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/05/spotlight-rural-native-and-tr... AWARDS GOVERNANCE Muncie Public Library Wins 2017 ALA/Information Today Library of the Future Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/muncie-public-library-wins-2017-... Lisa Rice, Library Director at the Warren County Public Library, Wins 2017 Sullivan Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/lisa-rice-library-director-warre... LRRT Alistair Black and Henry Gabb Win the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/05/alistair-black-and-henry-gabb... LITA Ellyssa Kroski Receives 2017 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/ellyssa-kroski-receives-2017-lit... PUBLICATIONS ACRL ACRL releases Mobile Technology and Academic Libraries: Innovative Services for Research and Learning http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/acrl-releases-mobile-technology-... ALA EDITIONS Quick, low-cost ways to make big changes? Absolutely. http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/quick-low-cost-ways-make-big-cha... WEBCASTS ACRL Explore assessment, managing change, fighting fake news with the Framework, more in summer 2017 ACRL webcasts http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/explore-assessment-managing-chan... WEBINARS PLA June webinar features lessons learned from early adopters of PLA performance measurement program http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/june-webinar-features-lessons-le... WORKSHOPS ALA PUBLISHING How to Transform Your Library on a Shoestring Budget http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/new-workshop-how-transform-your-... Fake News, Real Concerns: Developing Information Literate Students http://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2017/05/new-workshop-fake-news-real-conc...